House Baratheon of Dragonstone

House Baratheon of Dragonstone is an extinct cadet branch of the original House Baratheon of Storm's End and was the ruling house of the island of Dragonstone after the defeat of House Targaryen in Robert's Rebellion. Stannis Baratheon, the head of the house, was a claimant to the Iron Throne in the War of the Five Kings.
Their seat was the island fortress of Dragonstone in Blackwater Bay. The houses of Blackwater Bay, also known as the Lords of the Narrow Sea, are sworn directly to Dragonstone.
Following the deaths of Stannis, Selyse and Shireen Baratheon, House Baratheon of Dragonstone has become officially extinct and leaving the lordship over Dragonstone vacant. House Targaryen retook the island as part of their reconquest of Westeros and the parent house of this branch of House Baratheon revived when the bastard son of Robert Baratheon, Gendry was legitimized by Queen Daenerys Targaryen and she granted him the lordship over Storm's End. 
Their house words were "Ours is the Fury,""House Baratheon" which they shared with their overlords and fellow cadet branches. However, the most common saying of the house was "For The Night is Dark and Full of Terrors." This was also a common saying of followers of the Lord of Light, who was the official religion of the house due to the influence of the red priestess Melisandre.
==History==
===Background===
House Baratheon became the ruling house of the Seven Kingdoms when Stannis's brother Robert Baratheon deposed King Aerys II Targaryen. Stannis fought for Robert in the preceding civil war. He was besieged within the family seat Storm's End. When the siege was lifted Stannis took Dragonstone, the seat of House Targaryen. He was awarded the castle as his own by Robert but was slighted when Storm's End was given to his younger brother Renly Baratheon. Stannis served Robert as Master of Ships on his Small Council.HBO viewers guide, season 1 guide to houses, House Baratheon entry
===Game of Thrones: Season 1===
Stannis leaves the capital following the death of Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King. Eddard Stark discovers that Jaime Lannister is the father of Joffrey Baratheon which means Stannis is Robert's rightful heir. Eddard is arrested, but manages to send word to Stannis beforehand."You Win or You Die" Stannis declares his claim on the throne as Robert's eldest surviving brother."Fire and Blood"
===Game of Thrones: Season 2===
Stannis and most of his household convert to the religion of the Lord of Light, under the influence of Melisandre."The North Remembers"
Stannis lacks manpower, so he decides to meet with Renly, who had an army 100,000 strong."The Night Lands" Following the unsuccessful parley with Renly, Melisandre creates a shadow"Garden of Bones" that kills Renly. Stannis assumes control of the majority of his forces from the Stormlands. However, Renly's allies in House Tyrell returned to Highgarden with their numerous vassals."The Ghost of Harrenhal" Stannis is defeated in the Battle of the Blackwater."Blackwater"
===Game of Thrones: Season 3===
Stannis and Melisandre perform the leech ritual to dispose of Stannis's enemies; soon Robb Stark is killed."The Rains of Castamere" Davos persuades Stannis to travel north to assist the Night's Watch."Mhysa"
===Game of Thrones: Season 4===
Stannis is granted a loan from the Iron Bank of Braavos, allowing him to hire sellswords."The Laws of Gods and Men"
Stannis intervenes in the battle for the Wall, defeating the wildlings' host."The Children"
===Game of Thrones: Season 5===
Stannis and his army travel from Castle Black to Winterfell to fight the Boltons. In an effort to turn the wintry weather, Stannis sacrifices Shireen."The Dance of Dragons" Selyse subsequently commits suicide, and half the Baratheon army deserts Stannis. The Bolton army easily defeats Stannis at the battle in the ice, and Stannis is killed by Brienne, thus ending the Baratheon of Dragonstone line."Mother's Mercy"
===Game of Thrones: Season 7===
When Daenerys arrives at Dragonstone, a banner bearing the sigil of House Baratheon of Dragonstone is in the castle. Daenerys pulls the banner down."Dragonstone" 
==Relationships==
===Past members===
* {Stannis Baratheon}, Lord of Storm's End, Lord Paramount of the Stormlands, claimant King of the Andals and the First Men. Beheaded by Brienne Tarth.
** {Selyse}, his wife of House Florent. Hanged herself after her daughter's death.
*** {Shireen Baratheon}, their daughter and heir. Burned alive as a sacrifice to the Lord of Light.
*** {Petyr}, {Tommard}, and {Edric Baratheon}, their stillborn sons.
===Sworn to House Baratheon of Dragonstone===
====Vassal Houses====
Houses of the Stormlands
*House Caron of Nightsong, officially sworn to House Baratheon of Storm's End.
*House Musgood, officially sworn to House Baratheon of Storm's End.
*House Peasebury, officially sworn to House Baratheon of Storm's End.
*House Seaworth, officially sworn to House Baratheon of Storm's End.
Houses of the Reach
* House Florent of Brightwater Keep, officially sworn to House Tyrell of Highgarden.
