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House Baratheon of Storm's End | |
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Coat of arms | A black crowned stag, on a gold field (Or, a stag salient, crowned, sable) |
Words | Ours is the Fury |
Seat | Storm's End King's Landing (House Baratheon of King's Landing) Dragonstone (House Baratheon of Dragonstone) |
Lord | King Tommen I King Stannis I(disputed) |
Region | Stormlands |
Title | Lord of Storm's End Lord Paramount of the Stormlands |
Heir | Princess Myrcella Princess Shireen(disputed) |
Overlord | Baratheons of King's Landing |
Cadet Branch | Baratheons of King's Landing Baratheons of Dragonstone House Bolling(possibly) House Wensington(possibly) |
Founder | Orys Baratheon |
Founded | 1 AC |
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House Baratheon of Storm's End is one of the Great Houses of Westeros, and is the principal house in the stormlands, which they rule as Lords Paramount of the Stormlands. Their seat, Storm's End, is an ancient castle raised by the Storm Kings from the now-extinct House Durrandon. The Baratheon sigil is a crowned black stag on a field of gold.[1] Members of the family tend to be tall and powerfully built, with black hair and blue eyes, as well as strong, square jawlines. They are known for their mercurial tempers, and their words are 'Ours is the Fury'.
After Robert's Rebellion, House Baratheon split into three branches: Lord Robert Baratheon was crowned king and took residence at King's Landing, thereby creating House Baratheon of King's Landing. Robert gave the seat of Dragonstone to his younger brother, Stannis, creating House Baratheon of Dragonstone. Robert's youngest brother, Renly, became the Lord of Storm's End, continuing House Baratheon of Storm's End.
- 1History
- 2Recent Events
- 3House Baratheon at the end of the third century
History
Targaryen Era
Argella Durrandon and Orys Baratheon by Rae Lavergne ©
House Baratheon was created when Orys Baratheon, one of Aegon I Targaryen's generals, his closest companion, and his rumored bastard half-brother, took Argella Durrandon, the only daughter of Argilac Durrandon, the last Storm King, to wife. Orys took the sigil and words of House Durrandon for his own and became the first Lord of Storm's End.[2][3] Through the female line, House Baratheon descents from King Durran I 'Godsgrief', who founded the kingdom of the Storm Kings during the Age of Heroes.[4]
Ser Raymont Baratheon, a younger son of an unknown Lord Baratheon, was a member of the Kingsguard of King Aenys I Targaryen, and saved the life of his king during the Faith Militant uprising, when the Poor Fellows attempted to murder the king in his bed.[5]
During the Dance of the Dragons, Lord Borros Baratheon sided the House with Aegon II Targaryen and the greens, despite his late father, Lord Boremund's support of the blacks and relation to Rhaenys Targaryen (through his sister, Jocelyn Baratheon).[6][7][5] Prince Aemond Targaryen was sent to Storm's End, to get Lord Borros to side with Aegon II, by offering a betrothal between himself and one of Lord Borros' four daughters. It is unknown whether this marriage occurred prior to Aemond's death the next year. Lord Borros was reluctant to face the dragons during the war, but marched with his army towards the end of the war, seizing King's Landing for Aegon II during the Moon of the Three Kings, restoring the city to order. He was promised that his eldest daughter would marry King Aegon II, who had lost both his Queen, Helaena Targaryen, as well as both of his sons, during the war. Borros then marched against the approaching riverlander army, and fought in the Battle of the Kingsroad, where he was killed by young Lord Kermit Tully.[5][8][9]
Having been injured in Dorne, King Baelor I Targaryen stayed at Storm's End for more than half a year to regain his strength, before traveling on to King's Landing.[10]
In 200 AC, Lord Baratheon held a tourney to celebrate the birth of his grandson. In 209 AC, the heir to Storm's End, Ser Lyonel Baratheon, called the Laughing Storm, participated in the Ashford tourney and fought on the side of Ser Duncan the Tall during a trial of seven.[11]
A daughter of Lord Lyonel was betrothed to crown prince Duncan Targaryen in 237 AC. Duncan broke the betrothal when he married Jenny of Oldstones in 239 AC. This angered Lord Lyonel, causing him to declare independence, naming himself the new Storm King. His short, bloody rebellion ended when he was defeated by Ser Duncan the Tall in single combat, Duncan renounced his claim to the throne, and King Aegon promised that Princess Rhaelle Targaryen, his youngest daughter, would marry Lyonel's heir, Ormund Baratheon. Rhaelle was send to Storm's End to serve as cupbearer to Lord Lyonel, and as lady companion to Lord Lyonel's wife. The wedding took place in 245 AC, and a son, Steffon, was born the next year.[12][5]
Steffon served in his youth at the court of King's Landing, and became a close friend to his cousin, Prince Aerys Targaryen. He fought in the War of the Ninepenny Kings in 260 AC, where his father, Lord Ormund, died in his arms, slain by Maelys I Blackfyre.[13][5]
