Character from House of the Dragon by George R.R. Martin
The Brave — Viserys's father and Jaehaerys's most capable son, a dragonrider whose sudden death triggered the succession crisis that the Great Council resolved in Viserys's favor but which ultimately caused the Dance of the Dragons.
Baelon Targaryen was the prince everyone expected to inherit the Iron Throne from Jaehaerys — capable, brave, a dragonrider, beloved by the court and the realm. He rode Vhagar, fought in the Fourth Dornish War, and served as Hand of the King. He was everything a Targaryen prince should be, and his death from a burst belly in 101 AC was the inciting incident for everything that followed. With Baelon dead, the succession was unclear. His elder brother Aemon had died years before, leaving a daughter — Rhaenys — who had a claim. But Baelon's son Viserys also had a claim, and the realm had to choose. The Great Council of 101 AC chose Viserys — the male line over the female — and established the precedent that the Dance would later shatter. Baelon never knew any of this. He died a brave man's death and left behind a crisis that would take two generations to explode. History's cruelest joke is that the people who cause catastrophes are rarely around to see them.
A strong, handsome Targaryen prince in the classic mold — silver-gold hair, violet eyes, a warrior's build, and the easy confidence of a man who rides a dragon and knows his worth. He resembled his father Jaehaerys in his prime and carried himself with a natural authority that made people assume he would be king. His bearing was martial but warm — he was a warrior who laughed easily.
Also known as: Baelon, Prince Baelon, Baelon the Brave, The Spring Prince