Viserys was hopeful that his wife would give him a son soon and settle the succession issue. While Viserys loved his younger brother despite his flaws, he had no wish for Daemon to succeed him. Viserys's younger brother, Prince Daemon Targaryen, considered himself his brother's heir and coveted the title Prince of Dragonstone. Rhaenyra was dubbed "the realm's delight". The princess became his royal cupbearer at the age of eight and was always by her father's side at feasts, balls, and tourneys. They had a son who died in infancy and a daughter, Princess Rhaenyra who was six when her father became king. Holding a splendid court with his cousin and wife, Queen Aemma Arryn, the Young King was determined to maintain the peace and goodwill of his grandfather, Jaehaerys the Wise. In 104 AC, the tourney for King Viserys I's accession was held in Maidenpool. The fool at his court was a dwarf known as Mushroom. Viserys was known as the Young King when he ascended the Iron Throne, and due to his amiable nature the smallfolk were optimistic about his reign. House Targaryen was at its most powerful during Viserys's time, having the most members and dragons since the Doom of Valyria.
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Viserys inherited a secure throne, a full treasury and a legacy of goodwill from his grandfather. The Old King, Jaehaerys I Targaryen, died in his bed in 103 AC. He was twenty-six years old and had been married for a decade to Lady Aemma Arryn. Baelon's eldest son, Viserys, was eventually chosen by the Great Council of 101 AC. Prince Baelon Targaryen, chosen by King Jaehaerys I as his heir in 92 AC, died before the Old King, leading to questions about the succession. Viserys sported a bushy, silver-gold mustache and wore the crown of his grandfather, Jaehaerys I Targaryen. Towards the end of his life his girth nearly kept him from ascending the steps to the Iron Throne. In his midlife Viserys's stoutness caused him numerous health problems, including from gout, aching joints, back pain, and respiratory issues. Viserys was well loved by lords and smallfolk alike. He hosted countless balls, feasts and tournaments, and he lavished gold and offices and honors among those he favored. King Viserys's generosity was legendary, and the Red Keep became a place of song and splendor during his reign.
Though Viserys was never considered strong willed, he was not pliable or indecisive either, when he made a choice he was unwavering and firmly stood by his decision. He was described as amiable, open-handed and eager to please. Joffrey gets agitated and calls for the man’s death, cutting himself on the Iron Throne in the process.Viserys was a peaceful man who hated conflict and was plump and pleasant. “Another man jumps up and calls Joffrey a monster that must be destroyed. “One man calls out defiant, and Joffrey has Ser Ilyn take him away for execution,” writes Martin. Joffrey suffers an injury on the Throne in a moment of fury. “His arms and legs were always covered with scabs and half-healed cuts.”Ĭrucially, characters in Martin’s stories tend to hurt themselves on the chair in moments of high emotion. Martin in A Feast of Crows, a book in his Song of Ice and Fire books upon which Game of Thrones was based. “Yet still the blades tormented him, the ones he could never escape, the blades of the Iron Throne,” writes George R.R. Read More: House of the Dragon Is, Against All Odds, Pretty Decentĭaenerys Targaryen’s father Aerys II, known as the Mad King, was cut so many times that he earned another nickname: King Scab. (Or that’s how the legend goes anyway: Some suspect that Maegor was murdered.) Targaryen ancestor Maegor the Cruel-a monstrous ruler who killed his own brother Aenys to claim the kingdom-was found bloodied and dead in his throne room, sliced by the sharp edges of Iron Throne.
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