Lord Steffon's eldest son, Robert, was fostered by Lord Jon Arryn at the Eyrie, together with Eddard Stark from Winterfell.[14] Prince Rhaegar Targaryen defeated Lord Steffon Baratheon in a tourney at Storm's End that was eventually won by Ser Barristan Selmy.[15] After the Defiance of Duskendale, King Aerys II Targaryen summoned Lord Steffon to King's Landing and named him to the small council. In 278 AC, Steffon was sent to Volantis, to find a bride for Prince Rhaegar Targaryen. He was accompanied by his wife, Lady Cassana Estermont. They failed their mission, and died upon their return, when their ship Windproud sank in Shipbreaker Bay.[16][5][17]
Robert's Rebellion
King Robert I Baratheon by Joshua Cairós © Fantasy Flight Games
Steffon's eldest son, Robert, inherited Storm's End upon Steffon's death, and in the years that followed, was betrothed to Lyanna Stark of Winterfell.[18][19] In 282 AC, Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, Robert's cousin, disappeared with Lyanna Stark, causing Lyanna's eldest brother Brandon to ride to King's Landing in anger. He was arrested, and killed together with his father, Lord Rickard Stark, on the command of King Aerys II. The king then demanded the heads of both Lord Robert, as well as Eddard Stark, from Lord Jon Arryn, as both men were in the Vale. Jon refused and raised his banners, marking the start of the war that would become known as Robert's Rebellion. Robert became a figure-head, and he personally killed Prince Rhaegar Targaryen during the Battle of the Trident in 283 AC. In the early parts of the war, the battles at Summerhall and the siege of Storm's End were fixtures of the stormlands theater.[20][5][1]
Baratheon Dynasty
Lord Robert was crowned King Robert I. House Baratheon was split into three branches: House Baratheon of King's Landing, under King Robert I, House Baratheon of Dragonstone, headed by Lord Stannis Baratheon, and House Baratheon of Storm's End, headed by Lord Renly Baratheon, Robert's youngest brother. During Greyjoy's Rebellion in 289 AC, the combined Baratheon fleet defeated the Iron Fleet in a sea battle off Fair Isle, commanded by Stannis, the master of ships. Stannis later subdued Great Wyk in his brother's name. Some time after he achieved manhood, Renly Baratheon was appointed to Robert's small council as master of laws.
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
Renly Baratheon by Chris Dien © Fantasy Flight Games
Lord Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, dies suddenly in King's Landing. King Robert I Baratheon and his retinue travel to Winterfell to offer the position to Lord Eddard Stark, Robert's friend from his youth. Lord Renly Baratheon rides north to meet King Robert on his return trip after Eddard accepts the position, while Lord Stannis Baratheon returns to his seat at Dragonstone. Renly participates in the Hand's tourney, riding well before losing to Sandor Clegane.
Later, as Robert lies dying from a kingswood boar's tusk, Renly asks Eddard to support him in a bid for the throne. Lord Stark has discovered that Queen Cersei's children, Joffrey, Myrcella, and Tommen Baratheon, are not Robert's legitimate children, but they are instead bastards born of incest with Cersei's brother, Ser Jaime Lannister. Eddard insists that it is Lord Stannis who should be Robert's successor as king. After Eddard refuses to support Renly's bid for power, Renly, his thirty men-at-arms, and his former squire Ser Loras Tyrell ride south out of the capital. King Joffrey I names Lord Renly and Ser Loras among the nobles who must do him homage or be declared traitors, and soon thereafter has Eddard executed for treason.
A Clash of Kings
Despite Stannis's better claim to the Iron Throne, Renly is able to rally the stormlands to his cause, as well as House Tyrell and much of the Reach. Stannis has a significantly smaller force drawn mostly from the crownlands and the royal fleet. When Renly is assassinated beneath the walls of Storm's End as the brothers' hosts prepare to clash during the War of the Five Kings, he leaves no heirs. Most of the houses sworn to Storm's End, as well as some from the Reach, join Stannis, who unsuccessfully attacks King's Landing in the Battle of the Blackwater. Following their defeat, most houses sworn to Stannis kneel to King Joffrey and the Iron Throne.
A Storm of Swords
Tommen Baratheon by Joshua Cairós © Fantasy Flight Games
Stannis's garrison at Storm's End commanded by Ser Gilbert Farring remains loyal to his cause.
Edric Storm is smuggled out of Dragonstone by Lord Davos Seaworth to prevent him from being burned alive by Stannis's advisor, Melisandre.
Renly's widow, Margaery Tyrell, marries King Joffrey Baratheon. After Joffrey's death, the current head of the house is the young king Tommen I Baratheon - a title disputed by King Stannis.
Aside from a few garrisons, Stannis leads his remaining forces north to the Wall and saves the Night's Watch from wildlings in the battle beneath the Wall.
