Steffon I Baratheon

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

## Biographical information

### Died

450 AC (aged 30) in King's Landing
Died of a burst belly

## 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)

Lyonel I Baratheon (King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men)
Raymont Baratheon (Prince of Whitehearth)

### Successor(s)

Nymeria I Baratheon (Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men and Princess of Whitehearth)
Trystane Baratheon (Protector of the Realm)

## Personal information

### Child(ren)

Nymeria I Baratheon
Lyanna II Baratheon
Numerous bastards

### Sibling(s)

Robert Baratheon
Joffrey Baratheon

King **Steffon I Baratheon** was the twenty-eighth ruler of the Seven Kingdoms and the tenth monarch of the Baratheon Dynasty. He was the elder son of King Lyonel I Baratheon, the only child with his first wife, Queen Daella Velaryon, and the older half-brother of Robert and Joffrey Baratheon. He reigned from 445 AC until his death in 450 AC, and was succeeded by his daughter, Nymeria I Baratheon.

He was formally styled as **Steffon of the House Baratheon, the First 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

Steffon was born at King's Landing during the later reign of his grandfather, King Robert III Baratheon. As the son of Robert's third-born child, he was not expected to inherit the Iron Throne. Steffon spent much of his early years on his mother's ancestral island home of Driftmark.

Following the death of Queen Lyanna I Baratheon, and the death or disappearance of all three children of King Rogar I Baratheon, Rogar launched an ill-fated attack on Meereen and fell in battle. Lyonel inherited the Iron Throne, and Steffon was soon after named the Prince of Whitehearth.

### Prince of Whitehearth

During the reign of his father, his mother died and Robert remarried to Lynora Lannister, who sired a further two sons, Robert and Joffrey. Being fifteen at the time of Robert's birth, Steffon never truly bonded with his half-brothers.

In 442 AC, Steffon married Sharra Arryn and moved to Whitehearth. By this time, Steffon had turned to drink and excessive feasting, and it became apparent to many he had no interest in his future role as king. In 444 AC, he sired his first child on Sharra, Nymeria Baratheon, although it was suspected he had sired numerous bastards before and after Nymeria's birth.

### Reign

In 445 AC, his father died and Steffon ascended the Iron Throne. As expected, the now stout and indifferent Steffon did little in the ways of active governance, leaving the day-to-day running of the Seven Kingdoms to the Hand he had inherited from his father, Prince Trystane Baratheon. Despite this, Trystane kept the realm steady, while Steffon continued to host elaborate feasts and pageants.

Two years into his reign, Steffon sired his second true-born child, Lyanna Baratheon. By this time Steffon was excessively overweight, earning him the nickname '**Steffon the Swollen**'. Queen Sharra could barely stand his presence, let alone lie with him, during his final years.

In 450 AC, Steffon suffered a burst belly and was confined to his bed. As his condition worsened, Steffon recognised he did not have long to live. On his deathbed, Steffon named Trystane as Prince Regent and Protector of the Ream for his six-year-old daughter, Nymeria.