Daenys Targaryen

## Occupation

### Title

Dowager Queen of the Seven Kingdoms, Princess of the Seven Kingdoms, Lady of Harrenhal

## Biography

### House

House Targaryen of HarrenhallHouse Blackfyre

House Hightower

House Targaryen of King's Landing

House Tarth

### Spouse

Prince Daemon Blackfyre (m. 195 A.C. - 196 A.C.)
Lord Jon II Hightower of Oldtown (m. 198 A.C. - 200 A.C.)

King Baelor II Targaryen of the Seven Kingdoms (m. 200 A.C. - 226 A.C.)

Lord Quentyn Tarth of Tarth (m. 227 A.C. - 228 A.C.)

### Issue

Suspected to have been by Daemon Blackfyre:Daeron Waters, the Bastard of Harrenhal (196 A.C. - 196 A.C.)

By Lord Jon Hightower:

Lord Commander Lyonel of the Night's Watch (199 A.C. - Present)

Queen Alerie of the Seven Kingdoms (200 A.C. - Present)

Lady Paramount Alicent of the Vale (200 A.C. - Present)

By King Baelor II Targaryen:

Princess Helaena (201 A.C. - Present)

Prince Viserys of Harrenhall (202 A.C. - Present)

### Father

King Viserys II Targaryen (122 A.C. - 172 A.C.)

### Mother

Dowager Queen Daena 'the Defiant' Targaryen (145 A.C. - 218 A.C.)

### Siblings

Paternal Half-Siblings:King Aegon IV of the Seven Kingdoms (135 A.C. - 184 A.C.)

Lord Commander Aemon of the Kingsguard (136 A.C. - 178 A.C.)

Queen Naerys of the Seven Kingdoms (138 A.C. - 179 A.C.)

Maternal Half-Siblings:

Prince Daemon Blackfyre (170 A.C. - 196 A.C.)

### Religion

Faith of the Seven

**Daenys Targaryen of Harrenhall** *(19th of the Third Moon, 171 A.C. - 7th of the Seventh Moon, 228 A.C.)* by birth Lady of Harrenhal, and by marriage Lady of Oldtown, Princess of Dragonstone and finally Lady of Tarth by her successive marriages to Lord Jon Hightower, KIng Baelor II and Lord Quentyn Tarth. Only child of King Viserys II's marriage to his niece, Daena 'the Defiant', the princess was the half-sister as well as the lover or wife according to some accounts of the infamous Daemon Blackfyre, who lived with the late King's widow in Harrenhall, to which Daena had retired to following the death of her husband. Melancholic, proud and reclusive, Daenys lived in the Kingspyre Tower, not leaving the massive ruined keep in decades despite her title and various marriages.

A trusted advisor and capable ruler, her reign over the haunted area saw the beginning of the reconstruction of the castle as well as the conquest of Butterwell and Shoreham along with the start of the era of dragons, to which she contributed by successfully hatching the dragon Saenrys. Trade was attracted to Harrenhal by the various expeditions sent out by her and carried out primarily by her heir Viserys, while she forged good relations with the Seven Kingdoms by welcoming several representatives of the various regions to discuss further cooperation. Holding little regard for the realm as a whole, the Lady of Harrenhal's main objective was to strenghten the scorched land and its surrounding Lordships, and with it, her heir's inheritance.

## Early Life

#### Birth

Born to the aging King Viserys and his second wife, Daena Targaryen, eldest daughter of King Aegon III and Daenaera Velaryon, who was skipped over in succession after the death of her brothers, Daeron and Baelor respectively. Preceded by three other siblings, Prince Aegon of Dragonstone, Lord Commander Aemon of the Kingsguard, better known as the Dragonknight and Naerys, Princess of Dragonstone, all the children of Larra Rogare, a Lyseni noblewoman. Her only maternal half-sibling was the infamous Daemon Blackfyre, the founder of House Blackfyre, who was the son of Queen Daena and her stepson and cousin, Prince Aegon. With the succession long secured with the birth of Prince Daeron, Viserys's grandson, Daenys's birth instead solidified her mother's position as Viserys's consort after the scandal. Originally extremely sickly, the infant was not expected to survive past the age of two, although the princess made a miraculous recovery. Her father however was not as fortunate, as he died of an illness in 172 A.C. which the now Dowager Queen suspected to have been the work of the heir to the throne and her former lover. Fearing for her daughter and bastard's life, Daena Targaryen requested to retire to a keep, with the expectation that she would be given either Dragonstone or Summerhall or a different comfortable keep, instead the widow was sent to Harrenhal, much to her anger, with her daughter being granted the Lordship.

