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| Title = Princess
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| image_caption = Art by AileLletram
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| Title = [[Princess of Dorne]]<br>[[Lady of Sunspear]]
 
| Allegiance = [[House Martell]]
 
| Allegiance = [[House Martell]]
 
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| Culture = [[Dornishmen]]
 
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| Father = [[Nymor Martell]]
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| Date_of_Birth = or after [[Years before Aegon's Conquest|35 BC]]<ref name=ages>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Deria Martell|Deria Martell]] calculation.''</ref>
 
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| Date_of_Death = {{Date|37|49}}<ref name=ages/>
| Books = ''[[A World of Ice and Fire]]'' (Mentioned)
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| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[The Sons of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned)
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Princess '''Deria Martell''' was the ruling Princess of [[Dorne]] during the reign of [[Aenys I Targaryen|King Aenys I]] (and presumably also during the later years of the reign of Aegon I).
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'''Deria Martell''' was the ruling [[Princess of Dorne]] and the head of [[House Martell]] during the reigns of kings [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon I]] and [[Aenys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
===The [[First Dornish War]]===
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===The First Dornish War===
Princess Deria was the granddaughter of Princess [[Meria Martell]], the Yellow Toad of Dorne. Upon Meria's death in {{Date|13}}, Deria's father, Prince [[Nymor Martell|Nymor]] took over the rule of Dorne, but he was already old and failing.<ref>As Meria had ruled until her nineties, Nymor was already rather old when his "reign" began.</ref> The [[First Dornish War]] had already been going on since {{Date|4}}, and Nymor wanted peace. He send Deria at the head of a delegation to [[King's Landing]], with the skull of the death dragon [[Meraxes]] as a peace offer, a gift for the King, yet many took this act ill. Queen [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] and Lord [[Orys Baratheon]] were amongst those who considered this an ill thing, and Lord Oakheart suggested that Deria would be sent to "the meanest of brothers to service any man who would have her".{{Ref|TWOIAF| Dorne Against the Dragons}}
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Princess Deria was the granddaughter of Princess [[Meria Martell]], the Yellow Toad of Dorne. Upon Meria's death in {{Date|13}}, Deria's father [[Nymor Martell|Nymor]] took over the rule of Dorne. The [[First Dornish War]] had been ongoing since {{Date|4}}, and Nymor wanted peace. He send Deria at the head of a delegation to [[King's Landing]], with the skull of the death dragon [[Meraxes]] as a peace offer. Many at court took this act ill, including Queen [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] and Lord [[Orys Baratheon]]. Lord [[House Oakheart|Oakheart]] suggested that Deria should be sent to "the meanest of [[Prostitution|brothels]] to service any man who would have her".{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}
  
King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] instead choose to listen to Deria's message. Deria assured Aegon that [[Dorne]] wanted peace. But not by swearing fealthy to the [[Iron Throne]] - a peace between two Kingdoms, two equals. King Aegon was being councilled against this, by many - the phrase "no peace without submission" would often be heard in [[Aegonfort]] - as they claimed Aegon would look weak, should he agree. In addition, they believed the lords of the [[Reach]] and [[Stormlands]] would feel offended by such a peace, after having lost so much in the war. {{Ref|TWOIAF| Dorne Against the Dragons}}
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Deria assured King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] that [[Dorne]] wanted peace, but would not swear fealthy to the [[Iron Throne]]. King Aegon's counselors argued against this, claiming Aegon would look weak if he agreed. In addition, they believed the lords of the [[Reach]] and [[stormlands]] would feel offended by such a peace.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}
  
It is said that King Aegon was ready to refuse the offer, when Princess Deria presented him with a letter from [[Nymor Martell|her father]]. Aegon read the letter, his hands clenching it so hard they started to bleed, and once he was done, he burned the letter, and immediately flew to [[Dragonstone]] upon [[Balerion]]. He returned the next morning, agreed to the peace, and signed a treaty.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Dorne Against the Dragons}}
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King Aegon was ready to refuse the offer when Princess Deria presented him with a letter from [[Nymor Martell|her father]]. Aegon read the letter, his hands clenching it so hard they started to bleed. Once he was done he burned the letter and immediately flew to [[Dragonstone]] upon [[Balerion]]. When he returned the next morning, he agreed to the peace and signed a treaty.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}
  