A Feast for Crows
Queen Cersei Lannister serves as regent for her son, King Tommen I. She sends Lord Mace Tyrell to take Storm's End from Stannis's garrison, although when Mace hears his daughter Margaery has been arrested he returns to the capital with most of his army,[21] leaving Lord Mathis Rowan to continue the siege with a token force.[22] Cersei is replaced as Tommen's regent by Ser Kevan Lannister[23] after she is also arrested by the Faith of the Seven. Ser Loras Tyrell is said to have taken Dragonstone from Stannis's garrison in a bloody assault.
A Dance with Dragons
After leaving Castle Black, Stannis remains in the north, liberates Deepwood Motte,[24] and marches on Winterfell.[25][26] His wife, Queen Selyse Florent, and heir, Princess Shireen Baratheon, travel to Castle Black from Eastwatch-by-the-Sea.[27]
The garrison at Storm's End is Stannis's last force in the south, but it is threatened by Mathis Rowan as well as Aegon Targaryen and the Golden Company.[28][22][29]
The regent of King Tommen I Baratheon, Ser Kevan Lannister, is murdered in King's Landing by Varys.[23]
House Baratheon at the end of the third century
Storm's End Freerider by Jorge Barrero © Fantasy Flight Games
The known Baratheons during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- King {Robert I}, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm, former Lord of Storm's End. Gored by a boar.
- Queen Cersei Lannister, his wife.
- King {Joffrey I}, his eldest son and heir. Poisoned at his wedding feast.
- Princess Myrcella Baratheon, his daughter.
- King Tommen I, his second son.
- Edric Storm, Robert's acknowledged bastard by Delena Florent. Raised at Storm's End, under the guardianship of Ser Cortnay Penrose.
- Queen Cersei Lannister, his wife.
- King Stannis I, self-proclaimed King of Westeros, Lord of Dragonstone and Storm's End and Lord Paramount of the Stormlands.
- Queen Selyse Florent, his wife.
- Princess Shireen Baratheon, his only daughter and heir.
- Queen Selyse Florent, his wife.
- King {Renly I}, self-proclaimed king, Lord of Storm's End and Lord Paramount of the Stormlands. Slain at Storm's End by a shadow conjured by Melisandre of Asshai, a red priestess of R'hllor.
With unknown exact relations to the main branch:
- Ser {Harbert}, possibly a Baratheon.[N 1] Great-uncle of Robert, Stannis, and Renly. Once castellan of Storm's End.
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Various women | Robert I | Cersei Lannister | Renly I | Margaery Tyrell[30] | Stannis I | Selyse Florent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joffrey I | Margaery Tyrell[30] | Tommen I | Myrcella | Shireen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mya Stone | Bella | Gendry | Edric Storm | Barra | Unknown twins | 9 Others |
Household
- Ser {Cortnay Penrose}, castellan of Storm's End. Slain by another of Melisandre's shadow assassins.
- Ser Colen of Greenpools, a knight sworn to House Baratheon.
- Brella, who ran Lord Renly's household in King's Landing. Later came to serve Tyrion Lannister.
Historical Members
- Lord Orys Baratheon, known as Orys One-Hand, the founder of House Baratheon and the first Lord of Storm's End and Lord Paramount of the Stormlands. Hand of the King to Aegon the Conqueror.[2]
- Davos Baratheon, son of Lord Orys.
- Ser Raymont Baratheon, a younger son of Lord Baratheon, a knight of King Aenys I Targaryen's Kingsguard.
- Lord Rogar Baratheon, grandson of Lord Orys, Hand of the King to King Jaehaerys I Targaryen, married Dowager Queen Alyssa Velaryon.
- Lady Jocelyn Baratheon, Rogar's daughter, married to Prince Aemon Targaryen; mother of Princess Rhaenys Targaryen.[6]
- Lord Boremund Baratheon, Rogar's son, Lord of Storm's End and Lord Paramount of the Stormlands during Great Council of 101 AC.[6]
- Lord Borros Baratheon, Boremund's son, Lord of Storm's End and Lord Paramount of the Stormlands during the final days of Viserys I Targaryen.[6] Married Lady Elenda Caron.[31]
- Cassandra Baratheon, Lord Borros's eldest daughter. Shortly betrothed to King Aegon II Targaryen[32] and later married to Ser Walter Brownhill after attempting to murder members of the royal household.[33]
- Maris Baratheon, Lord Borros's secondborn daughter.[34] She eventually joined the silent sisters.[35]
- Ellyn Baratheon, Lord Borros's daughter.[35]
- Floris Baratheon, Lord Borros's daughter. The prettiest of the 'Four Storms'. She married Lord Thaddeus Rowan.[35]
- Lord Olyver Baratheon, Lord Borros's posthumous son.[31]
- Lord Borros Baratheon, Boremund's son, Lord of Storm's End and Lord Paramount of the Stormlands during the final days of Viserys I Targaryen.[6] Married Lady Elenda Caron.[31]
- Ser Borys Baratheon, the oldest of Lord Rogar's four younger brothers.[36]
- Issue.
- Ser Garon Baratheon, one of Lord Rogar's four younger brothers.[36]
- Issue.
- Ser Ronnal Baratheon, one of Lord Rogar's four younger brothers.