* House Fossoway of Cider Hall, officially sworn to House Tyrell of Highgarden.
Houses of the Crownlands
*House Velaryon of Driftmark, officially sworn to House Baratheon of King's Landing.
====Household and allies====
*Maester {Cressen}, healer and advisor. Killed in a failed attempt to poison Melisandre.
*{Melisandre}, called "the Red Woman," a red priestess of the Lord of Light. Died after the Battle of Winterfell.
*Ser Davos Seaworth, called "the Onion Knight," claimant Hand of the King to Stannis.
**{Matthos Seaworth}, his son, Stannis's scribe. Killed during the Battle of the Blackwater.
*Ser Imry Florent, Selyse's brother and Stannis's first officer aboard the Fury. Status unknown.
*Salladhor Saan, a Lysene pirate and commander of a fleet of mercenary ships.
==Military strength==
At the outset of the War of the Five Kings, Stannis had the smallest army of any faction, with only his immediate vassals from islands in Blackwater Bay offering support. Stannis did, however, have the largest strength at sea, with most of the royal fleet siding with him, because he had commanded them for years as Master of Ships under Robert. So a few ships remained loyal to the Lannisters that they could not hope to challenge Stannis's control of Blackwater Bay. Davos further bolstered Stannis's strength at sea by hiring the sellsail fleet of the pirate Salladhor Saan, numbering thirty ships. 
thumb|220x220px|The Dragonstone Fleet along with Salladhor Saan's armada before the Battle of the Blackwater, en route to pick up Renly's Baratheon army that defected after his death to Stannis.
After Renly's assassination, many lords of the Stormlands and at least two houses of the Reach (House Florent and House Fossoway) bent the knee to Stannis, increasing his troops to more than 10,000. Stannis led them in a massive assault on King's Landing, but most of his forces were destroyed in the resulting battle, mainly due to the arrival of the Tyrells's reinforcements.
The defeat effectively knocked Stannis out of the war for over a year, as with no major armies or fleet he was now functionally trapped on Dragonstone; he had about 4,000 fighting men and 32 ships left. The only thing that prevented a major Lannister assault finishing him off was that the Lannisters still lacked sufficient sea power. 
Stannis managed to receive a loan from the Iron Bank of Braavos, which he used to hire sellswords, increasing his troops to 6,000. However, most of his soldiers abandoned him, leaving around 1,300 infantrymen to fight the Boltons,See the calculation in Battle in the ice#Numbers which were quite easily and swiftly destroyed by the massive Bolton cavalry."Mother's Mercy"
Despite being outnumbered, Dragonstone men seem to be well-equipped and well-trained although at the cost of morale. Dragonstone soldiers are distinguishable from other Stormlander soldiers, as they have burgonet helmets of grey steel with cheek guards. They are armored with long uniforms of plate-and-mail armor and black coats, while their kite-shaped shields have the sigil of their house. Their men also require morale, as seen during the Battle of the Blackwater, where most of Stannis's army retreated after seeing the combined Lannister and Tyrell army leading to the surrender of the Stormlords. Their men also cannot handle extreme conditions as seen during his intentions to retake Winterfell from the Boltons, which lead to the desertion of his already exhausted and demoralized army.
==Family tree==
==In the books==
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the following additional houses are sworn to Dragonstone:
*House Bar Emmon of Sharp Point.
*House Celtigar of Claw Isle.
*House Massey of Stonedance.
*House Sunglass of Sweetport Sound.
Following the deaths of Robert and Renly, House Baratheon of Dragonstone is actually the only surviving branch of the original "House Baratheon". Renly died without issue, and while Robert had many bastard children they are illegitimate. There has been no mention in the books of other cousins of the main line who might continue it. As Stannis is the younger brother of Robert, not a far removed relative, his "House Baratheon of Dragonstone" technically became the de facto "House Baratheon" after Renly died, but Stannis continues to use his altered heraldry. Of course, the Lannisters continue to maintain the farce that Cersei Lannister's children are Robert's heirs, forming House "Baratheon" of King's Landing.
==Gallery==
BaratheonOfDragonStoneHeraldry.jpg|House Baratheon of Dragonstone heraldry, from "Garden of Bones"
Stannis_sigil.png|Alternate version of the sigil as seen on a prop banner at the NYC HBO Shop.
House Baratheon of Dragonstone Alternate.svg|Alternate version of the sigil with the entire stag, rather than just the head, as seen on some of Stannis's banners and the shields of his soldiers
Stannis sigil square.png|Another version of the sigil
Stannis_heraldry.jpg|The sigil on an official HBO merchandise t-shirt.
Baratheon-Men-at-arms.jpg|House Baratheon of Dragonstone men at arms
Stannis-Baratheon-game-of-thrones-s5.jpg|King Stannis and his army
baratheon-round-ship-shield.jpg|Flaming heart shield 
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