 
===The Vulture Hunt===
 
===The Vulture Hunt===
By the time the eldest son of [[Aegon I Targaryen]], King [[Aenys I Targaryen]] ascended the throne, Princess Deria was ruling Dorne in her own right. One of the many rebels King Aenys I faced during the first year of his reign was the [[Vulture King]], who had gained thousands of followers against the Targaryens. The Martells largely ignored the Vulture King, as the outlaw army never raided any of her own territory, and Princess Deria assured Aenys that [[House Martell]] only desired peace, and that they were doing everything they could to put down the rebellion. Even so, it was left mostly to the Marcher lords to fight against the Vulture King (who was a dornishman himself).{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aenys I}}
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At some point in the following decade, old Prince Nymor passed away and Deria succeeded him as the [[Princess of Dorne]]. In {{Date|23}}, King Aegon and his eldest son [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]] flew to [[Sunspear]] on their [[dragon]]s, [[Balerion]] and [[Quicksilver]], to attend a "feast of friendship" hosted by Princess Deria to mark the ten year anniversary of the peace accords.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
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In {{Date|37}}, Aenys succeeded his father as king, and was almost immediately opposed by four rebels. The largest and most threatening of these rebels was the so-called "[[Vulture King (Aenys I)|Vulture King]]" in the [[Red Mountains]]. Princess Deria publicly issued denouncements against the Vulture King from [[Sunspear]], but many believed that she supported him in secret.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}
  
 
==Family==
 
==Family==
 
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==References and Notes==
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Revision as of 12:47, 12 February 2023

House Martell.svg Princess
Deria Martell
House Martell.svg
Deria Martell.jpg
Art by AileLletram

Titles
Allegiance House Martell
Culture Dornishmen
Born In or after 35 BC[1]
Died In 3749 AC[1]
Father Nymor Martell
Books

Deria Martell was the ruling Princess of Dorne and the head of House Martell during the reigns of kings Aegon I and Aenys I Targaryen.[2]

History

The First Dornish War

Princess Deria was the granddaughter of Princess Meria Martell, the Yellow Toad of Dorne. Upon Meria's death in 13 AC, Deria's father Nymor took over the rule of Dorne. The First Dornish War had been ongoing since 4 AC, and Nymor wanted peace. He send Deria at the head of a delegation to King's Landing, with the skull of the death dragon Meraxes as a peace offer. Many at court took this act ill, including Queen Visenya and Lord Orys Baratheon. Lord Oakheart suggested that Deria should be sent to "the meanest of brothels to service any man who would have her".[2]

Deria assured King Aegon I Targaryen that Dorne wanted peace, but would not swear fealthy to the Iron Throne. King Aegon's counselors argued against this, claiming Aegon would look weak if he agreed. In addition, they believed the lords of the Reach and stormlands would feel offended by such a peace.[2]

King Aegon was ready to refuse the offer when Princess Deria presented him with a letter from her father. Aegon read the letter, his hands clenching it so hard they started to bleed. Once he was done he burned the letter and immediately flew to Dragonstone upon Balerion. When he returned the next morning, he agreed to the peace and signed a treaty.[2]

The Vulture Hunt

At some point in the following decade, old Prince Nymor passed away and Deria succeeded him as the Princess of Dorne. In 23 AC, King Aegon and his eldest son Aenys flew to Sunspear on their dragons, Balerion and Quicksilver, to attend a "feast of friendship" hosted by Princess Deria to mark the ten year anniversary of the peace accords.[3]

In 37 AC, Aenys succeeded his father as king, and was almost immediately opposed by four rebels. The largest and most threatening of these rebels was the so-called "Vulture King" in the Red Mountains. Princess Deria publicly issued denouncements against the Vulture King from Sunspear, but many believed that she supported him in secret.[3][4]

Family

Meria
 
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Nymor
 
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Deria
 


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 See the Deria Martell calculation.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The World of Ice & Fire, Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Fire & Blood, The Sons of the Dragon.
  4. The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I.