- Ronnal's wife and sons, died of the Shivers.[37]
- 2 daughters.[37]
- Ser Orryn Baratheon, the youngest of Lord Rogar's four younger brothers.
- Orryn's wife, the daughter of the Archon of Tyrosh.[38]
- 1 daughter[38]
- Stormbreaker, a famous knight of House Baratheon.[5]
- Unnamed Baratheon maid who marry a Lannister some 30 years before Gowen Baratheon and Tya's wedding. They had 3 daughters and 1 son together.[39]
- Gowen Baratheon, the third son of a former Lord of Storm's End. He was the last Baratheon to marry a member of House Lannister, Tya, until Robert married Cersei.
- 1 son[39]
- Lord Lyonel Baratheon, called the Laughing Storm, a knight at the tourney at Ashford Meadow, became Lord of Storm's End and Lord Paramount of the Stormlands.[11] Briefly rebelled against the Iron Throne, declaring himself Storm King.[12]
- Unnamed daughter, formerly betrothed to Prince Duncan Targaryen.[12]
- Lord Ormund Baratheon, heir of Lord Lyonel, married Rhaelle Targaryen. Hand of the King to King Jaehaerys II Targaryen.
- Lord Steffon Baratheon, Lord Ormund's son, Lord of Storm's End and father to Robert, Stannis and Renly.
Sworn Houses
- House Buckler of Bronzegate
- House Cafferen of Fawnton
- House Caron of Nightsong
- House Connington of Griffin's Roost
- House Dondarrion of Blackhaven
- House Errol of Haystack Hall
- House Estermont of Greenstone
- House Fell of Felwood
- House Grandison of Grandview
- House Meadows of Grassy Vale
- House Mertyns of Mistwood
- House Morrigen of Crow's Nest
- House Peasebury of Poddingfield
- House Penrose of Parchments
- House Rogers of Amberly
- House Selmy of Harvest Hall
- House Staedmon of Broad Arch
- House Swann of Stonehelm
- House Tarth of Evenfall Hall
- House Trant of Gallowsgrey
- House Wylde of Rain House
During the reign of Aegon IV Targaryen, the relationship of Ser Terrence Toyne of the Kingsguard with Bethany Bracken, the king's own mistress, led to the downfall of House Toyne,[40] who had been sworn to Storm's End. The outlaw Simon Toyne was killed in 281 AC.[41] Another member of House Toyne, Myles Toyne, is known to have lived in exile in Essos.[42]
Following the Battle of the Blackwater, Nightsong is taken from House Caron and granted to the newly-created House Foote of Nightsong.
Quotes
They are quite a pair, Stannis and Renly. The iron gauntlet and the silk glove.[43]
Notes
- ↑Ser Harbert's last name is never mentioned. As the great-uncle of Stannis Baratheon and his siblings (A Clash of Kings, Davos I), he might have been an unmentioned brother of Lord Ormund Baratheon, or an uncle of Cassana Estermont, Stannis's mother.
References
- ↑ 1.01.1A Game of Thrones, Chapter 4, Eddard I.
- ↑ 2.02.1A Game of Thrones, Appendix.
- ↑The World of Ice & Fire, The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest.
- ↑The World of Ice & Fire, The Stormlands: House Durrandon.
- ↑ 5.05.15.25.35.45.55.65.7The World of Ice & Fire, The Stormlands: House Baratheon.
- ↑ 6.06.16.26.3The Princess and the Queen.
- ↑The World of Ice & Fire, Appendix: Targaryen Lineage.
- ↑The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II.
- ↑The World of Ice & Fire, The Riverlands: House Tully.
- ↑The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I.
- ↑ 11.011.1The Hedge Knight.
- ↑ 12.012.112.2The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V.
- ↑The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II.
- ↑A Game of Thrones, Chapter 6, Catelyn II.
- ↑A Storm of Swords, Chapter 42, Daenerys IV.
- ↑The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II.
- ↑A Clash of Kings, Prologue.
- ↑The World of Ice & Fire, The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring.
- ↑A Game of Thrones, Chapter 4, Eddard I.
- ↑The World of Ice & Fire, The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion.
- ↑A Feast for Crows, Chapter 44, Jaime VII.
- ↑ 22.022.1George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Mathis Rowan.
- ↑ 23.023.1A Dance with Dragons, Epilogue.
- ↑A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 26, The Wayward Bride.
- ↑A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 37, The Prince of Winterfell.
- ↑A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 42, The King's Prize.
- ↑A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 44, Jon IX.
- ↑A Feast for Crows, Chapter 16, Jaime II.
- ↑A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 61, The Griffin Reborn.
- ↑ 30.030.1Margaery Tyrell married 1st Renly, 2nd Joffrey, 3rd Tommen
- ↑ 31.031.1Fire & Blood, Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf.
- ↑Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II.
- ↑Fire & Blood, The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency.
- ↑Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son.
- ↑ 35.035.135.2Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand.
- ↑ 36.036.1Fire & Blood, A Surfeit of Rulers.
- ↑ 37.037.1Fire & Blood, The Long Reign — Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain.
