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| Character_name = [[File:House Velaryon.svg|50px|left]] Jacaerys Velaryon [[File:House Targaryen.svg|50px|right]]
 
| Character_name = [[File:House Velaryon.svg|50px|left]] Jacaerys Velaryon [[File:House Targaryen.svg|50px|right]]
 
| image = [[File:Jacaerys Velaryon.jpg|200px]]
 
| image = [[File:Jacaerys Velaryon.jpg|200px]]
 
| image_caption = Jacaerys in childhood, by Douglas Wheatley, as depicted in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]''
 
| image_caption = Jacaerys in childhood, by Douglas Wheatley, as depicted in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]''
| Alias = Jace
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| Alias = Jace<br>Jacaerys "Strong"{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}
 
| Title = [[Prince of Dragonstone]]
 
| Title = [[Prince of Dragonstone]]
 
| Allegiance = [[House Velaryon]]<br>[[House Targaryen]]<br>[[Blacks]]  
 
| Allegiance = [[House Velaryon]]<br>[[House Targaryen]]<br>[[Blacks]]  
 
| Race = [[Valyria]]n
 
| Race = [[Valyria]]n
 
| Culture  = [[Crownlands]]
 
| Culture  = [[Crownlands]]
| Spouse = [[Sara Snow]] (possibly)
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| Father = [[Laenor Velaryon]] <small>(officially)</small><br>[[Harwin Strong]] <small>(rumored)</small>
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| Mother = [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]
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| Spouse = [[Sara Snow]] <small>(possibly)</small>
 
| Place_of_Birth =  
 
| Place_of_Birth =  
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|114}}{{Ref|TRP}}
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| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|114}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
| Place_of_Death = the [[Battle of the Gullet|Gullet]]{{Ref|TPATQ}}
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| Place_of_Death = the [[Battle of the Gullet|Gullet]]{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}}<ref>Jacaerys Velaryon died during the [[Battle of the Gullet]] which ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' includes among the battles of {{Date|129}}, but George R. R. Martin [https://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/152215-fire-and-blood-excerpt/&page=24&tab=comments#comment-8264969 settled for {{Date|130}}] in ''[[Fire & Blood]]''.</ref>
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| Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}}<ref group="N">Jacaerys died during the [[Battle of the Gullet]] which ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' includes among the battles of {{Date|129}}, but this was [https://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/152215-fire-and-blood-excerpt/&page=24&tab=comments#comment-8264969 changed] by [[George R. R. Martin]] to {{Date|130}} in ''[[Fire & Blood]]''.</ref>
 
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
 
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
 
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| Played_by = [[w:Harry Collett|Harry Collett]]<br>Leo Hart <small>(young)</small>
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| TV_series = ''[[House of the Dragon]]'': [[House of the Dragon - Season 1|Season 1]]
 
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Prince '''Jacaerys Velaryon''', also known as '''Jace''', was the firstborn son of Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and her first husband, Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]]. When Rhaenyra was crowned queen, she named Jacaerys as [[Prince of Dragonstone]] and heir to the [[Iron Throne]]. Jacaerys was a [[dragonrider]] whose [[dragon]] was [[Vermax]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}
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Prince '''Jacaerys Velaryon''', also known as '''Jace''', was the firstborn son of Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and her first husband, Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]]. When Rhaenyra was crowned queen during the [[Dance of the Dragons]], she named Jacaerys as [[Prince of Dragonstone]] and heir to the [[Iron Throne]]. Jacaerys was a [[dragonrider]] whose [[dragon]] was [[Vermax]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}
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In the television adaptation ''[[House of the Dragon]]'', Jacaerys is portrayed by [[w:Harry Collett|Harry Collett]] and Leo Hart (young).<ref>HBO.com: [https://www.hbo.com/house-of-the-dragon/cast-and-characters House of the Dragon Cast & Characters]</ref><ref>WarnerMedia Pressroom: [https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/na/bio/house-dragon-character-descriptions House of the Dragon | Character Descriptions]</ref>
  
 
==Appearance and Character==
 
==Appearance and Character==
Jace was a strapping lad. Like his brothers [[Lucerys Velaryon|Lucerys]] and [[Joffrey Velaryon|Joffrey]], he had brown hair and eyes, and a pug nose. This made many at court suspect that Ser [[Harwin Strong]], Rhaenyra's [[sworn shield]], was their true father.{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}} Jacaerys was charming, valiant, innovative, and responsible.{{Ref|TPATQ}} He fiercely defended and cared for his mother and brothers.{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|TPATQ}}
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Jace was a strapping boy,{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} who grew to become a handsome teenager.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}  Like his brothers, [[Lucerys Velaryon|Lucerys]] and [[Joffrey Velaryon|Joffrey]], he had brown hair and eyes, and a pug nose. This made many at court suspect that Ser [[Harwin Strong]], the [[sworn shield]] of Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], was the brothers' true father.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}
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Responsible,{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} bold,{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} and politically savvy,{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} Jace was protective of his family.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
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Jacaerys became skilled at arms by serving as a squire.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
===Early Years===
 
===Early Years===
Prince Jacaerys Velaryon was born at the end of {{Date|114}} to [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], daughter of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] and [[Princess of Dragonstone]], and her husband Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]]. Laenor wished to name the boy Joffrey, in memory of his late lover Ser [[Joffrey Lonmouth]], but he was overruled by his father, Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]]. Instead, the child was given a traditional [[House Velaryon|Velaryon]] name, Jacaerys, and nicknamed "Jace" by his friends and family.{{Ref|TRP}}
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Prince Jacaerys was born at the end of {{Date|114}} to [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], daughter of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] and [[Princess of Dragonstone]], and her husband Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]]. Laenor wished to name the boy Joffrey, in memory of his late friend, Ser [[Joffrey Lonmouth]], but he was overruled by his father, Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]]. Instead, the child was given a traditional [[House Velaryon|Velaryon]] name, Jacaerys, and nicknamed "Jace" by his friends and family.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
  
