Post by Father on Sept 30, 2017 20:51:37 GMT 1
In the year 157 AC, Daeron I Targaryen, known as the young king, succeeded his father Aegon III to the throne, only fourteen at the time, he immediately set out to conquer Dorne, despite the objections of his counsel. The Prince led an army through the Boneway, Lord Lyonel Tyrell another through the Prince's Pass and Lord Alyn Velaryon, known as the oakenfist, led an assault from the Sea, taking control over the greenblood. By 158, The Martells and 40 other Dornish lords bent the knee to king Daeron in what is called the submission of Sunspear. In 159, the young king returned to King's Landing with 14 highborn hostages, leaving Lord Tyrell to keep the peace. Lord Lyonel faced acts of rebellion from the smallfolk, but was eventually murdered at Sandstone triggering open revolt. King Daeron again descended upon Dorne with his forces, winning several battles, but the Dornish lured him to discuss terms under a peace banner but instead they ambushed and killed him, ending his campaign.
His brother Baelor I Targaryen would then take the throne and reign for 10 years, he forged peace with Dorne, but otherwise his reign was notable for his excessive fasting and piety, dissolving his marriage, remaining chaste, outlawing prostitution and other eccentricities that would be met with considerable laughter were he not king. Succeeding him was his uncle King Viserys II Targaryen who had served as hand for his brother Aegon III and both of his nephews, it is said that Viserys had reigned while Daeron warred and Baelon prayed and fasted, and numerous reforms where set in motion. His reign lasted little more than a year, however, as a sudden illness claimed him. There are those who suspect that his son and heir had a hand in his death. This period was marked by relative peace and quiet in the Reach, with Lady Margaery Tyrell assuming the regency for her grandson as she had for her own son during the Dance of the Dragons. Though the Lords in the Dornish Marches was ever on alert, and the passes through the Red Mountains were under heavy guard and surveillance.
King Aegon IV, by some now called the unworthy, while a strong warrior with a sharp wit and handsome features, he was also a lustful glutton enslaved by his desires. It is said that he had any woman he desired, in total he had nine "official" mistresses (the eight of which was the daughter of the first, and possibly his own offspring) and numerous other affairs, claiming to have bedded at least nine hundred women, but only loved nine of those, among which he did not count his own wife. Most notably he sired Daemon Waters upon his cousin Daena, which he later would knight and bestow Blackfyre upon him, the ancestral Targaryen sword deemed to be the symbol of the king. His court became filled with sycophants seeking to amuse him and satisfy his every want. Aside from an ill-conceived and embarrassing attempt at another invasion in Dorne, his interest lay chiefly in the gratifications of his lusts and desires, most lords outside King's Landing would mostly ignore him and keep their daughters away from his sight. In what is assumed to be lashing out against the growing opposition from his son and heir, Daeron, he allowed rumors to circulate that he was the son of Prince Aemond the Dragonknight rather than himself, though he never formally disowned him. Upon his deathbed he legitimized all his bastards, those born of noble mothers being called great bastards, granting lands and incomes to those born of his mistresses. In the year 184, King Aegon IV died, so morbidly obese that he could not be moved from his couch, rotting away alive.
Aegon IV's reign was not directly felt in the Reach, aside from a few skirmishes and a sizable battle in the Prince's Pass during his doomed invasion of Dorne, the unworthy king hardly ever left the Red Keep after this failed campaign, becoming a magnet for those who would lower themselves to supply his lusts in exchange for riches, titles and offices. Lord Leo Tyrell, a fine knight, respected by all, kept the peace with little difficulty.
King Daeron II Targaryen immediately set out undoing his father's wrongs, having replaced the corrupt members of the small council, the gold cloaks and other offices within the year, replacing them with more able men. He negotiated Dorne's peaceful joining into the seven kingdoms by marrying his sister Daenaerys to Prince Maron Martell who swore an oath of fealty in 189. Though noted for able and just reign, many lords, especially those in the Reach and Stormlands who have fought bitterly with the Dornish for generations look at dismay by the number of Dornish who have been given high offices and titles in King's Landing, and the generous terms granted to the Dornish, such as the permission for the Lord of Sunspear to continue to style himself as the Prince of Dorne.