#### Childhood at Harrenhall

Essentially exiled to the half ruined castle, Daena 'the Defiant' took her two children with her, accompanied by Ser Gwayne Corbray, a knight of the Kingsguard who was assigned to them in King Viserys's will. The travel took them about a week, and upon arrival they were greeted by Ser Lucas Lothson, who acted as the keep's castellan. Minimally staffed and neglected by the King for years, the ruins were slowly reconstructed, with the Widow's Tower fittingly being restored first, where the Targaryens took residence. Nearly a month after their arrival, Lord Donnel Lolliston and Lord Lothar Vance swore their oath of fealty, while another unexpected visitor sought out an audience with the Dowager Queen. The widowed woman received an offer of marriage by Lord Emory Butterwell, Hand of the King, which provided them with an opportunity to return to court, or to even live in Butterwell, which was vastly more comfortable than Harrenhal. His proposal however was promptly denied, as Daena was outraged at his suggestion, considering herself far above his station. The noble would prove to be a thorn in the Regent's side for the coming years, reporting back to Aegon IV about her actions and often exagerrating greatly to put her in a bad light.

Their life in the tower was extremely peaceful, being mostly uninvolved in Westerosi politics despite all of their strong claims on the throne. The Dowager received petitions from all over her domain, and often hosted both hedge knights and foreign travellers in the keep, who had come to see the legendary pile of debris themselves. Daemon and Daenys frequently spoke to these visitors, intrigued by their tales and this fueled their desire to travel the world, jokingly talking about being the first in centuries to visit Old Valyria. The elder of the two sometimes expressed a wish to go to the Red Keep and join the court there, although his status as a bastard prevented such. However a visit from Aegon IV in 180 A.C. to his half-sister and cousin, changed this, as the King acknowledged Daemon Waters as his son and offered to bring him to the Red Keep against Daena's wishes, who intended to keep her children as far away from King's Landing as possible. After this much changed for both of them, taking to their studies with more care and drifting apart slightly until the princess decided to confront him about what he wished to do, go to the capital to be with his father or to stay here with them. He chose the latter, promising to help her rule Harrenhal once the regency ended, much to the relief of the pair's mother.

During the 190s A.C. Harrenhal attracted various knights due to the tourneys held by its Regent, which would make up the base of Daemon Blackfyre's supporters during the future rebellion.

#### Education

Another person sent with them to the Riverlands was Maester Stefford, a star student of the Citadel who was exiled to a remote keep due to the organization's internal conflicts but brought back to King's Landing to ensure that Queen Daena's pregnancy would have no complications, developping a close friendship with her after the death of her husband. And thus the scholar joined them in their mild exile, taking charge of the children's education, specializing in history and the logistics of ruling, classes which both the bastard and the lady took to quickly, taking a special interest in the history of the Targaryen kings. Daemon idolized his namesake, the Rogue Prince and his various endavours, while Daenys wished to be like the Good Queen Alysanne, being especially interested in the Progresses through the realm. The Dowager Queen Daena insisted on them being trained in swordfighting, with their master-at-arms Ser Gwayne Corbray taking up that task together with his squire Ulrick Dayne. Daemon Waters had a clear talent for it, winning the squire's tourney held in Harrenhal in 182 A.C. and being knighted by his father as well as being granted the Valyrian Steel sword Blackfyre.

