Robert III Baratheon

*This page is about the twenty-fourth ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. For other uses, see: Robert Baratheon (disambiguation)*

## Biographical information

### Died

426 AC (aged 51) at Deepwood Motte
Died of injuries sustained after falling from his horse whilst hunting

## Political information

### Title(s)

King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men
Lord of the Seven Kingdoms
Protector of the Realm
Prince of Whitehearth (formerly)

### Predecessor(s)

Robert II Baratheon (King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men)
Steffon Baratheon (Prince of Whitehearth)

### Successor(s)

Lyanna I Baratheon (Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men)
Ashara Baratheon (Princess of Whitehearth)

## Personal information

### Child(ren)

Ashara Baratheon
Rogar I Baratheon
Lyonel I Baratheon

King **Robert III Baratheon** was the twenty-fourth ruler of the Seven Kingdoms and the sixth monarch of the Baratheon Dynasty. He was the only child of Prince Davos Baratheon and his wife, Lady Meredyth Tarly. He reigned from 391 AC until his death in 426 AC, and was succeeded by his granddaughter, Lyanna I Baratheon.

He was formally styled as **Robert of the House Baratheon, the Third of His Name, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, and Protector of the Realm.**

## Biography

### Background

Robert was born at Whitehearth during the long peaceful reign of his great-grandfather and namesake, King Robert II Baratheon, earning him the moniker of '**Robert the Younger**', to distinguish him from his great-grandfather, who would later be remembered as 'Robert the Elder'.

When Robert was five years old, Robert's father, Davos Baratheon, was killed during a tourney at Highgarden, leaving Robert to be raised by his mother alone, Meredyth Tarly. Robert was not expected to inherit the Iron Throne, as his uncle, Raymont Baratheon, and two cousins Royce and Tyana Baratheon, remained ahead of Robert in the line of succession. Thus, he spent much of his youth learning to become a skilled fighter, and had ambitions on joining the Stepstones Guard for a time.

### Bloodless War

In 389 AC, Raymont, Royce and Tyana were kidnapped and later killed by mountain clansmen in the Mountains of the Moon, and by 390 AC, Robert the Younger was seemingly left as heir apparent, although King Robert the Elder failed to confirm this until he was on his deathbed. When King Robert the Elder died in 391 AC, Robert the Younger had to fend off numerous contestants to the Iron Throne in the weeks and months following his accession, in what would eventually become to be known as the Bloodless War.

### Reign

Robert married Alysanne Tully in an effort to prop up the beleaguered House Tully, helping to defuse tensions between House Blackwood and House Bracken, who were on the verge of war. Robert sired three children on Alysanne; Ashara, Rogar, and Lyonel.

In 426 AC, Robert suffered a fall from his horse whilst hunting in the Wolfswood. He was brought to Deepwood Motte, the seat of House Glover, but died of his injuries five days later, and was succeeded by Ashara's daughter as Queen Lyanna I Baratheon.

## Personality

Robert ruled for thirty-five years, mostly continuing his great-grandfather's glowing legacy of peace and prosperity. However, after he secured his throne, Robert proved mostly uninterested in directly governing the realm, preferring to entertain other interests coupled with a general lack of confidence in his abilities to govern.

Nonetheless, Robert was duly diligent in appointing capable men in his place, and thus the peace and prosperity enjoyed across the realm during his reign can more closely be attributed to Robert's choice of councillors, rather than Robert himself, although many felt that if Robert chose to apply himself, he would've made a fine ruler.