- ↑ 38.038.1Fire & Blood, A Time of Testing — The Realm Remade.
- ↑ 39.039.1A Game of Thrones, Chapter 45, Eddard XII.
- ↑The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV.
- ↑A Storm of Swords, Chapter 76, Jon XI.
- ↑A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 24, The Lost Lord.
- ↑A Game of Thrones, Chapter 58, Eddard XV.
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House Baratheon of King's Landing
Sigil
The crowned stag of Baratheon black on gold and the lion of Lannister golden on red (formerly crowned stag of Baratheon before Joffrey I ascended to Iron Throne)
Words
Titles
Kings of the Andals and the First Men
Lords of the Seven Kingdoms
Protectors of the Realm
Lords of Storm's End
Lords Paramount of
the Stormlands
Lords of the Seven Kingdoms
Protectors of the Realm
Lords of Storm's End
Lords Paramount of
the Stormlands
Seat
Region
Lord
Heir
Allegiance
Vassals
Great Houses:House Bolton(formerly, extinct)
House Frey
House Martell(formerly, extinct)
House Arryn(formerly)
House Lannister
House Tyrell
House Stark(formerly)
House Tully(formerly)
House Greyjoy(formerly)
Crownlands Houses:
House Slynt
House Rosby
House Thorne
House Blount
House Rykker
House Gaunt
House Stokeworth
House Chelsted
House Slynt
House Rosby
House Thorne
House Blount
House Rykker
House Gaunt
House Stokeworth
House Chelsted
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- 'The King Joffrey Baratheon is neither a true king, nor a true Baratheon. He's your bastard son.'
- ―Robb Stark to Jaime Lannister[src]
House Baratheon of King's Landing is an extinct cadet branch of the original House Baratheon of Storm's End. It had been the royalhouse of Westeros since the defeat of and exile of the Targaryen dynasty following Robert's Rebellion.[1]
Their seat was the Red Keep in the city of King's Landing and their domains were the lands ruled directly by the Iron Throne, the Crownlands. After the destruction of the Great Sept of Baelor, with KingTommen I's suicide, House Baratheon of King's Landing is now extinct. Nonetheless its parent house, House Baratheon, was revived by Queen Daenerys Targaryen after she legitimized Robert's bastard son Gendry and gave him the lordship of Storm's End.
In reality, House Baratheon of King's Landing became a puppet house of House Lannister the moment Joffrey I ascended; all three of Robert Baratheon and Cersei Lannister's supposed children were actually the products of an incestuous relationship between Cersei and her twin brother Jaime.
History
Under Robert I
Robert Baratheon founded the new royal house after he deposed the last Targaryen king, Aerys II, known as the Mad King, during his rebellion. Afterwards, Robert ruled the Seven Kingdoms for seventeen prosperous and mostly peaceful years (barring the localized Greyjoy Rebellion which occurred eight years into his reign). To strengthen his powerbase, Robert entered into a marriage-alliance with the wealthy House Lannister, wedding LordTywin Lannister's daughter, Cersei. Their first child died in infancy, but afterwards Cersei gave birth to three children: Joffrey, Myrcella, and Tommen.
After the mysterious and sudden death of Hand of the KingJon Arryn, Robert brought his old friend and wartime companion Eddard Stark, Lord of Winterfell, to serve as the new Hand of the King. Eddard eventually discovered the truth that Jon Arryn had died for: none of Cersei's children, including Joffrey, were Robert's children. Rather, they were all bastards of incest fathered by Cersei's own twin brother, Jaime. Out of mercy, and his steadfast refusal to harm children, Eddard directly confronted Cersei with his discovery and warned her to flee Westeros with her children. In response, Cersei had Robert assassinated by having her cousin Lancel Lannister (serving as the king's squire) slip Robert very strong wine during a hunt. Robert's senses were dulled enough that a boar managed to fatally gore him. As soon as Robert passed, Cersei sat Joffrey on the Iron Throne, and demanded Stark's submission, but he ordered the gold cloaks to take the royal family into custody - not realizing that Janos Slynt and his men were already bought by the Lannisters and Petyr Baelish, who all betrayed Lord Stark, killing his remaining guards and arresting him. Cersei's plan was to force Eddard into signing a confession but be allowed to keep his life by joining the Night's Watch. However, on a sadistic whim, Joffrey ordered Lord Eddard beheaded on the very steps of the Great Sept of Baelor - a politically disastrous blunder which drove the North to openly declare its independence.
Under Joffrey I
After Joffrey succeeded Robert as king, he changed the heraldry of his House from a crowned stag, to a crowned stag and a lion combatant, giving equal standing to his mother's family, House Lannister - indeed, slightly more than equal standing, as the lion's tail prominently crosses over into the stag's side of the heraldry, and hovers over the stag's head, implying the superiority of the Lannister lion. Metaphorically revealing Joffrey's 'true colors', this reflects how he was never particularly close to Robert, while he was doted on and indulged by Cersei, so he always thought of himself more as a Lannister.