## Court Life

#### Marriage to Lord Jon Hightower

After the end of the Blackfyre rebellion and the death of its leader, Daemon Blackfyre the victorious King Daeron II ordered his Master of Whisperers and half brother Brynden Rivers to travel ahead of him to Harrenhal, seeing as bringing the corpse of the late rebel leader to the keep would take some time. However informing the two royal residents of Daemon's death was not his main objective, as despite Harrenhal's security he managed to be notified of the birth of a bastard fathered by Daemon Blackfyre by none other than the ruling lady. Daenys was long suspected of having married her half-brother, as documents were found in possession of the septon of Castamere who was in service of Robb Reyne's elder brother, agreeing to marry Daenys and Daemon in Castamere when they visited. Along with that was a letter adressed to DaemonBlackfyre in which the High Septon agreed to annul the marriage of the Great Bastard with Rohanne of Tyrosh, declaring all his children from his first marriage illegitimate. The most interesting piece of information however would be the marriage document signed by Ser Robb Reyne, Ser Ulrick Dayne 'the Sword of the Morning' and Ser Gwayne Corbray of the Kingsguard, all knights sworn to Harrenhal and two other signatures, made by Dowager Queen Daena Targaryen, widow of Viserys II and Jocelyn Royce, a lady in waiting to the Princess of Harrenhal, Daena's daughter. It described that Daemon Blackfyre would take his wife's name, as would their children and that he denounced his children from his first marriage, stating the High Septon's letter as proof.

When this was brought to the attention of King Daeron II, he ordered Brynden Rivers to do with the child as he considered fit as soon as he arrived to Harrenhal, as long as no one found out about their parentage. In exchange he offered pardons for the three knights sworn to Princess Daenys, who at the time of accepting them were clueless about the infant's fate. Upon arrival the Master of Whisperers was met with a few months old baby, which he had the guards seize when the knights were all fast asleep. Stabbing it in the back, Bloodraven arranged the scene to appear as if they died of a cold, placing a sleeping maid next to the craddle with an open window. While some in the castle bought the lie, most of the nobility chose to remain quiet and it was stated that neither Robb Reyne nor Jocelyn Royce left the now widowed princess' side. Eventually the group was joined by King Daeron II, who merely offered his condolences to both Daena and Daenys, refusing to acknowledge the deceased infant. He brought with him the corpse of Daemon Blackfyre and his twin sons, Aegon and Aemon, both of whom were raised in the burned keep, nearly causing outrage in all of it.

> *"King Daeron arrived on horseback, blood still clinging to some of the clothes of those with him. Carried behind him were three corpses, all wrapped in bloodied Blackfyre banners, both a gruesome and a thoughtful gesture to the grieving populace of the keep. He expressed his condolences to Daena for the loss of her son and grandsons, while gesturing to the shrouds while the monarch turned to the Lady of Harrenhal and decreed that she be wed to one of the crown's supporters, Lord Jon of Oldtown, head of House Hightower, a man already the widower of Joanna Redwyne with whom he had two children. The first to express their discontent with this was her childhood friends, Ser Robb and Ser Ulrick, however a member of the Kingsguard was quick to remind them of their pardons. After much arguing, Dowager Queen Daena finally relented, on the condition that her daughter stay in Harrenhal during the duration of her marriage. The Lady of Harrenhal herself remained quiet during the negotiations."* **- Correspondence between Maester Elmar of Harrenhal and Archmaester Yllis Tarly, 196 years after Aegon I's Conquest.**
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## Issue

By an unknown man, suspected to have been Daemon Blackfyre:

* **Daeron Waters** *(28th of the Ninth Moon, 196 A.C. - 1st of the Eleventh Moon, 196 A.C.)*, killed by Brynden Rivers, better known as Bloodraven at the orders of King Daeron II for being the suspected bastard of the late rebel leader Daemon Blackfyre.

