Blacks

The Blacks are a political faction that support the claim of Rhaenyra Targaryen as heir to the Iron Throne. During the Dance of the Dragons, they oppose the Greens, who support Aegon II Targaryen.
==History==
===Background===
The Blacks began as a political faction in the royal court of King Viserys I Targaryen in King's Landing. They were named so after the Targaryen colors. They supported Viserys's daughter, Princess Rhaenyra, as heir to the Iron Throne, as opposed to the claim of Viserys's son, Prince Aegon, purported by the Greens.
===House of the Dragon: Season 1===
In the aftermath of King Viserys's death, Lord Lyman Beesbury is the only member of Viserys's small council to speak out against the Greens' usurping of the throne. He is killed by Ser Criston Cole. Later, several lords bow to Aegon under duress during the coup in King's Landing. Lord Allun Caswell, Lord Merryweather, and Lady Fell remain loyal to Rhaenyra and are executed by the Greens.
Many of the Blacks followed Rhaenyra to her own court at Dragonstone. After the Green Council's coup, they form their own Black Council and name Rhaenyra queen.
==Houses sworn to Queen Rhaenyra I==
===Crownlands===
===Reach===
===Stormlands===
==In the books==
In Fire & Blood, the blacks were unofficially formed in 111 AC during the tournament on Viserys and Alicent's fifth anniversary. Rhaenyra wore a black and red dress at the opening feast, while Alicent wore green. Ever since, their respective factions at court were known as the "blacks" and the "greens," which were previously called the "party of the princess" and the "queen's party." Supporters of Rhaenyra's claim always wore black and red thereafter, in contrast to Alicent and Aegon's supporters who wore green.
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