His uncle Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]] was born soon afterwards, to King Viserys's queen [[Alicent Hightower]]. Trying to prevent any enmity (as existed between Rhaenyra and Alicent), Viserys ordered that Jacaerys and Daemon share a [[wet nurse]] until they were weaned, hoping that them being [[milk brother]]s would make a difference. Unfortunately, the king's hopes for peace between his sons and grandsons was futile. Alicent's three sons ([[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon]], [[Aemond Targaryen|Aemond]], and Daeron) became bitter rivals to Rhaenyra's three sons, resenting them for stealing their birthright, the [[Iron Throne]]. The enforced closeness between the six boys (attending feasts, sometimes training together at arms, or studying under the same [[maester]]s) only increased this dislike.{{Ref|TRP}}
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Jace's uncle, Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]], was born soon afterwards to Viserys's second wife, Queen [[Alicent Hightower]]. Trying to prevent any enmity (as existed between Rhaenyra and Alicent), Viserys ordered that Jacaerys and Daemon share a [[wet nurse]] until they were weaned, hoping that them being [[milk brother]]s would make a difference.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
  
Jace's brother [[Lucerys Velaryon|Lucerys]] was born in {{Date|115}}, followed by [[Joffrey Velaryon|Joffrey]] in {{Date|117}}. By royal decree, each of Rhaenyra's sons was presented with a [[dragon's egg]] while in the cradle. Those who doubted the paternity of the children whispered that the eggs would never hatch, but the birth of three dragons proved otherwise. Jacaerys's hatchling was named [[Vermax]]. According to [[Septon]] [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]], King Viserys sat Jacaerys on his knee while sitting on the Iron Throne as he was holding court, and was heard to say, "One day this will be your seat, lad."{{Ref|TRP}}
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Jace's brother [[Lucerys Velaryon|Lucerys]] was born in {{Date|115}}, followed by [[Joffrey Velaryon|Joffrey]] in {{Date|117}}. By royal decree, each of Rhaenyra's sons was presented with a [[dragon egg]] while in the cradle. Those who doubted the paternity of the children whispered that the eggs would never hatch, but the birth of three dragons proved otherwise. Jacaerys's hatchling was named [[Vermax]]. According to Septon [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]], while holding court King Viserys once told the young Jacaerys that the [[Iron Throne]] would one day be his.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
  
In {{Date|118}}, with the blessing of the king, Rhaenyra announced the betrothal of her two eldest sons to their cousins, the daughters of Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] and Lady [[Laena Velaryon]]. Jacaerys, four years old, was betrothed to [[Baela Targaryen|Baela]], two.{{Ref|TRP}}
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The king's hopes for peace between his sons and grandsons was futile. Alicent's three sons ([[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon]], [[Aemond Targaryen|Aemond]], and Daeron Targaryen) became bitter rivals to Rhaenyra's three sons, resenting the Velaryons for stealing their birthright, the Iron Throne. The enforced closeness between the six boys (attending feasts, sometimes training together at arms, or studying under the same [[maester]]s) only increased this dislike.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
  
===The "Strong boys"===
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In {{Date|118}}, with the blessing of the king, Rhaenyra announced the betrothal of her two eldest sons to their cousins, the daughters of Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] and Lady [[Laena Velaryon]]. Jacaerys, four years old, was betrothed to [[Baela Targaryen|Baela]], two.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
In {{Date|120}}, when Jacaerys was six years old, his father Laenor Velaryon died. King Viserys, Queen Alicent, and their children visited [[High Tide]] on [[Driftmark]] for the funeral. Prince Aemond, ten years old, had been told they would go to [[Dragonstone]] afterward, so that he could claim a hatchling dragon or dragon egg; but instead he was determined to claim [[Vhagar]], the eldest and largest of the dragons, who had recently become riderless after the death of Laena Velaryon earlier that year. Vhagar was present on Driftmark, and Aemond, who knew that his parents would not allow him near the dragon, went to make his attempt in secret. However, he was caught by Jacaerys's three-year-old brother, [[Joffrey Velaryon|Joffrey]]. In an attempt to keep the boy quiet, he slapped and threatened him, before shoving him into a pile of dragon droppings. Aemond then climbed on top of Vhagar's back, and flew two circles before landing. When he landed, he found all three of Rhaenyra's sons waiting for him, as Joffrey had called in his two older brothers, Jacaerys and five-year-old [[Lucerys Velaryon|Lucerys]]. The four boys fought with fists and wooden training swords, until Aemond mocked his nephews as "Strongs". Jacaerys, old enough to understand the insult, attacked Aemond again. When Aemond gained the upper hand and began to beat Jacaerys savagely, Lucerys drew his dagger and slashed at Aemond's face, taking out his right eye.{{Ref|TRP}}
 
