Many feared that such an event would see a war between Maekar and Bloodraven for the throne.Īfter a number of unexpected deaths in the royal family, he came to the throne in 221 AC. Therefore, Maekar would ascend the throne unless Aerys produced an heir. Maekar and Aerys's brother Rhaegal, the next in the line of succession, was simple-minded, as were his children. The rivalry between Maekar and Bloodraven also worried many, who knew that once King Aerys died a succession crisis would occur. A two-year drought did little to ease the tensions in the realm, nor did the knowledge that the Blackfyre rebels remained in exile in Tyrosh, with many friends in Westeros. Angered by the perceived slight, Maekar left court and withdrew to his seat at Summerhall where the smallfolk and lords alike claimed he 'brooded' and 'sulked'. Aerys slighted Maekar by passing him over as his choice for Hand of the King, granting the honor instead to their uncle Bloodraven. With his father and nephews dead, Maekar witnessed his bookish, older brother ascend the throne as Aerys I. The Great Spring Sickness tore through Westeros, killing thousands, including Baelor's children, Valarr and Matarys, and Good King Daeron himself. Even worse than his son's cruelty was the fact that Baelor's death came at Maekar's own hand, as they had fought on opposing sides during the Trial.īranded as a kinslayer by many, Maekar's reputation, along with that of his uncle Bloodraven's (who was widely believed to be a sorcerer), was believed by many in the realm as one of the reasons for the hardships that struck the Seven Kingdoms following Ashford Meadow. Aerion would later die drinking a cup of wildfire, believing it would shed his mortal appearance and allow him to be reborn as a dragon. However, when Aerion's cruelty indirectly caused the death of Baelor Breakspear in a Trial by Seven at the tourney of Ashford Meadow, Maekar sent his son to Lys, to remove him from Westeros. With Daeron a disappointment, Maekar put all his hopes in Aerion and sent Aemon to study at the Citadel. His second son Aerion was cruel and prideful while, of the younger two, Aemon was bookish and Aegon was willful. However, of his four sons, his eldest proved a drunk, plagued by visions that often emerged in those of Targaryen descent. A rivalry of sorts developed between the brothers, with Maekar hoping that his four sons could outdo the deeds of Baelor's two. Maekar was given the Targaryen seat of Summerhall, and was a capable army commander who served in the Blackfyre Rebellion.Īs the fourth son of the King, Maekar did not expect to inherit and thus lived in the shadow of his older brother Baelor Breakspear, who was widely believed to be everything a king could want in a son and everything a kingdom would want in a king. As the son of Daeron II, he was also the grandson of King Aegon IV Targaryen. He was the fourth son of King Daeron II and Myriah Martell. In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Maekar Targaryen is the fourteenth Targaryen to sit the Iron Throne. When revealing his true identity and origins to Jon Snow, Maester Aemon mentions the name of his father. The third son, Rhaegel, either predeceased both Aerys and Maekar or was skipped over because he had succumbed to the " Targaryen madness" that has afflicted many members of House Targaryen due to multiple generations of compound inbreeding, hence the throne passed to Maekar instead. This led to the ascension of the second son, Aerys I, who died without issue. First, he accidentally killed his oldest brother Baelor in the trial by seven of Duncan the Tall, which was ironically provoked by his eldest son Aerion. Īlthough he was the fourth son, a rather grim chain of events ultimately led to his ascension to the Iron Throne. He wed Dyanna of House Dayne with whom he had three sons: Aerion, who ultimately killed himself by drinking wildfire Aemon, who would become a maester at Castle Black and a member of the Night's Watch and Aegon V Targaryen, who would succeed him to the Iron Throne. His siblings were Baelor, Aerys I, Aelinor, and Rhaegel. Maekar was the fourth son and fifth child of King Daeron II Targaryen and Queen Myriah Martell.
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