Which characters matter? Which Houses are a factor? Why are their names so hard to spell? We have viewers of the ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel covered. Television Who’s who in ‘House of the Dragon’? Here’s our guide to the key characters
According to the books, Meleys was the dragon first ridden by Rhaenys’ aunt, Princess Alyssa Targaryen (King Viserys’ mother). Princess Rhaenys’ dragon is named Meleys, also known as the Red Queen. Baelon, King Viserys’ father, would also die before ascending to the throne. But Jaehaerys instead named Aemon’s younger brother Prince Baelon his heir, thus creating the precedent that even for Targaryens, successions should follow male lines (according to Targaryen lore, this upset Jaehaerys’ wife Queen Alysanne, who believed women should have just as much a right to become the ruler of the Seven Kingdoms). When Aemon was killed, some thought his only child Rhaenys would be the next in line for the Iron Throne. Princess Rhaenys’ father, Aemon, was the Prince of Dragonstone and King Jaehaerys’ named heir. The candidacy of any female children had not previously been much of an issue because any daughters that would have a claim were generally married to their brothers and they ruled together. Since the ascension of King Aegon I, male Targaryen children had inherited the Iron Throne. How did she become known as “the Queen Who Never Was”?īecause she was passed over as a candidate to succeed King Jaehaerys I, her grandfather, for being a woman.
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