Aenys I Targaryen
A gentle, indecisive second king. His reign collapsed into the Faith Militant uprising, provoked in part by marrying his own children to each other.
Ruled the Iron Throne Rode Quicksilver
At a glance
- Lived
- 7 to 42 AC
- Reigned
- 37 to 42 AC
- Dragon
- Quicksilver
- Death
- Died of a belly flux on Dragonstone, 42 AC. Poisoning by his stepmother Visenya was suspected but never proved.
Family
Parents
- Aegon I Targaryen
- Rhaenys Targaryen sister-wife of Aegon the Conqueror, 25 BC to 10 AC
Married
Children
- Rhaena Targaryen daughter of Aenys I, 23 to 73 AC
- Aegon Targaryen son of Aenys I, 26 to 43 AC
- Viserys Targaryen son of Aenys I, 29 to 44 AC
- Jaehaerys I Targaryen
- Alysanne Targaryen
- Vaella Targaryen daughter of Aenys I, died in infancy
Siblings and half-siblings
Aenys I Targaryen’s place in the family tree
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Diagram key
Parent to child (shade varies by family) Married Married, brother and sister Married, cousins Married, uncle and niece Disputed parentage / bastard Lovers, never wed Ruled the Iron Throne (number = order) Rode a dragon The Blacks The Greens
Targaryen Velaryon Hightower Baratheon Stark Martell Arryn Blackfyre Lannister Tyrell
Where this comes from
Dates and relationships for Aenys I Targaryen are taken from Fire & Blood, The World of Ice & Fire, A Song of Ice and Fire and A Wiki of Ice and Fire, cross-checked against the HBO adaptations. Where the books and the shows disagree, both readings are given. Read how this tree is built and sourced.