By Lord Jon II Hightower of Oldtown:

* **Lyonel Hightower 'the Tall'** *(7th of the Third Moon, 199 A.C. - Present)*, Lord Commander of the Night's Watch
* **Alerie Targaryen, née Hightower** *(7th of the Sixth Moon, 200 A.C. - 11th of the Ninth Moon, 237 A.C.)*, Queen of the Seven Kingdoms by marriage to King Aegon V Targaryen of the Seven Kingdoms.
* **Alicent Arryn, née Hightower** *(7th of the Sixth Moon, 200 A.C. - 15th of the Sixth Moon, 223 A.C.)*, Lady Paramount of the Vale by marriage to Eldric Arryn.
	+ **Denys Arryn** *(2nd of the Fourth Moon, 222 A.C. - 2nd of the Fourth Moon, 222 A.C.)*

By King Baelor II Targaryen of the Seven Kingdoms:

* **Helaena Targaryen** *(7th of the Seventh Month, 201 A.C. - Present)*, Princess of the Seven Kingdoms by birth.
* **Viserys Targaryen** *(27th of the Ninth Moon, 202 A.C. - Present)*, Prince of the Seven Kingdoms and Lord of Harrenhal. Married Larra of the Widow's Tower, a minor noble and sister of Ser Dontos of the Kingsguard.
	+ **Maerys Rivers** *(21th of the Fifth Moon, 221 A.C. - Present)*, the Bastard of Harrenhal, Lord Paramount of the Stormlands by marriage to Lady Paramount Jocelyn Baratheon of the Stormlands. Son of an unknown servant.
		- **Boremund Baratheon** *(22th of the Seventh Moon, 237 A.C. - 22th of the Seventh Moon, 237 A.C.)*
	+ **Jaenara Targaryen** *(2nd of the First Moon, 221 A.C. - 2nd of the First Moon, 221 A.C.)* Princess of Harrenhal.
	+ **Daemon Targaryen** *(2nd of the Second Moon, 225 A.C. - Present)*, Prince of Harrenhal and Maester of the Night's Watch.
	+ **Naerys Targaryen** *(2nd of the Third Moon, 226 A.C. - Present)*, a septa.
	+ **Daeron Targaryen** *(2nd of the Sixth Moon, 229 A.C. - 1st of the Eleventh Moon, 252 A.C.)*, Prince of Harrenhal. Married his half-sister Daena:
		- **Viserys Targaryen** *(24th of the Twelth Moon, 248 A.C. - 24th of the Twelfth Moon, 248 A.C.)*
		- **Aegon Targaryen** *(6th of the Tenth Moon, 249 A.C. - 24th of the First Moon, 252 A.C.)*
		- **Baelor Targaryen** *(13rd of the Seventh Moon, 250 A.C. - 4th of the Seventh moon, 252 A.C.)*
		- **Daeron Targaryen** *(20th of the Fourth Moon, 251 A.C. - 20th of the Fourth Moon, 251 A.C.)*
		- **Maekar Targaryen** *(24th of the First Moon, 252 A.C. - 8th of the Eleventh Moon, 252 A.C.)*
		- **Baela Targaryen** *(24th of the Tenth Moon, 252 A.C. - Present)*
	+ **Aerea Targaryen** *(22th of the Twelfth Moon, 230 A.C. - 22th of the Twelfth Moon, 230 A.C.)*, Princess of Harrenhal.
	+ **Daena Targaryen** *(6th of the Second Moon, 232 A.C. - Present)*, Princess of Harrenhal and widow of her half-brother, Daeron.
	+ **Baela Targaryen** *(25th of the Fifth Moon, 234 A.C. - Present)*, Queen of the Seven Kingdoms as wife of her cousin, Jaehaerys II.
		- **Viserys Targaryen** *(19th of the Tenth Moon, 249 A.C. - Present)*, Prince of Dragonstone.
	+ **Laenor Targaryen** *(25th of the Twelfth Moon, 235 A.C. - Present)*, Prince of Harrenhal and Lord of Griffin's Roost by his marriage to Johanna Connington.
		- **Jacaerys Targaryen** *(24th of the Tenth Moon, 253 A.C. - Present)*