Soon after Joffrey took the throne, Stannis Baratheon sent letters across all of Westeros, revealing that Joffrey was a bastard of incest with no right to the throne. As it turned out, Eddard's letter revealing his discoveries to Stannis had successfully arrived on Dragonstone. Stannis therefore declared himself Robert's lawful successor as king, being the elder of Robert's two younger brothers.
Robert's youngest brother Renly Baratheon had already declared his claim to the throne as soon as Robert died, based solely on the fact that Joffrey was an insane monster unsuitable to rule, and Cersei Lannister's puppet. The rumors that Joffrey was a bastard of incest only served to strengthen Renly's claim.
While the two surviving Baratheon brothers bickered between themselves over which of the two of them had the better claim to the throne, virtually all of the lords from the Stormlands who were sworn to House Baratheon abandoned Joffrey to declare for either Renly or Stannis (mostly Renly, with a few declaring for Stannis). Other than a few court retainers in King's Landing, which were always more attached to the royal government than the Baratheons and Stormlands, 'House Baratheon of King's Landing' contained essentially no links with the historical 'House Baratheon' except for the name.
After arriving in King's Landing, Joffrey's uncle Tyrion arranged a marriage-alliance with House Martell of Dorne, in which Princess Myrcella would be betrothed to their youngest son, Trystane Martell, and wed when they come of age. This maintains Dorne's neutrality and at least keeps it from actively joining Joffrey's enemies, though the Martells do not outright send troops to aid his faction. Despite Cersei's protests, Myrcella is sent to Dorne via ship to secure the pact.
Stannis later arranged Renly's assassination, and he died without issue, leaving Stannis to take control of the Stormlands' armies and move against King's Landing. At the subsequent Battle of the Blackwater, Joffrey's forces managed to crush most of the armies of the Storm Lords, with the few survivors bending the knee or declaring their neutrality. Most of the Stormlands are occupied by Joffrey's forces as a result, though Storm's End itself has not yet fallen.
Soon afterwards, a new marriage agreement is proposed between Joffrey and Margaery Tyrell (Renly's widow), to cement the new Lannister-Tyrell alliance. Master of Coin Petyr Baelish is also sent to the Vale of Arryn to marry Lysa Arryn, confirming the Vale's neutrality as well. With Dorne also kept neutral through Myrcella's betrothal, and the loss of Stannis's army at the Blackwater, Joffrey's hold on the mainland of Westeros begins to tighten. The betrayal at the Red Wedding then brings a quick end to the Northern rebellion with the death of Robb Stark and destruction of his army. Joffrey's new allies the Boltons and Freys will replace the Starks and Tullys in the North and Riverlands, respectively. At this point Joffrey stands at the zenith of his power, having secured almost all of mainland Westeros: the only remaining opposition to his rule are Stannis on Dragonstone, the Iron Islands, and a few holdout River Lords such as Brynden Tully at Riverrun itself. However, for all of Joffrey's good fortune, his grandfather Tywin makes it abundantly clear during a Small Council meeting that Joffrey is merely his puppet, and that this is truly a Lannister victory.
The day of Joffrey and Margaery's wedding finally arrives and the future of the realm is on the brink of becoming fully secured by the joining of House Baratheon and House Tyrell. The ceremony takes place in the Great Sept of Baelor and is conducted by the High Septon in sight of Gods and men. Hours later at the wedding feast, Joffrey is poisoned by Olenna Tyrell, an act that was orchestrated by Littlefinger. In Joffrey's dying moments, he points a finger at Tyrion Lannister, seemingly accusing him of poisoning his wine.
After Joffrey's passing, Tyrion is seized by Kingsguard on the orders of Cersei and is taken to a cell to await his trial. Meanwhile, the Tyrells begin to set up another match between Margaery and Joffrey's heir presumptive, Tommen Baratheon, to once again assure the future of the realm under the rule of houses Baratheon and Tyrell. After an appropriate mourning period, Tommen ascends the throne.
Under Tommen I
Almost immediately after Joffrey's death, Tywin Lannister begins to lecture Tommen on the traits of a good king. As Tommen has yet to come of age to rule in his own name, besides being rather timid and submissive by nature, Tywin is easily able to manipulate him, ensuring it is truly Tommen's grandfather who rules the Seven Kingdoms in all but name. After Tywin's death, however, authority over the realm was seized by Tommen's mother Cersei, who seeks to continue her rule as Queen Regent. Cersei was unable to derail Tommen's marriage to Margaery Tyrell, who became the new queen consort.
Cersei avoids naming a new Hand of the King, and resists expanding the Small Council. Cersei's rule is challenged by her uncle Kevan Lannister, who refuses to go along with her farcical leadership and returns to the Westerlands until Tommen himself calls him to serve. Margaery was in the midst of convincing Tommen to send Cersei back to Casterly Rock when Cersei orchestrated the arrest of Loras Tyrell by the newly reformed Faith Militant. The situation then ballooned out of control, with first Margaery, then Cersei herself being arrested by the Faith. These developments effectively left the young, untested Tommen ruling with only Pycelle and Qyburn to assist him. Pycelle, intent on restoring some semblance of control and determined to keep Qyburn out of power, uses his authority as Grand Maester to summon Kevan back as Hand of the King. Cersei eventually agrees to undergo the walk of atonement to be allowed back into the Red Keep, but once there, is kept under house arrest and denied access to the Small Council. Cersei and Pycelle fight for control over Tommen, who decides to begin at least trying to play the game of thrones, rather than standing by.