  
After the incident, Queen Alicent called for Lucerys to lose an eye as penance, while Princess Rhaenyra demanded that Aemond should be "sharply" questioned until he revealed where he heard her sons described as "Strongs" — as naming them that suggested they were the [[bastard]]s of [[Harwin Strong]], and therefore that Rhaenyra was guilty of high treason. Aemond eventually admitted hearing the name from his brother, [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon]], who said only "Everyone knows. Just look at them." King Viserys finally put an end to the questioning, declaring he would hear no more. No eyes would be put out, he decreed, but if anyone, "man or woman or child, noble or common or royal", mocked his grandsons as "Strongs" again, their tongues would be pulled out with hot pincers. Further, Rhaenyra and her sons were to stay at Dragonstone, while Alicent and her sons returned to [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}{{Ref|TRP}}
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===The "strong boys"===
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Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]] died in {{Date|120}}, when his son Jacaerys was six years old, and King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] visited [[High Tide]] on [[Driftmark]] with his family for the funeral. Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] claimed [[Vhagar]], the eldest and largest of the dragons, but was caught by Jacaerys's youngest brother, [[Joffrey Velaryon|Joffrey]]. Aemond mocked his three nephews as "[[House Strong|strong boys]]", alluding to the insinuation they had been fathered by Ser [[Harwin Strong]], and the four boys fought. When Aemond gained the upper hand against Jacaerys, Lucerys took out Aemond's right eye with his dagger. King Viserys decreed afterward that anyone who mocked his grandsons as "Strongs" again would have their tongues pulled out with hot pincers. Further, Rhaenyra and her sons were to stay at Dragonstone, while Alicent and her sons returned to [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
  
Later in {{Date|120}}, Jacaerys's mother Rhaenyra remarried, to her uncle Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]]. Jace's half-brother [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon]] was born at the end of the year, followed by [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys]] in {{Date|122}}. Unlike their half-brothers, Rhaenyra's younger sons looked entirely Targaryen.{{Ref|TRP}}
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Later in that year, Jacaerys's widowed mother, [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], married her uncle, Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]]. Jace's half-brother [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon]] was born at the end of the year, followed by [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys]] in {{Date|122}}. Unlike their Velaryon half-brothers, Rhaenyra's younger sons looked entirely [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
  
In {{Date|126}}, Jacaerys's grandfather Corlys Velaryon became ill. The question of who would succeed him as [[Lord of the Tides]] and [[Master of Driftmark]] became a debate, as his children Laenor and Laena were dead, and Laenor's eldest son Jacaerys would eventually succeed his other grandfather and mother to the Iron Throne. Rhaenyra urged Corlys to name her second son, Lucerys, as his heir; but Corlys's eldest nephew, Ser [[Vaemond Velaryon]], protested on the grounds that Rhaenyra's Velaryon sons were not Laenor's, but the bastards of Harwin Strong. Rhaenyra had her husband seize Vaemond and strike off his head, and fed the body to [[Syrax|her dragon]]. Vaemond's younger brothers fled to [[King's Landing]] with Vaemond's wife and sons, to cry for justice before the king. King Viserys heard them out, but then ordered each of their tongues removed, telling them that they had been warned. As he was descending the Iron Throne, he caught his hand on one of its blades, cutting it to the bone.{{Ref|TRP}}
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In {{Date|126}}, Jacaerys's grandfather, Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], became ill. The question of who would succeed him as [[Lord of the Tides]] and [[Master of Driftmark]] became a debate, as his children Laenor and [[Laena Velaryon|Laena]] were dead, and Laenor's eldest son Jacaerys would eventually succeed his other grandfather and mother to the Iron Throne. Rhaenyra urged Corlys to name her second son, Lucerys, as his heir, but Corlys's eldest nephew, Ser [[Vaemond Velaryon]], protested on the grounds that Rhaenyra's Velaryon sons were not Laenor's, but the bastards of Harwin Strong. Rhaenyra had her husband seize Vaemond and strike off his head, and fed the body to her dragon, [[Syrax]]. Vaemond's [[Silent five|five cousins]] fled to [[King's Landing]] with Vaemond's wife and sons, [[Daemion Velaryon|Daemion]] and [[Daeron Velaryon]], to seek justice before the king. Viserys heard them out, but ordered each of the cousins' tongues to be removed when they called Rhaenyra's sons bastards.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
  
Viserys's hand became infected, and it was feared that he might die. But he was healed, and on the first day of {{Date|127}}, the king held a feast to celebrate the return of his health. Princess Rhaenyra and Queen Alicent were both commanded to attend, with all their children, and made a show of amity and love. However, after the king had left the feast, Prince Aemond toasted his three Velaryon cousins, speaking of in mock admiration of their brown hair, brown eyes, and strength, calling them "three strong boys". Later in the evening, Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon]] took offense when Jacaerys asked his wife [[Helaena Targaryen|Helaena]] for a dance. Angry words were exchanged, and the two princes might have come to blows if not for the intervention of the [[Kingsguard]].{{Ref|TRP}}
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Viserys's hand became infected after cutting it on the throne, and it was feared that he might die. On the first day of {{Date|127}}, the king held a feast to celebrate the return of his health, and Rhaenyra and Alicent made a show of amity and love. However, after the king left the feast, Aemond toasted his three Velaryon nephews, speaking in mock admiration of their brown hair, brown eyes, and strength, calling them "three strong boys". Later in the evening, Aegon took offense when Jacaerys asked his wife, [[Helaena Targaryen]], for a dance, but the [[Kingsguard]] prevented them from fighting.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
  
