Aemma Arryn
Aemma Arryn | |
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Title | Queen |
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Died | In 105 AC |
Father | Lord Arryn |
Mother | Daella Targaryen |
Spouse | Viserys I |
Issue | Rhaenyra Targaryen |
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Aemma Arryn[1] was queen consort and first wife of Viserys I.
History
She was the daughter of Lord Arryn and his wife, Princess Daella Targaryen, herself the daughter of Jaehaerys I and his sister-wife Alysanne Targaryen. She was the mother of three sons, who died in infancy, and Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, known as the "The Half-Year Queen" and the chosen heir of her father.
She died birthing Baelon Targaryen who eventually died a day later.
Her daughter's struggle for the throne against her half brother Aegon II, son of her father with his second wife Alicent Hightower, resulted in a bloody civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons.
Aemma's daughter Rhaenyra died in the war and Aegon II became king. Upon Aegon II's death, he was succeeded by his nephew and Aemma's grandson Aegon III.[2]