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Aegon I
Monarch
Reign 1 AL37 AL
Full name Aegon Targaryen First of His Name
Title King of the Seven Kingdoms
Predecessor none
Successor Aenys I
Personal Information
Died In 37 AL
Family
Dynasty House Targaryen
Queens
Issue Aenys, Maegor

Aegon Targaryen, the first of his name, also known as Aegon the Conqueror or Aegon the Dragon, was the conqueror of the Seven Kingdoms and the founder of the ruling Targaryen dynasty of Westeros.

Biography

The Targaryens descended from the ancient lord of the Freehold of Valyria 200 years before the Doom of Valyria the family had settled on Dragonstone, then the westernmost outpost of the Valyrian Empire.

According to tradition, Aenar Targaryen was Aegon's father and Orys Baratheon may have been his bastard brother. As was custom among his family, he married both his elder sister, Visenya, and his younger sister, Rhaenys.

From the seat of Dragonstone, he planned for years the conquest of the Seven Kingdoms. When he was prepared, he and his sisters landed with their dragons on the continent of Westeros, at hills that would become the city of King's Landing. With the aid of his sisters and their three dragons (Vhagar, Meraxes, and Balerion the Black Dread) Aegon led the Targaryen army from victory to victory, conquering or subjugating six of the seven kingdoms of Westeros.

After the war, Aegon took the swords of his defeated enemies and had them melted and reforged them into the Iron Throne. He spent the rest of his reign consolidating his power and building his capital at King's Landing.

He died 37 years after setting foot on Westeros. There is no information available about the circumstances of his death or whether he was survived by any of his sisters or an appointed successor.

Appearance

In a non-canon letter, George R. R. Martin described Aegon I as tall, powerful, broad shouldered, and very charismatic and commanding, with his hair cut short and wearing his sword Blackfyre and a crown of Valyrian steel set with big square-cut rubies.