Cersei I Lannister

Stabbed in the heart with Widow's Wail by Jaime Lannister during the Siege of King's Landing

## Political information

### House(s)

Lannister
Baratheon of King's Landing (by marriage)

### Title(s)

Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men
Lady of the Seven Kingdoms
Protector of the Realm
Lady of Casterly Rock
Wardeness of the West
Queen Mother (formerly)
Queen Regent (formerly)
Queen Consort (formerly)

### Predecessor(s)

Tommen I Baratheon (King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men)
Tywin Lannister (Lord of Casterly Rock)
Rhaella Targaryen (Queen Consort)

### Successor(s)

Daenerys I Targaryen (Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men)
Tyrion Lannister (Lord of Casterly Rock)
Margaery Tyrell (Queen Consort)
Meredyth Tarly (Queen Mother)

## Personal information

### Also known as

Cersei the Lioness
The mother of madness
The Queen on the Iron Throne

### Lover(s)

Jaime Lannister (formerly)
Lancel Lannister (formerly)
Euron Greyjoy (formerly)

### Child(ren)

**Fathered by Robert I Baratheon:**
Unnamed son

**Fathered by Jaime Lannister:**
Joffrey I Baratheon
Myrcella Baratheon
Tommen I Baratheon

### Sibling(s)

Jaime Lannister
Tyrion Lannister

## Behind the scenes information

### Portrayed by

Lena Headey

"*When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground.*"
―Cersei Lannister to Eddard StarkQueen **Cersei I Lannister** was the twentieth ruler of the Seven Kingdoms and the only monarch not from the Targaryen or Baratheon dynasties. She was the only daughter of Lord Tywin Lannister and his wife, Joanna Lannister, the twin sister of Jaime Lannister, and the older sister of Tyrion Lannister. She reigned from 303 AC until her death in 305 AC, and was succeeded by Daenerys I Targaryen.

She was formally styled as **Cersei of the House Lannister, the First of Her Name, Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lady of the Seven Kingdoms, and Protector of the Realm**.

Born and raised in Casterly Rock, following Robert's Rebellion, she was married to King Robert I Baratheon and gave the king three surviving children, Joffrey, Myrcella and Tommen. Secretly, all three children were bastards born of an incestuous affair between herself and her twin brother Jaime, and it was Joffrey's disputed legitimacy that ignited the War of the Five Kings following the death of King Robert.

Eventually, all three of Cersei's children died without issue, and Cersei herself subsequently assumed the Iron Throne, making her the first officially recognised Queen Regnant in the history of the Seven Kingdoms. Her reign came to an abrupt end during the Siege of King's Landing, where she was killed by her own brother and lover, Jaime, after giving a command to burn down the entire capital.

She was briefly succeeded by Daenerys Targaryen, until her own death during the ensuing Battle of King's Landing, upon which she was succeeded by King Robert's legitimised bastard son, Gendry I Baratheon.

## Biography

### Background

See Cersei Lannister/Background on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 1

See Cersei Lannister/*Game of Thrones*: Season 1 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 2

See Cersei Lannister/*Game of Thrones*: Season 2 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 3

See Cersei Lannister/*Game of Thrones*: Season 3 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 4

See Cersei Lannister/*Game of Thrones*: Season 4 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 5

See Cersei Lannister/*Game of Thrones*: Season 5 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 6

See Cersei Lannister/*Game of Thrones*: Season 6 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 7

See Cersei Lannister/*Game of Thrones*: Season 7 on Wiki of Westeros

## See also

* Cersei Lannister on Wiki of Westeros
* Cersei Lannister on A Wiki of Ice and Fire