Aerea Targaryen
daughter of Rhaena and Aegon the Uncrowned, 42 to 56 AC
Briefly Jaehaerys’s heir. At thirteen she claimed Balerion and flew off into the unknown, and came back a year later dying.
Rode Balerion
At a glance
- Lived
- 42 to 56 AC
- Dragon
- Balerion
- Death
- Returned to King’s Landing in 56 AC burning from within, with something alive under her skin, and died that night.
Family
Parents
- Aegon Targaryen son of Aenys I, 26 to 43 AC
- Rhaena Targaryen daughter of Aenys I, 23 to 73 AC
Siblings and half-siblings
- Rhaella Targaryen twin of Aerea, a septa at Oldtown
Aerea Targaryen’s place in the family tree
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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 Aerea 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.