After Tommen's death, House Baratheon of King's Landing is now extinct. Since King Tommen left no heirs, Cersei Lannister succeeded House Baratheon of King's Landing.
Members
- King {Robert Baratheon}, called 'the Usurper' by Targaryen loyalists, the head of the family and the King of the Andals and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, and Protector of the Realm before his death.
- His wife, Queen {Cersei}, of House Lannister. Lady of Casterly Rock. Became the Queen of the Andals and the First Men and Protector of the Seven Kingdoms after the extinction of House Baratheon. Crushed by falling debris during the Battle of King's Landing.
- Their eldest son, an {unnamed prince}, briefly heir to the Seven Kingdoms, died of a fever. The only legitimate child of King Robert and Queen Cersei.
- Their second son and Robert's heir, {Joffrey Baratheon}, King of the Andals and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm. Dubbed 'the King on the Iron Throne' during the War of the Five Kings. Poisoned at his wedding feast.
- His wife, Queen {Margaery} of House Tyrell. Died at the destruction of the Great Sept of Baelor.
- Their daughter, Princess {Myrcella Baratheon}. Previously in Dorne as a ward of House Martell, as part of her betrothal to Trystane Martell. Poisoned by Ellaria Sand.
- Their youngest son, {Tommen Baratheon}, King of the Andals and the First Men and Lord of the Seven Kingdoms. Committed suicide after the destruction of the Great Sept of Baelor.
- His wife, Queen {Margaery} of House Tyrell. Died at the destruction of the Great Sept of Baelor.
- His wife, Queen {Cersei}, of House Lannister. Lady of Casterly Rock. Became the Queen of the Andals and the First Men and Protector of the Seven Kingdoms after the extinction of House Baratheon. Crushed by falling debris during the Battle of King's Landing.
Note: Joffrey, Myrcella, and Tommen were legally held to be the children of King Robert Baratheon, but they were actually bastards born of incest between Queen Cersei and her twin brother, Ser Jaime Lannister. This information is not publicly known in Seven Kingdoms except as a rumor and only a few know it to be true.
This makes House Baratheon of King's Landing a nigh-cadet branch of House Lannister. Of course, given that bastard children (particularly unacknowledged bastards) cannot inherit, it is unlikely that it will ever be considered an 'official' cadet branch of House Lannister.
Royal Court and Household
- King Tommen's small council:
- Ser {Kevan Lannister}, the Hand of the King. Killed in the destruction of the Great Sept of Baelor.
- {Grand MaesterPycelle}, advisor and healer. Killed by Qyburn's little birds.
- {Qyburn}, disgraced maester, Master of Whisperers.
- Lord {Mace Tyrell}, Lord of Highgarden, Lord Paramount of the Reach, and Warden of the South, the Master of Ships and Master of Coin. Killed in the Destruction of the Great Sept of Baelor.
- King Tommen's Kingsguard:
- Ser {Jaime Lannister}, called 'the Kingslayer', former Lord Commander of the Kingsguard.
- Ser {Meryn Trant}, killed in Braavos by Arya Stark.
- Ser {Boros Blount}.
- Ser {Preston Greenfield}.
- Ser {Balon Swann}, promoted after the Battle of the Blackwater.
- Ser {Arys Oakheart}.
- Ser {Gregor Clegane}, revived by Qyburn's experiments
- Lord Gyles Rosby, Lord of Rosby.
- Ser {Aron Santagar}, master-at-arms of the Red Keep.
- Ser Ilyn Payne, the King's Justice.
- SeptaEglantine, governess and companion to Princess Myrcella.
Sworn to House Baratheon of King's Landing
House Baratheon Got
- House Hollard - now extinct
- House Rosby of Rosby
- House Rykker of Duskendale
- House Stokeworth of Stokeworth
Military strength
Land Forces
Network controller driver sony. Under the reign of Robert I, House Baratheon of King's Landing used a combination of Baratheon soldiers as well as Lannister soldiers, as seen in the pilot episode, Winter Is Coming. This is likely due to the fact that Robert I hails from House Baratheon, while his wife, Queen ConsortCersei Lannister hails from House Lannister. However, after Robert I's untimely death and the ascension of his supposedly legitimate son, Joffrey I (Joffrey I was actually born of incest between Cersei Lannister and her brother Jaime), Lannister soldiers seem to comprise the entirety of the royal army, likely due to the fact that after Robert I's death, his younger brothers, Stannis Baratheon and Renly Baratheon both claimed the right to the Iron Throne, pitting Baratheon soldiers against the throne and against each other, until Renly's death, in which Stannis presumably gains control of most, if not all soldiers loyal to House Baratheon.