 
===The Dance of the Dragons===
 
===The Dance of the Dragons===
In {{Date|129}}, King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] died in his sleep, and a succession war broke out between the [[blacks|black faction]] of Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], claiming the throne on the basis of Viserys's choice, and the [[greens|green faction]] of her half-brother King [[Aegon II Targaryen]], claiming the throne as he was Viserys's eldest son. At Aegon's first [[green council]] in King's Landing after Viserys's death, Ser [[Criston Cole]] spoke of several objections to Rhaenyra, including the claim that her eldest son Jacaerys was a bastard, and that they could not allow a bastard to sit the Iron Throne.{{Ref|TPATQ}}
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[[File:The Blacks by naomimakesart.jpg|thumb|450px|The Blacks, with Jacaerys fourth to the right, by Naomimakesart ©]]
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In {{Date|129}}, King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] died in his sleep, and a succession war broke out between the [[blacks]] of Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], Viserys's choice of heir, and the [[greens]] of her younger half-brother, King [[Aegon II Targaryen]], Viserys's eldest son. At Aegon's first [[green council]], Ser [[Criston Cole]] objected to Rhaenyra's claim by stating that her heir, Prince Jacaerys, was a [[bastard]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}
  
Prince Jacaerys was fifteen years old at the start of the civil war that became known as the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. His dragon, [[Vermax]], was thriving, and growing every year. At Queen Rhaenyra's first [[black council]] on [[Dragonstone]], Jacaerys and Lucerys volunteered to serve as her envoys to the [[lord]]s of [[Westeros]] to raise support for her claim. Rhaenyra allowed this, despite their youth; though before she consented, she made them swear a solemn oath on a copy of ''[[The Seven-Pointed Star]]'' that they would not take part in any fighting. The next day, at Rhaenyra's coronation as [[Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]], she named Jacaerys [[Prince of Dragonstone]] and heir to the Iron Throne. When King Aegon heard of Rhaenyra's coronation, he sent terms saying if she would acknowledge his rule and make obeisance to him, he would grant her the possession of Dragonstone to eventually be inherited by Jacaerys, as well as other benefits. However, she rejected the offer.{{Ref|TPATQ}}
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Jacaerys was fourteen years old at the start of the civil war that became known as the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. His dragon, [[Vermax]], was thriving, and growing every year. At Rhaenyra's first [[black council]] on [[Dragonstone]], Jacaerys and his brother, Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]], volunteered to serve as her envoys to the [[lord]]s of [[Westeros]] to raise support for her claim. Rhaenyra allowed this, but she first made her young sons swear on ''[[The Seven-Pointed Star]]'' that they would not take part in any fighting. The next day, at Rhaenyra's coronation as [[Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]], she named Jacaerys as [[Prince of Dragonstone]] and heir to the Iron Throne. Aegon II sent terms saying if Rhaenyra would submit, he would grant her the possession of Dragonstone to eventually be inherited by Jacaerys, but she rejected the offer.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}  
 
   
 
   
Jacaerys, as Rhaenyra's older son, was given the more difficult mission as an envoy. He rode his dragon, Vermax, to Lady [[Jeyne Arryn]] at the [[Eyrie]], Lord [[House Borrell|Borrell]] and Lord [[House Sunderland|Sunderland]] at [[Sisterton]], Lord [[Desmond Manderly]] at [[White Harbor]], and Lord [[Cregan Stark]] at [[Winterfell]]. The prince was so charming and his dragon was so fearsome, that each of the lords he visited pledged support for his mother Rhaenyra's claim.{{ref|tpatq}} Jacaerys gained the [[north]] through the [[Pact of Ice and Fire]], promising young Cregan a [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] princess as a bride.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Lords of Winterfell}} [[Mushroom]], in [[The Testimony of Mushroom|his ribald and little-trusted account of the war]], claimed that Vermax laid a clutch of [[dragon eggs|eggs]] in the [[crypts beneath Winterfell]].{{ref|twoiaf| The North: Winterfell}} Mushroom also states Jacaerys fell in love with Cregan's half-sister, [[Sara Snow]], and married her in secret, although [[Gyldayn]] discounts the [[fool]]'s claim.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}
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Jacaerys, as Rhaenyra's oldest son, was given the more difficult mission as an envoy. He flew Vermax to the [[Eyrie]], where Lady [[Jeyne Arryn]] agreed to support Rhaenyra if she defended the [[Vale of Arryn]] with [[dragonriders]]. The salacious [[Mushroom]] alleged that Jeyne offered her support if Jace could please her in bed, but Septon [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]] discounts the story. Jacaerys then gained the support of the [[Three Sisters]] by meeting with Lords [[House Borrell|Borrell]] and [[House Sunderland|Sunderland]] at [[Sisterton]]. At [[White Harbor]], Jacaerys negotiated with [[Desmond Manderly]] at [[White Harbor]] that the lord's youngest daughter would marry Prince [[Joffrey Velaryon]] once the war ended.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}
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According to Grand Maester [[Munkun]], Jacaerys befriended Lord [[Cregan Stark]] at [[Winterfell]], as the prince reminded the lord of a younger brother who had passed away. After drinking and hunting together, the pair swore an oath of brotherhood. Eustace, on the other hand, claimed that Jacaerys tried to convince Cregan to follow [[Faith of the Seven]] instead of the [[old gods]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} Mushroom states Jacaerys fell in love with Cregan's half-sister, [[Sara Snow]], and married her in secret in the [[godswood of Winterfell]], although Archmaester [[Gyldayn]] discounts the [[fool]]'s claim.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} Mushroom also claimed that Vermax laid a clutch of [[dragon egg]]s in the [[crypts beneath Winterfell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: Winterfell}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} Jacaerys ultimately gained the [[north]] through the [[Pact of Ice and Fire]], promising that if he were to have children, his firstborn daughter would be betrothed to Cregan's heir, [[Rickon Stark (son of Cregan)|Rickon Stark]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}
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Queen Rhaenyra was consumed by grief after her second son, Prince Lucerys, was killed by his uncle, Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]], near [[Storm's End]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} According to Mushroom, Ser [[Arryk Cargyll]] was sent to Dragonstone to avenge the murder of Prince [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys Targaryen]] by assassinating Jacaerys and Joffrey. Arryk was killed by his twin, Ser [[Erryk Cargyll]], however.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}
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Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] was killed at the [[battle at Rook's Rest]], leaving her grieving husband, Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], estranged from Rhaenyra. Jacaerys reconciled Corlys with Rhaenyra by naming him [[Hand of the Queen]], and Jace began plotting an attack on [[King's Landing]] with his grandfather. He sent his surviving younger brother, Prince Joffrey, to the Vale. Lady [[Baela Targaryen]] wanted to marry Jacaerys at Dragonstone, but Munkun claims that the prince preferred to wait until the war had ended.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}  
  
