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'''Lord Bracken''' was Lord of [[Stone Hedge]] and head of [[House Bracken]] during the reign of [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]. His given name is as yet unknown. He had two daughters, [[Barba Bracken|Barba]] and [[Bethany Bracken]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}
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'''Lord Bracken''' was Lord of [[Stone Hedge]] and head of [[House Bracken]] during the reigns of [[Baelor I Targaryen]], [[Viserys II Targaryen]], and [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]. His given name is as yet unknown. He had two daughters, [[Barba Bracken|Barba]] and [[Bethany Bracken|Bethany]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
On King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]'s ascent to the [[Iron Throne]] in {{date|172}}, he named Lord Bracken as [[Hand of the King]] and openly took his daughter, [[Barba Bracken|Barba]], as a mistress.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV - The nine mistreses of Aegon IV, the Unworthy}}  
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When the Princesses [[Daena Targaryen|Daena]], [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aegon III)|Rhaena]], and [[Elaena Targaryen]] were confined to the [[Maidenvault]] in the [[Red Keep]], they were accompanied only by [[maiden]]s who had been sent to court by lords and knights who wanted to gain favor with King [[Baelor I Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}} Near the end of Baelor's reign, one of these maidens was Lord Bracken's daughter [[Barba Bracken|Barba]]. When King Baelor I died in {{Date|171}}, King [[Viserys II Targaryen]] released Daena, Rhaena, and Elaena from their confinement, and Barba met Prince [[Aegon IV Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], who became entranced with her. On King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]'s ascent to the [[Iron Throne]] in {{date|172}}, he named Lord Bracken as [[Hand of the King]] and openly took Barba as his fifth mistress.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}  
  
While Queen [[Naerys Targaryen]] was lingering near death, the Hand talked openly of wedding his daughter to the king. After the queen’s recovery, the scandal proved Lord Bracken’s undoing, as young Prince [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron]] and his uncle, [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon the Dragonknight]], forced Aegon to send him, his daughter and the king's [[Aegor Rivers|bastard son]] away.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}
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Later that year, when Queen [[Naerys Targaryen]] was lingering near death from a difficult childbirth, Lord Bracken talked openly of wedding Barba to the king. However, these talks became Lord Bracken's undoing, as Naerys's son, Prince [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron]], and her brother, Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon]], forced Aegon to send Barba and the king's newborn [[bastard]] [[Aegor Rivers|son]] away from court.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}
  
After being sent from court and [[Melissa Blackwood]] replacing Barba as the king's new mistress, Lord Bracken and Barba started grooming his younger daughter, [[Bethany Bracken|Bethany]], to win the king's favor. In {{date|177}} she caught the king's eye, later taking her as a mistress.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}
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After Lord Bracken's daughter was replaced as the king's mistress by [[Melissa Blackwood]], Lord Bracken and Barba started grooming his younger daughter, [[Bethany Bracken|Bethany]], to win the king's favor. In {{date|177}}, Bethany caught the king's eye, and he took her as his seventh mistress. However, in {{date|178}}, Bethany was caught in bed with Ser [[Terrence Toyne]], a [[knight]] of the [[Kingsguard]]. Both Bethany and Lord Bracken were executed.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}
  
Lord Bracken was executed in {{date|178}} after Bethany was caught in bed with Ser [[Terrence Toyne]] a [[knight]] of the [[Kingsguard]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV - The nine mistreses of Aegon IV, the Unworthy}}
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Revision as of 22:23, 13 February 2018

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Lord Bracken
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Titles
Allegiance House Bracken
Culture Rivermen
Died In 178 AC
Book The World of Ice & Fire (mentioned)

Lord Bracken was Lord of Stone Hedge and head of House Bracken during the reigns of Baelor I Targaryen, Viserys II Targaryen, and Aegon IV Targaryen. His given name is as yet unknown. He had two daughters, Barba and Bethany.[1]

History

When the Princesses Daena, Rhaena, and Elaena Targaryen were confined to the Maidenvault in the Red Keep, they were accompanied only by maidens who had been sent to court by lords and knights who wanted to gain favor with King Baelor I Targaryen.[2] Near the end of Baelor's reign, one of these maidens was Lord Bracken's daughter Barba. When King Baelor I died in 171 AC, King Viserys II Targaryen released Daena, Rhaena, and Elaena from their confinement, and Barba met Prince Aegon Targaryen, who became entranced with her. On King Aegon IV Targaryen's ascent to the Iron Throne in 172 AC, he named Lord Bracken as Hand of the King and openly took Barba as his fifth mistress.[1]

Later that year, when Queen Naerys Targaryen was lingering near death from a difficult childbirth, Lord Bracken talked openly of wedding Barba to the king. However, these talks became Lord Bracken's undoing, as Naerys's son, Prince Daeron, and her brother, Prince Aemon, forced Aegon to send Barba and the king's newborn bastard son away from court.[1]

After Lord Bracken's daughter was replaced as the king's mistress by Melissa Blackwood, Lord Bracken and Barba started grooming his younger daughter, Bethany, to win the king's favor. In 177 AC, Bethany caught the king's eye, and he took her as his seventh mistress. However, in 178 AC, Bethany was caught in bed with Ser Terrence Toyne, a knight of the Kingsguard. Both Bethany and Lord Bracken were executed.[1]

Family

 
 
Lord
Bracken
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Barba
 
Aegon IV
Targaryen
 
Bethany
 
Lord
Bracken
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aegor
Rivers
 
Calla
Blackfyre
 
 
 
Eldest son
 
Otho
 
 


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV.
  2. The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I.