Navy
The Royal Fleet under Robert I had a considerable amount of vessels, with most primarily based on or around the island of Dragonstone, under the Master of Ships Stannis Baratheon, Lord of Dragonstone. However, after the death of Robert I and Stannis claiming rights to the Iron Throne over Joffrey I, the Royal Fleet fractured, with the vast majority joining Stannis, resulting in his best advantage in the onset of the war, as he now held a significant naval force, and would be supplemented by 30 sellsails. The remaining ships that remained loyal to Joffrey I numbered at around 20 vessels and the Battle of the Blackwater would pit these two naval forces against each other. During the battle, Acting Hand of the KingTyrion Lannister orchestrated a plan which included sailing an unmanned ship filled with barrels of wildfire towards the center of Stannis's approaching fleet, and having Bronn ignite it with a flame tipped arrow. The tactic was successful, and nearly all of Stannis's fleet was destroyed, and resulted in him losing the battle and withdrawing back to Dragonstone, not mounting another assault years later when he sailed up to the Wall and participated in the Battle of Castle Black and later the Battle of Winterfell, the latter which would annihilate his forces and end in his death.
Family tree
Steffon Baratheon Deceased | Cassana Baratheon née Estermont Deceased | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Various women | Robert Baratheon Deceased | Cersei Lannister Deceased | Jaime Lannister Deceased | Stannis Baratheon Deceased | Selyse Baratheon née Florent Deceased | Loras Tyrell Deceased | Renly Baratheon Deceased | Margaery Tyrell Deceased | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gendry Baratheon | Various other bastards Deceased | Barra Deceased | Unnamed son Died in infancy | Joffrey Baratheon Deceased | Margaery Tyrell Deceased | Myrcella Baratheon Deceased | Tommen Baratheon Deceased | Margaery Tyrell Deceased | Threestillbornsons Deceased | Shireen Baratheon Deceased |
In the books
Houses sworn to House Baratheon of King's Landing in the books, yet to appear in the series, include:
- House Buckwell of Antlers
- House Byrch
- House Chelsted
- House Hayford of Hayford
- House Staunton of Rook's Rest
In the books, it is Stannis Baratheon who first begins to suspect that Robert Baratheon has no true born heirs, but he knew that Robert wouldn't listen to anything he had to say. So he enlisted Jon Arryn's help in his investigations, because Robert listened to Jon. Eddard Stark found out that they traveled together when visiting Gendry at the blacksmith and baby Barra at the brothel, while he was trying to trace Jon Arryn's footsteps. Jon Arryn found the proof in the book of lineages that he borrowed from Grand Maester Pycelle. He died saying 'the seed is strong', i.e. black hair is a dominant trait over blonde hair. When Jon Arryn dies suddenly and mysteriously, Stannis leaves King's Landing for Dragonstone. Stannis talks about this to Renly, while negotiating with him at Storm's End. The letter Eddard Stark writes to Stannis saying he is Robert's heir and heir to the Iron Throne never reaches Stannis, and it is used by Cersei as proof of Lord Eddard's treason. While in the Red Keep's dungeon, Ned laments that the truth about Cersei's children was written right on their faces: all three are blonde and look nothing like Robert, but all of Robert's bastard children strongly resemble him.
Royal inheritance laws are different from normal inheritance laws, putting female heirs behind all possible male ones, meaning that Myrcella actually ranked behind Stannis and Renly. Even in the TV series, Renly specifies in Season 1's 'The Wolf and the Lion' that he is fourth in line to the throne, behind Joffrey, Tommen, and Stannis - but skipping Myrcella. The Lannisters tried to at least maintain the pretense that Joffrey was Robert's lawful heir. After Joffrey's death, however, if Tommen also died, Stannis would technically be next in line for the throne, regardless of what happened to Myrcella. The Lannisters do not particularly care about the lawful line of succession, and would probably just wave aside that Stannis was a traitor who attacked King's Landing, but it would be much more difficult for them to maintain any pretenses about their grab for the throne.
After Robert Baratheon became king, he continued to use the Heraldry of House Baratheon of Storm's End, a black stag on a gold field, but with a crowned stag to signify the new royal status of his House. In Season 2, Joffrey's 'House Baratheon of King's Landing' starts using a new heraldry design, with a Baratheon stag and a Lannister lion facing each other. The books more clearly explain that this is what Joffrey used as his personal heraldry, even before Robert died. When Joffrey comes to Winterfell at the beginning of the first novel, Jon Snow remarks on how arrogant it is that Joffrey gives equal standing to his mother's House in his personal sigil. By the second novel, corresponding to Season 2, Joffrey just used his personal sigil so prolifically at court that it became established as the new heraldry for his cadet branch of House Baratheon.
Game Of Thrones Baratheon Names
See also
- House Baratheon of King's Landing on A Wiki of Ice and Fire (MAJOR spoilers from the books)
References
- ↑HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Baratheon of King's Landing entry
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