Jacaerys's brother Lucerys was killed on his mission to [[Storm's End]], by his uncle Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]], and Rhaenyra was consumed by grief thereafter. Soon afterwards, Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] was killed at the [[battle at Rook's Rest]], leaving her grieving husband Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]] estranged from Rhaenyra, angered that his wife had been at the battle and not the queen. At this time, it was Prince Jacaerys who rose up to take the leadership of the [[blacks]] and reconsolidate their position. He reconciled Corlys with Rhaenyra by naming him [[Hand of the Queen]], and directed their other armies marshalling across [[Westeros]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}
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To make up for the losses of [[Arrax]] at Storm's End and [[Meleys]] at Rook's Rest, Mushroom claims he suggested that the blacks recruit [[dragonseeds]] to attempt to claim the six riderless dragons nesting on the island of [[Dragonstone]]; Munkun claims the [[Sowing of the Seeds]] was Jacaery's suggestion. The prince vowed that any man or woman who could master a dragon would be ennobled.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} Several dragonseeds succeeded in the Red Sowing, including Addam of [[Hull]], who was adopted by Lord Corlys into House Velaryon. On the request of Corlys and Jacaerys, Queen Rhaenyra legitimized the dragonseed as [[Addam Velaryon]] and made him heir to [[Driftmark]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}
  
Moreover, it was Jacaerys who came up with the idea of recruiting unacknowledged Targaryen bastards from [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]] — the "[[dragonseeds]]" — to attempt to claim the six riderless [[dragons]] nesting on the island, to make up for the two dragons they had lost at Storm's End and Rook's Rest. He vowed that any man or woman who could master a dragon would be ennobled.{{Ref|TPATQ}} (Mushroom claims to have prompted him on this.){{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} Several dragonseeds succeeded in the attempt, including [[Addam of Hull]], who was adopted by Lord Corlys into House Velaryon. On Corlys and Jacaerys's request, Queen Rhaenyra legitimized Addam and made him heir to [[Driftmark]]. As the year drew to a close, Jacaerys was finalizing the plans to attack [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}
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Jacaerys arranged for the safety of his half brothers, [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon]], nine, and [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys]], seven, by reaching out to the [[Prince of Pentos]], who agreed to [[fostering|foster]] the boys. Near the end of {{Date|129}}, Aegon and Viserys boarded the ''[[Gay Abandon]]'' to set sail for [[Pentos]], but in the [[Gullet]] the ship ran into a fleet of warships sent by the [[Triarchy]], allies of the [[greens]], with ''Gay Abandon'' captured and its escort ships sunk or taken. Aegon the Younger escaped on his dragon [[Stormcloud]] to Dragonstone to tell the blacks of the attack, however.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}
  
Jacaerys also arranged for the safety of his youngest brothers, [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon]], nine, and [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys]], seven, by reaching out to the [[Prince of Pentos]], who agreed to [[fostering|foster]] the boys. Near the end of {{Date|129}}, Aegon and Viserys boarded the ''[[Gay Abandon]]'' to set sail for [[Pentos]]. But in the [[Gullet]], the ship and its escorts ran into a fleet of warships sent by the [[Triarchy]], allies of the [[greens]]. The escort ships were sunk or taken, and the ''Gay Abandon'' captured. However, Aegon escaped, flying on his dragon [[Stormcloud]] to Dragonstone to tell them of the attack. In the [[Battle of the Gullet]], Jacaerys, on Vermax, flew to fire upon the fleet, along with the dragonseeds on their dragons. Victory for the blacks seemed at hand, until Vermax flew too low, possibly wounded from a crossbow bolt to the eye or pulled down by a grapnel, and crashed into a burning galley. Jacaerys leapt free and clung to the smoking wreckage of the ship, but was struck by [[Myr]]ish crossbow quarrels until he sank into the sea.{{Ref|TPATQ}}
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In the ensuing [[Battle of the Gullet]], Jacaerys and four dragonseeds attacked the Triarchy's fleet with [[dragonflame]]. Victory for the blacks seemed at hand, until Vermax flew too low, possibly wounded from a crossbow bolt to the eye or pulled down by a grapnel, and crashed into a burning galley. Jacaerys leapt free and clung to the smoking wreckage of the ship, but was struck by [[Myr]]ish crossbow quarrels until he sank into the sea. Driftmark was also invaded by the Triarchy's soldiers during the battle.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}
  