In the Reach, the reign of King Daeron II has been felt most keenly by those who were in high favor with the old king, politically savvy men well skilled in courtly intrigue that have now lost their positions of influence. Some have simply accepted that such a change was inevitable and the wisest of them had prepared for that day. Others, the lords Gormon Peake and Jon Hightower chief among them, have turned their energies towards undermining the king in the hopes that Daemon Blackfyre might rise in rebellion and overthrow his half-brother, with his supporters riding alongside him to claim seats at his high table.
His brother Baelor I Targaryen would then take the throne and reign for 10 years, he forged peace with Dorne, but otherwise his reign was notable for his excessive fasting and piety, dissolving his marriage, remaining chaste, outlawing prostitution and other eccentricities that would be met with considerable laughter were he not king. Succeeding him was his uncle King Viserys II Targaryen who had served as hand for his brother Aegon III and both of his nephews, it is said that Viserys had reigned while Daeron warred and Baelon prayed and fasted, and numerous reforms where set in motion. His reign lasted little more than a year, however, as a sudden illness claimed him. There are those who suspect that his son and heir had a hand in his death. This period was marked by relative peace and quiet in the Reach, with Lady Margaery Tyrell assuming the regency for her grandson as she had for her own son during the Dance of the Dragons. Though the Lords in the Dornish Marches was ever on alert, and the passes through the Red Mountains were under heavy guard and surveillance.
King Aegon IV, by some now called the unworthy, while a strong warrior with a sharp wit and handsome features, he was also a lustful glutton enslaved by his desires. It is said that he had any woman he desired, in total he had nine "official" mistresses (the eight of which was the daughter of the first, and possibly his own offspring) and numerous other affairs, claiming to have bedded at least nine hundred women, but only loved nine of those, among which he did not count his own wife. Most notably he sired Daemon Waters upon his cousin Daena, which he later would knight and bestow Blackfyre upon him, the ancestral Targaryen sword deemed to be the symbol of the king. His court became filled with sycophants seeking to amuse him and satisfy his every want. Aside from an ill-conceived and embarrassing attempt at another invasion in Dorne, his interest lay chiefly in the gratifications of his lusts and desires, most lords outside King's Landing would mostly ignore him and keep their daughters away from his sight. In what is assumed to be lashing out against the growing opposition from his son and heir, Daeron, he allowed rumors to circulate that he was the son of Prince Aemond the Dragonknight rather than himself, though he never formally disowned him. Upon his deathbed he legitimized all his bastards, those born of noble mothers being called great bastards, granting lands and incomes to those born of his mistresses. In the year 184, King Aegon IV died, so morbidly obese that he could not be moved from his couch, rotting away alive.
Aegon IV's reign was not directly felt in the Reach, aside from a few skirmishes and a sizable battle in the Prince's Pass during his doomed invasion of Dorne, the unworthy king hardly ever left the Red Keep after this failed campaign, becoming a magnet for those who would lower themselves to supply his lusts in exchange for riches, titles and offices. Lord Leo Tyrell, a fine knight, respected by all, kept the peace with little difficulty.
King Daeron II Targaryen immediately set out undoing his father's wrongs, having replaced the corrupt members of the small council, the gold cloaks and other offices within the year, replacing them with more able men. He negotiated Dorne's peaceful joining into the seven kingdoms by marrying his sister Daenaerys to Prince Maron Martell who swore an oath of fealty in 189. Though noted for able and just reign, many lords, especially those in the Reach and Stormlands who have fought bitterly with the Dornish for generations look at dismay by the number of Dornish who have been given high offices and titles in King's Landing, and the generous terms granted to the Dornish, such as the permission for the Lord of Sunspear to continue to style himself as the Prince of Dorne.
In the Reach, the reign of King Daeron II has been felt most keenly by those who were in high favor with the old king, politically savvy men well skilled in courtly intrigue that have now lost their positions of influence. Some have simply accepted that such a change was inevitable and the wisest of them had prepared for that day. Others, the lords Gormon Peake and Jon Hightower chief among them, have turned their energies towards undermining the king in the hopes that Daemon Blackfyre might rise in rebellion and overthrow his half-brother, with his supporters riding alongside him to claim seats at his high table.