Who killed Daemon Targaryen?

Daemon Targaryen dies in battle fighting his nephew Aemond. The pair meet in the Riverlands, both atop their dragons, and have a prolonged fight above a lake known as the God's Eye. In the end, Daemon leaps from Caraxes onto Vhagar and stabs Aemond through his sapphire eye.
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Who defeated Daemon Targaryen?

The twenty-two-year-old Ser Criston Cole defeated Prince Daemon Targaryen, the brother of Viserys, in the melee by knocking aside Dark Sister with his morningstar.
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What happens to Daemon Targaryen?

According to Fire & Blood (the source material for House of the Dragon), Daemon dies after an epic dragon fight with Prince Aemond… who also dies, womp.
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Did Daemon Targaryen survive?

At the end of the battle, Daemon leaps off of Caraxes, lands on Vhagar, and runs Aemond through in the eye, killing him. Both dragons crash into the lake. Neither survive.
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Who killed rhaenyra targaryen?

Rhaenyra Targaryen is killed by her half-brother Aegon II Targaryen when he cruelly feeds her to his dragon Sunfyre. Don't worry, Aegon II and the Greens don't win the war, though the Blacks ultimately triumph and put Rhaenyra's son Aegon the Younger on the throne. Then he pretty much ran the kingdom into the ground.
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The Fate Of Daemon Targaryen Explained SPOILERS



How did Rhaenyra died?

Joffrey Baratheon spoils Rhaenyra Targaryen's fate on Game of Thrones. As Joffrey tells us, eventually, Rhaenyra's half-brother Aegon Targaryen will feed her to his dragon Sunfyre. She dies as her son, Aegon III, watches.
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Why did daemon leave Rhaenyra?

Daemon Targaryen seduced his niece Rhaenyra and then walked away before going through with it. Rhaenrya slept with her bodyguard, King Viserys finally fired Otto Hightower…it was an intense one! The producers break it all down in another Inside The Episode feature.
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What happened to Daemon after Rhaenyra died?

Since Daemon's body was never recovered from the Gods Eye, singers say that he lived to spend the rest of his days in secret with Nettles. Daemon never achieved his ambition to sit on the Iron Throne, though his sons Aegon III and Viserys II eventually did.
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Does Daemon Targaryen ever become king?

No, Daemon Targaryen never becomes king.

The closest he ever comes to the title is 'prince consort' when Rhaenyra is crowned queen. The reason why Daemon doesn't become king when his wife is queen probably comes down to George RR Martin basing his monarchical system on the English monarchy.
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Is Daemon Targaryen the mad king?

The individual known as 'The Mad King' is King Aerys II Targaryen. Through his marriage to sister-wife Queen Rhaella Targaryen, Aerys was the father of Queen Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) and her older brothers, Crown Prince Rhaegar Targaryen (Wilf Scolding) and Prince Viserys Targaryen (Harry Lloyd).
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What happens to Daemon and Rhaenyra?

Soon after being widowed, Daemon and Rhaenyra marry each other in secret when he is 39 years old, and she is 23. Their marriage causes a huge scandal at court and another rift between Daemon and Viserys, but it is eventually accepted.
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What happened to Daemons body?

The official record is that he died in the Battle Above the God's Eye along with his dragon Caraxes. BUT, his body was never found and you know what that means in fiction. That he lived beyond the battle. Songs say he joined his bedmate Nettles and lived in secret.
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Who dies first daemon and Rhaenyra?

Does Daemon die before Rhaenyra? Yes, Daemon Targaryen dies before Rhaenyra. However, Rhaenyra too would follow him to the grave in the same year, 130 AC. Though both of them died in the same year, the time gap between their deaths is not specified.
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Who married Prince Daemon?

In the seventh episode of the blockbuster HBO series, Prince Daemon marries his own niece, Princess Rhaenyra. The incestuous romance had been building for some time. Before a 10-year time jump occurred in the show's sixth epsode, Daemon took a young Rhaenyra to a brothel in King's Land where the two got intimate.
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Who ate Rhaenyra?

Having already lost her first three sons to the war, Rhaenyra fled back to Dragonstone for safety. But there she was betrayed and brought before her injured and delirious brother King Aegon II. So how did Rhaenyra Targaryen die? Well, Aegon had his dragon Sunfyre burn Rhaenyra alive before he ate her.
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What happens to Rhaenyra Targaryen?

The moment happens in season 3, episode 4, “And Now His Watch Is Ended,” when Joffrey Lannister is chilling with Margaery Tyrell and giddily explains, “Rhaenyra Targaryen was murdered by her brother, or rather, his dragon. It ate her while her son watched. What's left of her is buried in the crypts right down there.”
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Who becomes king daemon or Rhaenyra?

Prince Viserys Targaryen

In the finale of the first season, Daemon crowns Rhaenyra with her father's crown and she becomes the disputed ruler of the Seven Kingdoms.
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Why does Daemon choke Rhaenyra?

He chokes Rhaenyra after she starts telling him The Song of Ice and Fire prophecy and learning that Viserys kept secrets from him. Perhaps Daemon's attack was motivated by this perceived betrayal? Part of it also may be related to his dislike of Viserys weakness.
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Will Daemon Targaryen marry Rhaenyra?

Yes, at the end of episode 7, Rhaenyra and Daemon Targaryen got married.
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How old is daemon when he dies?

The duel that became known as the Dance over Harrenhal ended in the deaths of both riders and both dragons over the God's Eye. Daemon was 49 when he died.
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Who did Rhaenyra love?

That's right, during the Oct. 2 episode of House of the Dragon, Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) and Daemon (Matt Smith) stopped fighting their feelings for one another and finally got together. However, this was more than just an illicit liaison, as Rhaenyra and Daemon got married at the end of the episode.
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Do Daemon and Rhaenyra love each other?

Turns out, Rhaenyra and Daemon are endgame, meaning they have a sexually tense relationship, eventually hook up, and get married—which is pretty significant from a power play perspective considering (1) they both want the throne and (2) their Targaryen union is almost sure to guarantee that happens—even though Alicent ...
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Did Daemon abuse Rhaenyra?

While this is a revelation in and of itself, this sequence also highlights the truth of Daemon and Rhaenyra - he is an abuser and she is his victim, albeit perhaps one who does not see herself as a victim.
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How does Daemon betray Rhaenyra?

Daemon strangled Rhaenyra because he felt betrayed by Viserys. “It's a moment that I think is surprising and shocking for Daemon as a character, but I also think it's one of those things that's been set up over the course of the entire season.
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Did daemon choke Rhaenyra in the book?

In one of the scenes, Daemon is shown choking his wife, also the protagonist, Rhaenyra. Talking about the scene, Emma D'Arcy, who plays Rhaenyra, attributed Daemon's violence to grief over Viserys' death.
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