 
===Legacy===
 
===Legacy===
The Battle of the Gullet was a terrible loss for the blacks, in which Driftmark was greatly assaulted, the Velaryon fleet seriously damaged, and thousands died. Yet none of the losses were felt as badly as that of Prince Jacaerys Velaryon. Nevertheless, Queen Rhaenyra found new strength after the death of her son Jacaerys. Hardened, filled with anger and hatred, she told the [[black council]] that she would rain fire and death upon King Aegon and all his supporters, and [[Fall of King's Landing|tear him from the Iron Throne]] or die in the attempt.{{ref|tpatq}}
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The death of Jacaerys, [[Prince of Dragonstone]], was a terrible loss for the [[blacks]]. Many became further despondent after the [[Battle on the Honeywine]], but a vengeful [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] became focused on [[fall of King's Landing|capturing King's Landing]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}
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Near the end of the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Lord [[Cregan Stark]] led an army of [[northmen]] to [[King's Landing]] to honor the pledge he had made to the late Jacaerys.{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}
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Jace's betrothed, Lady [[Baela Targaryen]], eventually wed Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
  
 
==Quotes by Jacaerys==
 
==Quotes by Jacaerys==
{{Quote|We should bear those messages. [[Dragon]]s will win the [[lord]]s over quicker than [[raven]]s.{{ref|tpatq}}|Jacaerys, to the [[black council]]}}
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{{Quote|We should bear those messages. [[Dragon]]s will win the [[lord]]s over quicker than [[raven]]s.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}|Jacaerys to the [[black council]]}}
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==Quotes about Jacaerys==
 
==Quotes about Jacaerys==
{{Quote|One day [[Iron Throne|this]] will be your seat, lad.{{ref|trp}}|King [[Viserys I Targaryen]]}}  
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{{Quote|One day [[Iron Throne|this]] will be your seat, lad.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}|[[Viserys I Targaryen]] to Jacaerys}}
  
{{Quote|[[The Seven|Seven]] save [[Westeros|this realm]] if we seat a [[bastard]] on the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}|Ser [[Criston Cole]]}}
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{{Quote|[[The Seven|Seven]] save [[Westeros|this realm]] if we seat a [[bastard]] on the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}|[[Criston Cole]] to the [[green council]]}}
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{{Quote|Though his fifteenth [[nameday]] was still half a year away, Prince Jacaerys proved himself a man, and a worthy heir to the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}|writings of [[Gyldayn]]}}
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{{Quote|Broken after the [[Lucerys Velaryon|loss of one son]], [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] seemed to find new strength after the loss of a second. Jace's death hardened her, burning away her fears, leaving only her anger and hatred.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}|writings of [[Gyldayn]]}}
  
{{Quote|Broken after the [[Lucerys Velaryon|loss of one son]], [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] seemed to find new strength after the loss of a second. Jace's death hardened her, burning away her fears, leaving only her anger and hatred.{{Ref|TPATQ}}|writings of [[Archmaester]] [[Gyldayn]]}}
 
 
==Family==
 
==Family==
 
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Jacaerys in childhood, by Douglas Wheatley, as depicted in The World of Ice & Fire

Aliases
  • Jace
  • Jacaerys "Strong"[1]
Title Prince of Dragonstone
Allegiances
Race Valyrian
Culture Crownlands
Born In 114 AC[2]
Died In 130 AC[N 1], the Gullet[1]
Fathers
Mother Rhaenyra Targaryen
Spouse Sara Snow (possibly)
Books

Played by Harry Collett
Leo Hart (young)
TV series House of the Dragon: Season 1

Prince Jacaerys Velaryon, also known as Jace, was the firstborn son of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and her first husband, Ser Laenor Velaryon. When Rhaenyra was crowned queen during the Dance of the Dragons, she named Jacaerys as Prince of Dragonstone and heir to the Iron Throne. Jacaerys was a dragonrider whose dragon was Vermax.[3]

In the television adaptation House of the Dragon, Jacaerys is portrayed by Harry Collett and Leo Hart (young).[4][5]

Appearance and Character

Jace was a strapping boy,[2] who grew to become a handsome teenager.[3] Like his brothers, Lucerys and Joffrey, he had brown hair and eyes, and a pug nose. This made many at court suspect that Ser Harwin Strong, the sworn shield of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, was the brothers' true father.[2][6]

Responsible,[7] bold,[3] and politically savvy,[7] Jace was protective of his family.[2]

Jacaerys became skilled at arms by serving as a squire.[3]

History

Early Years

Prince Jacaerys was born at the end of 114 AC to Rhaenyra Targaryen, daughter of King Viserys I Targaryen and Princess of Dragonstone, and her husband Ser Laenor Velaryon. Laenor wished to name the boy Joffrey, in memory of his late friend, Ser Joffrey Lonmouth, but he was overruled by his father, Lord Corlys Velaryon. Instead, the child was given a traditional Velaryon name, Jacaerys, and nicknamed "Jace" by his friends and family.[2]

Jace's uncle, Prince Daeron Targaryen, was born soon afterwards to Viserys's second wife, Queen Alicent Hightower. Trying to prevent any enmity (as existed between Rhaenyra and Alicent), Viserys ordered that Jacaerys and Daemon share a wet nurse until they were weaned, hoping that them being milk brothers would make a difference.[2]

Jace's brother Lucerys was born in 115 AC, followed by Joffrey in 117 AC. By royal decree, each of Rhaenyra's sons was presented with a dragon egg while in the cradle. Those who doubted the paternity of the children whispered that the eggs would never hatch, but the birth of three dragons proved otherwise. Jacaerys's hatchling was named Vermax. According to Septon Eustace, while holding court King Viserys once told the young Jacaerys that the Iron Throne would one day be his.[2]

The king's hopes for peace between his sons and grandsons was futile. Alicent's three sons (Aegon, Aemond, and Daeron Targaryen) became bitter rivals to Rhaenyra's three sons, resenting the Velaryons for stealing their birthright, the Iron Throne. The enforced closeness between the six boys (attending feasts, sometimes training together at arms, or studying under the same maesters) only increased this dislike.[2]

