Ambrose Butterwell

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House Butterwell.svg Lord
Ambrose Butterwell
House Butterwell.svg
Aliases
  • Old Milkblood
  • The lord of cows
  • Lord Butterbutt
Titles
Allegiances
Culture Rivermen
Born In 161 AC or 162 AC[1][N 1]
Spouses
Issue
  • Three sons
  • Three daughters
Books

Ambrose Butterwell was the Lord of Whitewalls and the head of House Butterwell during the reigns of Kings Aegon IV,[2] Daeron II,[3] and Aerys I Targaryen.[2] He served as master of coin for Aegon IV[2] and later as Hand of the King for Daeron II.[3]

Appearance and Character

When he married his second wife in 212 AC, the fifty-year-old Ambrose had heavy jowls and thin flaxen hair.[2]

Lord Butterwell was renowned for his wit, but considered to be a failure as a Hand.[4]

History

Lord Ambrose was master of coin under King Aegon IV Targaryen.[2] He was raised to Hand of the King under Aegon's successor, King Daeron II, for a short time, but his ability to lead was questioned when his attempt to deal with the burgeoning Blackfyre Rebellion failed miserably.[3] He was replaced by Lord Hayford.[3] During the First Blackfyre Rebellion Butterwell attempted to keep one foot in each camp, he sent his eldest son to fight for King Daeron II and his second son to fight for Daemon Blackfyre.[2] Both of them perished at the Battle of the Redgrass Field, and his youngest son died of the Great Spring Sickness.[2]

In 212 AC, the recently-widowed Lord Butterwell hosted a wedding tourney at Whitewalls to celebrate his marriage to a daughter of House Frey, but the tourney was also secretly an attempt to foment the Second Blackfyre Rebellion in the name of Daemon II Blackfyre. The winner would receive the dragon egg that had been given to Ambrose's grandfather by King Aegon IV Targaryen. However, the egg was stolen from Whitewalls before it could be awarded.[2]

Egg, the squire of Ser Duncan the Tall and secretly Prince Aegon Targaryen] in disguise, attempted to send a message to his father, Prince Maekar Targaryen, by presenting his father's ring to Maester Lothar and asking to send a raven. After being informed, Lord Ambrose brought the boy to the castle sept with a few loyal guardsmen; most of the Butterwell garrison were supportive of Ser Tommard Heddle, their commander and Ambrose's treasonous son-in-law. Aegon bluffed Ambrose by claiming that he was a spy and that an army was coming, so Lord Frey departed Whitewalls with his retinue and Ambrose recanted his allegiance to House Blackfyre. Duncan slew Tom Heddle in the sept when he attempted to take Aegon into custody. Ambrose then departed Whitewalls with Aegon, who was instructed by Duncan to escape when he could.[2]

However, before Lords Butterwell and Frey could get far, Lord Brynden Rivers appeared with an army to put an end to the nascent rebellion. Lord Ambrose lost Whitewalls (which was razed and the earth salted), and was only allowed to keep a tenth of House Butterwell's fortunes along with his head and his new bride.[2]

Quotes by Ambrose

Peake. This was all his doing, I swear it by the Seven. May the gods strike me down if I am false. He told me whom I must invite and who must be excluded, and he brought this boy pretender here. I never wanted to be part of any treason, you must believe me.[2]

—Ambrose to Duncan the Tall

Ambrose: No, no, I want no more part of Lord Peake or his pretender. I will not fight.
Tommard: Craven.[2]

—Ambrose and Tommard Heddle

Quotes about Ambrose

Treason is no less vile because the traitor proves a craven. I have heard your bleatings, Lord Ambrose, and I believe one word in ten. On that account I will allow you to retain a tenth part of your fortune. You may keep your wife as well. I wish you joy of her.[2]

Brynden Rivers to Ambrose

Family

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lord
Butterwell
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unknown
wife
 
Son
 
Three
daughters
 
Aegon IV
Targaryen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lady Frey
 
Ambrose
 
Unknown
first wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three sons
 
Eldest
daughter
 
Tommard
Heddle
 
Daughter
 
Lord Risley
 
Daughter
 
Lord
Costayne
 
 
 
 


Notes

  1. The app A World of Ice and Fire states that Whitewalls is Ambrose's place of birth. However, this is incorrect as the castle was only built around a decade after Ambrose's birth. As things stand, no location can be pointed out for Ambrose's birth place yet.

References

Unknown
Last known title holder:
Lord Butterwell
Lord of Whitewalls
?–212 AC
Dispossessed
Unknown
Last known title holder:
Isembard Arryn
Master of coin
Served under: Aegon IV Targaryen
Unknown
Next known title holder:
Ronnel Penrose
Unknown
Last known title holder:
Jon Hightower
Hand of the King
?–196 AC
Served under: Daeron II Targaryen
Succeeded by