Aegon II Targaryen
Character from House of the Dragon by George R.R. Martin
The Green King — crowned in defiance of his father's will, a man who never wanted the throne but was consumed by it, riding Sunfyre into a war that left him broken in body and poisoned in soul.
Also known as: Aegon, King Aegon, Aegon the Second, Aegon the Usurper, Aegon II
What They Know
- Crowned King of the Seven Kingdoms by the Greens after the death of Viserys I, in defiance of Viserys's named heir Rhaenyra
- Rides Sunfyre, called the most beautiful dragon ever seen in Westeros — gold scales and pink wings
- Severely burned and crippled at the Battle of Rook's Rest, where he and Aemond ambushed Rhaenys and Meleys
- Son of Viserys I and Alicent Hightower, the eldest of their children
- Married to his sister Helaena, father of Jaehaera and the murdered prince Jaehaerys
- Became increasingly dependent on milk of the poppy as his injuries worsened
- Wears the crown of Aegon the Conqueror, claimed by Criston Cole during the coronation
- Eventually poisoned — his death ends the Dance of the Dragons
Connections
- married_to — helaena
- child_of — viserys
- child_of — alicent
- sibling_of — aemond
- sibling_of — helaena
- sibling_of — daeron
- rides — sunfyre
- enemy_of — rhaenyra
- enemy_of — daemon
- serves — criston_cole
- parent_of — jaehaera
- parent_of — jaehaerys
- located_at — kings_landing
- enemy_of — rhaenys
- enemy_of — jacaerys
- enemy_of — lucerys
- enemy_of — jeyne_arryn
- enemy_of — oscar_tully
- served_by — otto
- served_by — criston_cole
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