In 118 AC, with the blessing of the king, Rhaenyra announced the betrothal of her two eldest sons to their cousins, the daughters of Prince Daemon Targaryen and Lady Laena Velaryon. Jacaerys, four years old, was betrothed to Baela, two.[2]

The "strong boys"

Ser Laenor Velaryon died in 120 AC, when his son Jacaerys was six years old, and King Viserys I Targaryen visited High Tide on Driftmark with his family for the funeral. Prince Aemond Targaryen claimed Vhagar, the eldest and largest of the dragons, but was caught by Jacaerys's youngest brother, Joffrey. Aemond mocked his three nephews as "strong boys", alluding to the insinuation they had been fathered by Ser Harwin Strong, and the four boys fought. When Aemond gained the upper hand against Jacaerys, Lucerys took out Aemond's right eye with his dagger. King Viserys decreed afterward that anyone who mocked his grandsons as "Strongs" again would have their tongues pulled out with hot pincers. Further, Rhaenyra and her sons were to stay at Dragonstone, while Alicent and her sons returned to King's Landing.[6][2]

Later in that year, Jacaerys's widowed mother, Rhaenyra Targaryen, married her uncle, Prince Daemon Targaryen. Jace's half-brother Aegon was born at the end of the year, followed by Viserys in 122 AC. Unlike their Velaryon half-brothers, Rhaenyra's younger sons looked entirely Targaryen.[2]

In 126 AC, Jacaerys's grandfather, Lord Corlys Velaryon, became ill. The question of who would succeed him as Lord of the Tides and Master of Driftmark became a debate, as his children Laenor and Laena were dead, and Laenor's eldest son Jacaerys would eventually succeed his other grandfather and mother to the Iron Throne. Rhaenyra urged Corlys to name her second son, Lucerys, as his heir, but Corlys's eldest nephew, Ser Vaemond Velaryon, protested on the grounds that Rhaenyra's Velaryon sons were not Laenor's, but the bastards of Harwin Strong. Rhaenyra had her husband seize Vaemond and strike off his head, and fed the body to her dragon, Syrax. Vaemond's five cousins fled to King's Landing with Vaemond's wife and sons, Daemion and Daeron Velaryon, to seek justice before the king. Viserys heard them out, but ordered each of the cousins' tongues to be removed when they called Rhaenyra's sons bastards.[2]

Viserys's hand became infected after cutting it on the throne, and it was feared that he might die. On the first day of 127 AC, the king held a feast to celebrate the return of his health, and Rhaenyra and Alicent made a show of amity and love. However, after the king left the feast, Aemond toasted his three Velaryon nephews, speaking in mock admiration of their brown hair, brown eyes, and strength, calling them "three strong boys". Later in the evening, Aegon took offense when Jacaerys asked his wife, Helaena Targaryen, for a dance, but the Kingsguard prevented them from fighting.[2]

The Dance of the Dragons

The Blacks, with Jacaerys fourth to the right, by Naomimakesart ©

In 129 AC, King Viserys I Targaryen died in his sleep, and a succession war broke out between the blacks of Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen, Viserys's choice of heir, and the greens of her younger half-brother, King Aegon II Targaryen, Viserys's eldest son. At Aegon's first green council, Ser Criston Cole objected to Rhaenyra's claim by stating that her heir, Prince Jacaerys, was a bastard.[3]

Jacaerys was fourteen years old at the start of the civil war that became known as the Dance of the Dragons. His dragon, Vermax, was thriving, and growing every year. At Rhaenyra's first black council on Dragonstone, Jacaerys and his brother, Prince Lucerys Velaryon, volunteered to serve as her envoys to the lords of Westeros to raise support for her claim. Rhaenyra allowed this, but she first made her young sons swear on The Seven-Pointed Star that they would not take part in any fighting. The next day, at Rhaenyra's coronation as Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, she named Jacaerys as Prince of Dragonstone and heir to the Iron Throne. Aegon II sent terms saying if Rhaenyra would submit, he would grant her the possession of Dragonstone to eventually be inherited by Jacaerys, but she rejected the offer.[3]

Jacaerys, as Rhaenyra's oldest son, was given the more difficult mission as an envoy. He flew Vermax to the Eyrie, where Lady Jeyne Arryn agreed to support Rhaenyra if she defended the Vale of Arryn with dragonriders. The salacious Mushroom alleged that Jeyne offered her support if Jace could please her in bed, but Septon Eustace discounts the story. Jacaerys then gained the support of the Three Sisters by meeting with Lords Borrell and Sunderland at Sisterton. At White Harbor, Jacaerys negotiated with Desmond Manderly at White Harbor that the lord's youngest daughter would marry Prince Joffrey Velaryon once the war ended.[7]

According to Grand Maester Munkun, Jacaerys befriended Lord Cregan Stark at Winterfell, as the prince reminded the lord of a younger brother who had passed away. After drinking and hunting together, the pair swore an oath of brotherhood. Eustace, on the other hand, claimed that Jacaerys tried to convince Cregan to follow Faith of the Seven instead of the old gods.[7] Mushroom states Jacaerys fell in love with Cregan's half-sister, Sara Snow, and married her in secret in the godswood of Winterfell, although Archmaester Gyldayn discounts the fool's claim.[7] Mushroom also claimed that Vermax laid a clutch of dragon eggs in the crypts beneath Winterfell.[8][7] Jacaerys ultimately gained the north through the Pact of Ice and Fire, promising that if he were to have children, his firstborn daughter would be betrothed to Cregan's heir, Rickon Stark.[7]

