Lord of the Seven Kingdoms

Lord of the Seven Kingdoms (feminine equivalent being Lady Regnant of the Seven Kingdoms) is the second title held by the ruler of the Seven Kingdoms, along with King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men and Protector of the Realm. This title has previously been combined with the latter to become Protector of the Seven Kingdoms under Queens Cersei Lannister and Daenerys Targaryen. 
== History ==
The title was established by Aegon I Targaryen who conquered all of Westeros except Dorne. Gendry Baratheon is the current ruler to hold the title after Daenerys Targaryen legitimized him (Even though he was the true born son of King Robert Baratheon). With Gendry as King of the Andals and the First Men in the Great Council of 305 AC, this title was replaced as Lord of the Five Kingdoms, to refer to the independence gained by Sansa Stark of the Kingdom of the North. and by {need name}
Every king of the Targaryen dynasty held the title "Lord of the Seven Kingdoms", dating back to Aegon the Conqueror himself, even though Aegon was never able to conquer Dorne. He thus only controlled six of the seven kingdoms plus the Riverlands, which historically has never been counted as one of the "seven". Dorne only joined the Targaryen realm through peaceful marriage-alliance fully two centuries after the War of Conquest (about one century before the War of the Five Kings).
When Aegon I began his conquest of Westeros, he unilaterally declared himself king and lord of all of the Seven Kingdoms, before proceeding to actually conquer kingdoms such as the Reach or the Westerlands. Aegon's armies were repulsed from Dorne due to guerrilla warfare - but he never stopped claiming the title. Subsequent Targaryen kings continued to use the title "Lord of the Seven Kingdoms" as a tacit declaration that they still laid claim to Dorne and intended to conquer it eventually. A century and a half later, King Daeron I even managed to briefly conquer Dorne, but the occupation was thrown off and it remained independent for another half century.
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