With the premiere of The House of the Dragon we have relived the fever of Game of Thrones although focusing all the attention on the Targaryen house that, as those of you who have seen the series premiered on HBO now 11 years ago will know, It allows us to learn more about the lineage that reaches Daenerys. The brutal protagonist with Jon Snow that will turn the status quo of the houses that seek to seize the Iron Throne in Westeros.
Targaryens: the “most complicated” family
We do not say it, it was George RR Martin himself who baptized the house of the dragon, a dynasty that came to have in its hands all the power of the Iron Throne and that only a bloody civil war weakened it almost to the brink of extinction.
Now, before reading on, remember that we are going to deal with sensitive topics about kinships, relationships and events that you consider that they will affect you the same when it comes to continuing to watch the episodes that HBO Max premieres The House of the Dragon. So if you continue, remember that you could also expose yourself to a SPOILER that reveals the relationship between characters of the Targaryen house.
With that said, let’s adjust the vision of the Targaryen house with a very important graphic resource offered by the same writer on his Twitter account, some time ago when we learned of HBO’s plans to center the first series spin off of Game of Thrones in the ancestors of our dear? Daenerys.
going to start up #TargaryenThursdays again with fun facts about Westeros’s most complicated family. pic.twitter.com/jaN7rpVvHz
— George RR Martin (@GRRMspeaking) December 2, 2021
From Aegon to Aerys II, the Mad King
We can say that the house of the dragon was born with Aegon I, who will have two descendants in Maegor I and Aenys I. It will be the latter who gives his witness to Jaehaerys I, whom we will see in the prologue of the first chapter choosing who will be his successor. At that moment we entered the events of The House of the Dragon Y we meet his grandson Viserys I, who will take over the throne and will have two descendants, Rhaenyra and Aegon II.
Of the many sons of Viserys I, Aegon II will reign though he will be Rhaenyra who will have royal offspring who will end up becoming Aegon III, so she will manage to become the mother of kings and impose her line of succession. Daerin I, Baelor I and Viserys II will be born from Aegon III, who will continue the lineage with Aegon IV and this in turn with Daeron II. (Xanax)
This king will have two descendants, Aerys I and Maekar I although only the latter will continue the dynasty by already entering the line that will lead to Daenerys. After Maerkar I Aegon V will be born, from him Jaehaerys II and finally Aerys II who is known as “The Mad King” and who you will remember because he was dethroned and killed along with his son Rhaegar by Jamie Lannister in the lore what we saw inside Game of Thrones. Rhaegar, precisely, is the brother of Daenerys.
Surely it seems a bit convoluted to you but following the row of names of the graphic published by George RR Martin the line of succession becomes clearer and many of the events are explained that will take place throughout the series… and future seasons of The House of the Dragon?