Queen Rhaenyra was consumed by grief after her second son, Prince Lucerys, was killed by his uncle, Prince Aemond Targaryen, near Storm's End.[7] According to Mushroom, Ser Arryk Cargyll was sent to Dragonstone to avenge the murder of Prince Jaehaerys Targaryen by assassinating Jacaerys and Joffrey. Arryk was killed by his twin, Ser Erryk Cargyll, however.[1]

Princess Rhaenys Targaryen was killed at the battle at Rook's Rest, leaving her grieving husband, Lord Corlys Velaryon, estranged from Rhaenyra. Jacaerys reconciled Corlys with Rhaenyra by naming him Hand of the Queen, and Jace began plotting an attack on King's Landing with his grandfather. He sent his surviving younger brother, Prince Joffrey, to the Vale. Lady Baela Targaryen wanted to marry Jacaerys at Dragonstone, but Munkun claims that the prince preferred to wait until the war had ended.[1]

To make up for the losses of Arrax at Storm's End and Meleys at Rook's Rest, Mushroom claims he suggested that the blacks recruit dragonseeds to attempt to claim the six riderless dragons nesting on the island of Dragonstone; Munkun claims the Sowing of the Seeds was Jacaery's suggestion. The prince vowed that any man or woman who could master a dragon would be ennobled.[1][9] Several dragonseeds succeeded in the Red Sowing, including Addam of Hull, who was adopted by Lord Corlys into House Velaryon. On the request of Corlys and Jacaerys, Queen Rhaenyra legitimized the dragonseed as Addam Velaryon and made him heir to Driftmark.[1]

Jacaerys arranged for the safety of his half brothers, Aegon, nine, and Viserys, seven, by reaching out to the Prince of Pentos, who agreed to foster the boys. Near the end of 129 AC, Aegon and Viserys boarded the Gay Abandon to set sail for Pentos, but in the Gullet the ship ran into a fleet of warships sent by the Triarchy, allies of the greens, with Gay Abandon captured and its escort ships sunk or taken. Aegon the Younger escaped on his dragon Stormcloud to Dragonstone to tell the blacks of the attack, however.[1]

In the ensuing Battle of the Gullet, Jacaerys and four dragonseeds attacked the Triarchy's fleet with dragonflame. Victory for the blacks seemed at hand, until Vermax flew too low, possibly wounded from a crossbow bolt to the eye or pulled down by a grapnel, and crashed into a burning galley. Jacaerys leapt free and clung to the smoking wreckage of the ship, but was struck by Myrish crossbow quarrels until he sank into the sea. Driftmark was also invaded by the Triarchy's soldiers during the battle.[1]

Legacy

The death of Jacaerys, Prince of Dragonstone, was a terrible loss for the blacks. Many became further despondent after the Battle on the Honeywine, but a vengeful Rhaenyra Targaryen became focused on capturing King's Landing.[1]

Near the end of the Dance of the Dragons, Lord Cregan Stark led an army of northmen to King's Landing to honor the pledge he had made to the late Jacaerys.[10]

Jace's betrothed, Lady Baela Targaryen, eventually wed Lord Alyn Velaryon.[11]

Quotes by Jacaerys

We should bear those messages. Dragons will win the lords over quicker than ravens.[3]

—Jacaerys to the black council

Quotes about Jacaerys

One day this will be your seat, lad.[2]

Viserys I Targaryen to Jacaerys

Seven save this realm if we seat a bastard on the Iron Throne.[3]

Though his fifteenth nameday was still half a year away, Prince Jacaerys proved himself a man, and a worthy heir to the Iron Throne.[7]

—writings of Gyldayn

Broken after the loss of one son, Rhaenyra Targaryen seemed to find new strength after the loss of a second. Jace's death hardened her, burning away her fears, leaving only her anger and hatred.[1]

—writings of Gyldayn

Family

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jocelyn
Baratheon
 
Aemon
 
Daella
 
Rodrik
Arryn
 
Baelon
 
Alyssa
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corlys
Velaryon
 
Rhaenys
 
 
 
 
 
Aemma
Arryn
 
Viserys I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alicent
Hightower
 
Daemon
[Note 1]
 
Rhea
Royce
 
Aegon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Laena
Velaryon
 
Daemon
[Note 1]
 
Laenor
Velaryon
 
Rhaenyra
 
Daemon
[Note 1]
 
Son
 
Baelon
 
Aegon II
 
Helaena
 
Aemond
 
Daeron
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rhaena
 
Baela
 
Stillborn
son
 
Jacaerys
Velaryon
 
Lucerys
Velaryon
 
Joffrey
Velaryon
 
Viserys II
 
Visenya
 
Aegon III
 
Jaehaera
 
Jaehaerys
 
Maelor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes:
  1. 1.0 1.1 Prince Daemon Targaryen was married to Lady Rhea Royce from 97 AC to 115 AC, to Lady Laena Velaryon from 115 AC to 120 AC, and to Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen from 120 AC to 130 AC.


Notes

  1. Jacaerys died during the Battle of the Gullet which The World of Ice & Fire includes among the battles of 129 AC, but this was changed by George R. R. Martin to 130 AC in Fire & Blood.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold.
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 Fire & Blood, Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens.
  4. HBO.com: House of the Dragon Cast & Characters
  5. WarnerMedia Pressroom: House of the Dragon | Character Descriptions
  6. 6.0 6.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son.
  8. The World of Ice & Fire, The North: Winterfell.
  9. The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II.
  10. Fire & Blood, Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf.
  11. Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand.