Rhaenyra Targaryen
Named heir by her father in 105 AC and crowned on Dragonstone in 129 AC. The maesters of the Citadel do not count her among the seventeen kings, which is itself part of the argument.
Claimed the throne Rode Syrax The Blacks
At a glance
- Lived
- 97 to 130 AC
- Reigned
- 129 to 130 AC, claim disputed
- Dragon
- Syrax
- Titles
- Princess of Dragonstone, Queen (disputed)
- Dance of the Dragons
- The Blacks
- Known as
- the Realm’s Delight
- Also called
- the Half-Year Queen
- Death
- Fed to Sunfyre on Dragonstone on the twenty second day of the tenth moon, 130 AC, in front of her son Aegon III.
Family
Parents
Married
Children
- Jacaerys Velaryon
- Lucerys Velaryon
- Joffrey Velaryon
- Aegon III Targaryen
- Viserys II Targaryen
- Visenya Targaryen stillborn daughter of Rhaenyra and Daemon, 129 AC
Siblings and half-siblings
- Baelon Targaryen son of Viserys I and Aemma, heir for a day
- Aegon II Targaryen
- Helaena Targaryen
- Aemond Targaryen
- Daeron Targaryen son of Viserys I, 114 to 130 AC
Rhaenyra 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 Rhaenyra 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.