With that said, let’s get to our recap for the first episode of “House of the Dragon”… The Line of Succession
Sadly the same problems that plagued Jaehaerys would soon do the same to Viserys as he needed an heir to succeed him yet his wife was unable to give him a healthy son - and that serves as the catalyst to where our story truly begins. When King Jaehaerys eventually died, Viserys ascended to the Iron Throne - a position he never necessarily wanted or sought but he did his best to follow in his predecessor’s footsteps.
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The whole point of the Great Council was to decide on a successor so Jaehaerys’ potential heirs wouldn’t start a war over the Iron Throne because he knew the only thing that could tear down the House of the Dragon was itself.Ī foreboding prophecy to remember where this series is concerned. The decision granted Rhaenys the nickname “The Queen Who Never Was” and it proved without a shadow of a doubt that the lords of the Seven Kingdoms would likely never embrace a woman sitting on the Iron Throne. There were 14 submissions but ultimately only two actually considered -Rhaenys Targaryen, the daughter of the king’s deceased brother Aemon, and his grandson Viserys, who was the child of Jaehaerys’ initially chosen successor Baelon, who had already died.ĭespite Rhaenys having the stronger claim as the eldest descendent, the Great Council chose Viserys to succeed the treasured old king upon the day of his passing. Sadly, King Jaehaerys saw the death of both of his sons, which left him without a direct heir to his throne and that meant he had to name a successor.Īs the story begins, King Jaehaerys convened a Great Council at Harrenhal - the castle burned and melted by Aegon’s mighty dragon Balerion the Black Dread while conquering the Seven Kingdoms - as he awaited a vote to decide who would succeed his reign. King Jaehaerys I Targaryen - a beloved and peaceful king who ruled over Westeros for 55 years following the death of his uncle, who was a despised despot nicknamed Maegor the Cruel. When “House of the Dragon” begins, it’s actually a prologue to the story that eventually begins nine years later. Of course, the natural line of succession would go from father to eldest son but that’s not how it always worked out. In those days, the biggest question that surrounded the Targaryen family was the line of succession - which person forged in fire and blood would take over for the last one sitting before them. It was the first time since Aegon I Targaryen conquered the Seven Kingdoms that one of his direct ancestors had not ruled over Westeros.Īs “House of the Dragon” begins, the Targaryens are ruling the realm - as powerful as they’ve ever been with a number of dragons at their control. The biggest difference obviously is when “Game of Thrones” began, the Targaryen dynasty had been destroyed after Robert Baratheon led a rebellion that ended with “The Mad King” Aerys Targaryen dead - thanks to a blade from the “Kingslayer” Jamie Lannister - and a new ruler sitting on the Iron Throne. While the cast of characters and the showrunners behind the series are new, the visceral feeling when the sigil for House Targaryen bursts on screen brings back feelings that should be familiar to any fan who obsessed over “Game of Thrones” for eight seasons. The long awaited successor to “Game of Thrones” finally arrived on Sunday night as “House of the Dragon” made its debut with a story set nearly 200 years before the events of the original series. “It is now the ninth year of King Viserys I Targaryen’s reign - 172 years before the death of the Mad King, Aerys, and the birth of his daughter, Princess Daenerys Targaryen.”
In the “House of the Dragon” recap, King Viserys Targaryen is tasked with naming a successor to the Iron Throne with a choice between his daughter and his brother…
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