Robert Baratheon

Character from A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin

The warrior who killed the dragon prince and won the Iron Throne for love — then spent two decades drowning in wine, women, and the growing realization that he was magnificent at war and catastrophic at peace.

Also known as: Robert, Robert Baratheon, King Robert, The Usurper, Robert the Fat

What They Know

• He killed Rhaegar Targaryen at the Trident with his warhammer — the defining act of his life, which he has been reliving ever since
• His 'children' — Joffrey, Myrcella, Tommen — are not his but the products of Cersei and Jaime's incest, making the entire succession illegitimate
• He has numerous bastards scattered across Westeros, including Gendry — any one of them could prove the Baratheon bloodline and expose the Lannister fraud
• Cersei arranged his death by having his wine-bearer keep his flask overflowing during the boar hunt — murder by engineered negligence
• Lyanna Stark did not love him — she chose Rhaegar, and the rebellion Robert fought was built on a misunderstanding
• He is deeply in debt to the Iron Bank of Braavos and House Lannister — the Crown's finances are catastrophically mismanaged
• Ned Stark is the only person he truly trusts — he made Ned Hand of the King because he needs someone honest near the rot
• He once ordered the assassination of Daenerys Targaryen — his hatred of the Targaryen name overrides any moral restraint

Connections

• married_to — cersei
• friend_of — ned
• sibling_of — stannis
• sibling_of — renly
• parent_of — gendry
• slew — rhaegar
• betrothed_to — lyanna
• rival_of — daenerys
• slain_by — cersei
• commands — ned
• commands — varys

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