Kingship

Kingship is the position and power of a king in the known world.

## Traditions

In Westeros, kings traditionally inherit the title through male-preference primogeniture, although the Iron Islands once had the elective kingsmoot. Dorne started using the title "Prince of Dorne" after Lord Mors Martell married Queen Nymeria, and the new rulers chose to abandon the Andal customs in favor of those of the Rhoynar. The Seven Kingdoms are ruled by the King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men who rules from the Iron Throne.

The city of Meereen on Slaver's Bay once had a king. Instead of kings, the Free Cities have rulers chosen through democratic and oligarchic systems, such as the triarchs of Volantis, the Prince of Pentos, the Archon of Tyrosh, and the Sealord of Braavos.

A high king is a "king of kings," who claims seniority over other kings. Notable kingdoms with such a system include the Iron Islands, Dorne, the Reach, and Sarnor, though the High King of Sarnor was typically more of a figurehead than a true ruler.

## History

Westeros was ruled by a multitude of kings during the Age of the Hundred Kingdoms.

House Targaryen rule the Seven Kingdoms as Kings of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men after Aegon's Conquest, though Dorne still retains its independence.

## Known Titles

### Westeros

* King of All Westeros: House Targaryen
* King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men: House Targaryen

#### Crownlands

* King (Duskendale): House Darklyn
* King (Massey's Hook): House Massey, House Bar Emmon

#### Dorne

* King of the Torrentine: House Dayne
* King of Stone and Sky: House Fowler
* King of Redmarch, King of the Greenbelt, King of the Dornish: House Yronwood
* High King of Dorne: House Yronwood, House Wade, House Shell, House Holt, House Brook, House Hull, House Lake, House Brownhill, and House Briar
* Prince of Dorne: House Martell
* King of the Brimstone: House Dryland
* King (Tor): House Jordayne
* King (Red Mountains): House Manwoody
* King (Blackmont): House Blackmont
* Vulture King

#### Iron Islands

* Salt king and rock king
* High King of the Iron Islands: House Greyiron, House Drumm, House Hoare, House Greyjoy, House Harlaw, House Blacktyde, House Goodbrother
* King of the Iron Islands (King of the Isles, Iron King, driftwood king): House Greyiron, House Hoare, House Crakehall
* King of the Isles and the Rivers: House Hoare
* King of Salt and Rock: House Greyjoy

#### North

* King in the North (King of Winter): House Stark
* Barrow King, King of the First Men: said to be ancestors of House Dustin
* Red King: House Bolton
* Marsh King

#### Reach

* King of the Reach: House Gardener
* King of the High Tower: House Hightower
* King of the Arbor: House Redwyne

#### Riverlands

* King of the Trident (King of the Rivers and the Hills): House Fisher, House Bracken, House Blackwood, House Hook, House Mudd, House Justman, House Teague, House Nutt, House Vance, House Mallister, House Stark
* Storm King: House Durrandon
* King of the Isles and the Rivers: House Hoare

#### Stormlands

* Storm King: House Durrandon
* King of Tarth: House Tarth

#### Vale

* Bronze King: House Royce
* High King of the Vale, the Fingers and the Mountains of the Moon: House Royce
* King of the Fingers: House Shell, House Brightstone, House Corbray
* King of the True Men: House Shett
* King of the Three Sisters: House Sunderland
* King of Mountain and Vale: House Arryn

#### Westerlands

* King of the Rock: House Lannister
* Hooded King: House Banefort

#### Wall and Beyond

* King-Beyond-the-Wall
* King of the Wildlings: House Redbeard (titular)
* Night's King

### Essos

* King of the Stepstones and the Narrow Sea: House Targaryen
* High King of Sarnor, King of Sarnor
* God-King of Ib
* King of the Ifequevron
* King of Astapor