House Targaryen The Old Dynasty And Traditional Lords Of Dragonstone Fire And Blood
The Targaryens are the blood of the dragon, descended from the high lords of the ancient Freehold of Valyria, their heritage proclaimed in a striking (some say inhuman) beauth, with lilac or indigo or violet eyes and hair of silver-gold or platinum white.
Aegon the Dragon's ancestors escaped the Doom of Valyria and the chaos and slaughter that followed to settle on Dragonstone, a rocky island in the Narrow Sea. It was from there that Aegon and his sisters Visenya and Rhaenys, with their dragons, Balerion, Vhagar and Meraxes, sailed to conquer the Seven Kingdoms. The conquered six, all except Dorne, and Aegon made his seat at King's Landing, where he first landed on the mainland of Westeros. There he had the swords of his enemies melted into an Iron Throne, an uncomfortable monstrosity, saying that "A king should not sit easy."
To preserve the blood royal and keep it pure, House Targaryen has often followed the Valyrian custom of wedding brother to sister, even though the Seven, which they worshipped, are said to abhor incest. Aegon himself took both his sisters to wife, and fathered sons on each. The skulls of the dead Targaryen dragons, nineteen in all before they died out, were hung around the Royal throne room. The Targaryen sigil is a three-headed dragon, red on black, the three heads representing Aegon and his sisters. The Targaryen words are Fire and Blood.
Aerys II Targaryen, known as the Mad King, was an evil and sadistic tyrant. The deaths of Lord Rickard Stark and Brandon Stark were by his order. His demand for the heads of Robert Baratheon and Eddard Stark proved to be his, and his House's undoing. His heir was killed at the Trident in the resulting war and when he opened the gates of King's Landing to the Lannisters, Ser Jaime Lannister of his own Kingsguard slit his throat. His son's wife and children were killed and his last two children sent into exile. Thus perished the line of the Dragon Kings.
The Targaryen Succesion Since Aegon's Landing
{1-37} Aegon I, Aegon the Conqueror, Aegon the Dragon,
{37-42} Aenys I, son of Aegon and Rhaenys,
{42-48} Maegor I, Maegor the Cruel, son of Aegon and Visenya,
{48-103} Jaehaerys I, the Old King, the Conciliator, Aenys' son,
{103-129} Viserys I, grandson to Jaehaerys,
{129-131} Aegon II eldest son of Viserys,
[Aegon II's ascent was disputed by his sister Rhaenyra, a year his elder. Both perished in the war between them, called by singers, the Dance of the Dragons]
{131-157} Aegon III the Dragonbane, Rhaenyra's son,
[the last of the Targaryen dragons died during Aegon III's reign]
{157-161} Daeron I the Young Dragon, the Boy King, eldest son of Aegon III,
[Daeron conquered Dorne, but was unable to hold it, and died young]
{161-171} Baelor I the Beloved, the Blessed, septon and king, second son of Aegon III,
{171-172} Viserys II fourth son of Aegon III,
{172-184} Aegon IV the Unworthy, eldest son of Viserys,
[His younger brother, Prince Aemon the Dragonknight, was champion and some say lover to Queen Naerys.]
{184-209} Daeron II Queen Naerys' son, by Aegon or Aemon,
[Daeron brought Dorne into the realm by wedding the Dornish princess Myriah.]
{209-221} Aerys I second son to Dæron II,
(left no issue)
{221-233} Maekar I, fourth son of Dæron II,
{233-259} Aegon V, the Unlikely, Maekar's fourth son,
{259-262} Jaehaerys II, second son of Aegon the Unlikely,
{262-283} Aerys II, the Mad King, only son to Jaehaerys,
Therein the line of the dragon kings ended, when Aerys II was dethroned and killed, along with his heir, the crown prince Rhaegar Targaryen, slain by Robert Baratheon on the Trident.
The Last Targaryens
[KING AERYS TARGARYEN], the Second of his Name, slain by Jamie Lannister during the Sack of King's Landing,
his sister and wife, [QUEEN RHAELLA] of House Targaryen, died in childbed on Dragonstone,
their children:
[PRINCE RHAEGAR], heir to the Iron Throne, slain by Robert Baratheon on the Trident,
his wife, [PRINCESS ELIA] of House Martell, slain during the sack of King's Landing,
their children:
[PRINCESS RHAENYS] a young girl, slain during the Sack of King's Landing,
[PRINCE AEGON], a babe, slain during the Sack of King's Landing,
PRINCE VISERYS, in exile outside the Seven Kingdoms,
PRINCESS DAENERYS, called Daenerys Stormborn, in exile outside the Seven Kingdoms, a maid of at least thirteen years.
