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Lord Bracken
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Bracken sigil coat.png



Titles
Allegiance House Bracken
Died In 178 AC
Book The World of Ice and 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 Bracken.[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, the Hand talked openly of wedding his daughter to the king. After the queen's recovery, the scandal proved Lord Bracken's undoing, as Naerys's son Prince Daeron and her brother Aemon the Dragonknight forced Aegon to send Lord Bracken, his daughter, and the king's bastard son away.[1]

After they were sent from court and Melissa Blackwood became the king's new mistress, 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.