Who was the last Targaryen king?

For others with the same name, see Aerys Targaryen. Aerys II Targaryen, also called the Mad King and King Scab, was the seventeenth and last member of the Targaryen dynasty to sit the Iron Throne, ruling from 262 AC to 283 AC.
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Who is king after Viserys Targaryen?

Following the death of King Viserys, the Greens install Aegon as the King on the Iron Throne and he is crowned in the Dragonpit of King's Landing.
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How is the Mad King related to Daenerys?

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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How is the Mad King related to Rhaenyra Targaryen?

Princess Rhaenyra is the only child of King Viserys l Taragryen, and his late wife Lady Aemma Arryn. Daemon Targaryen is Viserys' brother, and rightful heir to the Iron Throne. However, unhappy with his brother's behaviour, Viserys denies Daemon the title of King, and announces Rhaenyra will succeed him instead.
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How many Targaryen kings were there?

Over a 283-year period, 17 kings (and one queen) of Targaryen descent sat on the Iron Throne and ruled Westeros.
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Who ruled after Rhaenyra Targaryen?

The war ended when Aegon II died in 131 AC with no male issue, and was succeeded by Rhaenyra's and Daemon's elder son, the boy Aegon III, who had seen his mother's death by dragon.
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Who was the best Targaryen queen?

Queen Alysanne Targaryen, also known as Good Queen Alysanne, was the queen consort of her brother, King Jaehaerys I Targaryen.
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Did Rhaenyra sleep with Damon?

After teasing their deep connection for weeks, making out in a brothel, and flirting their way through King's Landing, uncle and niece at long last did the dirty. Not only that, but Rhaenyra and Damon literally had sex on the beach.
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Was Rhaenyra Targaryen eaten by a dragon?

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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Whose dragon is vhagar?

As we know, Vhagar is the last surviving dragon of Aegon the Conqueror's Conquest of Westeros. She was ridden by Visenya Targaryen, and, after her first rider's death, she spent 29 years by herself, with no one mounting her.
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Did Daemon Targaryen become king?

Daemon made many enemies from Lys, Myr, and Tyrosh, and he slew Craghas Drahar in 108 AC. After conquering all but two of the islands, Daemon declared himself King of the Stepstones and the Narrow Sea in 109 AC, being crowned by Corlys the Sea Snake.
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Will Rhaenyra become queen?

In Fire and Blood by George R.R. Martin, Rhaenyra does indeed take the Iron Throne and become queen over the Seven Kingdoms, however, her reign is short-lived.
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What sickness does Viserys have?

The show has got the speed of the disease correct. King Viserys has lived with leprosy for many decades and the disease has grown very slowly.
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Who ends up ruling the 7 Kingdoms?

That's right: Bran Stark, played by Isaac Hempstead Wright, ends the series in charge of the Seven Kingdoms — well, six kingdoms, thanks to Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) withdrawing from the realm and becoming Queen of the North.
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Who are the 7 Kings in Game of Thrones?

  • Aegon I (1–37)
  • Aenys I (37–42)
  • Maegor I (42–48)
  • Jaehaerys I (48–103)
  • Viserys I (103–129)
  • Aegon II (129–131)
  • Aegon III (131–157)
  • Daeron I (157–161)
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Who was the best Targaryen king?

While he was famous for his negotiation skills and he brokered peace between many great houses, Jaehaerys was also a powerful warrior helping end the fourth Dornish war in one day. Jaehaerys ended up being the longest-ruling monarch in Westerosi history, and he is described as the best of the Targaryen kings.
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What happens after Rhaenyra dies?

During their walk, Joffrey stops at one point to show her the final resting place of Rhaenyra Targaryen, who's now long dead. "Rhaenyra Targaryen was murdered by her brother, or rather his dragon," says Joffrey. "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 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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Who murdered Rhaenyra?

Rhaenyra Targaryen is killed by her half-brother Aegon II Targaryen when he cruelly feeds her to his dragon Sunfyre.
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Why did Rhaenyra kiss Daemon?

It is only after this realization that Rhaenyra makes her first move on Daemon, instigating with a kiss after she affirms to him that she is no longer a child.
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Is Rhaenyra in love with her uncle?

Rhaenyra's sexual initiation was conducted by Daemon, who “didn't finish” but was expelled and took the blame as if he had. Although she has married another and had other lovers, she clearly has a crush on her uncle, whom she secretly marries (after becoming a widow and mistress).
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Who was the most ruthless Targaryen?

King Maegor I Targaryen, infamously dubbed Maegor the Cruel, was the third king of the Targaryen dynasty to sit on the Iron Throne. As his moniker suggests, he is known as one of the most tyrannical kings to ever rule the Seven Kingdoms.
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Which Targaryen lived the longest?

Dragons never stop growing as long as they live, and they can live for centuries, though many died in combat before reaching such an age. The largest Targaryen dragon, Balerion the Black Dread, lived for nearly two centuries and had a skull the size of a carriage.
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Who is the strongest king in Game of Thrones?

Bran's power receives a significant boost after his coronation, making him the single most powerful character in Game of Thrones. As King of the Six Kingdoms, he governs millions of citizens, albeit with help from his Small Council.
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