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'''Prince of Dragonstone''' or, in some cases, '''Princess of Dragonstone''', was the title of the [[w:heir apparent|heir apparent]] to the [[Iron Throne]] during the [[House Targaryen|Targaryen dynasty]]. The heir apparent's seat was the island castle of [[Dragonstone]]. Younger siblings could receive [[Summerhall]] and be known as the [[Prince of Summerhall]].<ref>''[[A Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide]]''</ref>
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'''Prince of Dragonstone''' or, in some cases, '''Princess of Dragonstone''', was the title of the [[w:heir apparent|heir apparent]] to the [[Iron Throne]] during the [[House Targaryen|Targaryen dynasty]]. The heir apparent's seat was the castle of [[Dragonstone]] located on the [[Dragonstone (island)|island of the same name]].
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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===Targaryen Dynasty===
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After [[Aegon I Targaryen]] [[Aegon's Conquest|conquered]] the [[Seven Kingdoms]], he decided to construct a new capital city, [[King's Landing]], in the new town growing around his newly constructed seat, the [[Aegonfort]], which was torn down in {{Date|35}} in preparation for the construction of the [[Red Keep]]. The seat of Dragonstone remained in possession of [[House Targaryen]]. Aegon I had two children: [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]], born in {{Date|7}}, and [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor]], born in {{Date|12}}. Despite being Aegon I's eldest son and heir for many years, Aenys never held the title "Prince of Dragonstone".<ref group="N">A first-run print of ''The World of Ice and Fire'' includes a mention of Aenys I as "the Prince of Dragonstone" during Aegon I's reign in ''The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I'', but this was [https://twitter.com/westerosorg/status/818491343211233280 confirmed] to be a print error and corrected in subsequent versions.</ref> Aenys was raised by Aegon I at King's Landing, and accopmanied his father on royal progressions. Meanwhile Maegor was raised by his mother, Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]], at Dragonstone. In time, he became known as the "Prince of Dragonstone".<ref>[http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/115696-spoilers-sons-of-the-dragon-reading-at-loncon-today/&do=findComment&comment=6134038 The Sons of the Dragon (reading LonCon 2014)]</ref> Maegor remained the Prince of Dragonstone during the earlier years of Aenys's own reign, even though Aenys had heirs of his own. After Maegor was exiled in {{Date|41}} for taking a [[Alys Harroway|second wife]], Aenys appointed the title to his own heir, Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}
  
After Aegon I Targaryen conquered the Seven Kingdoms, he set about constructing a new capital city at [[King's Landing]]. Aegon himself actually spent much of his reign making royal progresses around his new realm, and he took his eldest son [[Aenys I Targaryen]] with him. Aegon's younger son [[Maegor Targaryen]], however, remained on [[Dragonstone]] with his mother Visenya.
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Upon Aenys's own death, Maegor returned from exile and claimed the [[Iron Throne]]. He had three wives already, but in {{Date|47}}, still lacking an heir, married three widowed women known to be fertile. One of these was his niece, Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena]], who had born twin girls to her late brother, Prince Aegon. Maegor named one of the girls, [[Aerea Targaryen|Aerea]], as his heir until he had children of his own.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}} However, she has not been confirmed to have been appointed the title "Princess of Dragonstone".
  
After Aegon I eventually died, Aenys was crowned king and continued to rule from King's Landing, and the still under-construction [[Red Keep]].  Maegor remained on Dragonstone, and thus became commonly referred to as "the Prince on Dragonstone", or "the Prince of Dragonstone", and the informal phrase became commonly used to refer to the current monarch's heir.
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Not every Targaryen monarch held the title "Prince of Dragonstone" before coming to the throne, such as in times when there were several deaths in rapid succession so a younger son instantly succeeded to the throne.
  
Maegor eventually came into conflict with the Faith of the Seven and Aenys, however, when he entered into a polygamous second marriage, due to his first wife (the High Septon's own niece) being barren.  Aenys presented Maegor with a choice between setting aside his second marriage or going into exile at Pentos for five years, and Maegor chose the latter. Subsequently, Aenys announced that his eldest son Aegon and eldest daughter Rhaena would wed each other - a major blunder which caused the High Septon to denounce him.  At the same time, Aenys also announced that his son Aegon would now hold the new official title "Prince of Dragonstone", now formally used to refer to the king's heir.  This signified a rejection of Maegor's claims to the throne - which were already fading due to Aenys having three sons and two daughters. Thus despite being Aegon the Conqueror's first son and heir for many years, Aenys himself never held the title "Prince of Dragonstone".{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}<ref>A first-run print of ''The World of Ice and Fire'' includes a mention of Aenys I as "the Prince of Dragonstone", but this was [https://twitter.com/westerosorg/status/818491343211233280 confirmed] to be a print error and corrected in subsequent versions.</ref>
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===Baratheon Dynasty===
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After [[Robert's Rebellion]], the Targaryen dynasty was at an end. The title "Prince of Dragonstone" has not been used by the new royal house, [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]]. Instead, Dragonstone was granted to Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]] as his personal seat. He now rules Dragonstone as the [[Lord of Dragonstone]], a title which had also been used by the Targaryens prior to [[Aegon's Conquest]].
  
Not every Targaryen monarch held the title "Prince of Dragonstone" before coming to the throne, such as in times when there were several deaths in rapid succession so a younger son instantly succeeded to the throne.
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However, two children of King Aerys II still remain. [[Viserys Targaryen]], who had been crowned on Dragonstone [[Fall of Dragonstone|prior to its fall]],{{Ref|awoiaf| Rhaella Targaryen}} named his young sister [[Daenerys Targaryen]], as his sole heir, the Princess of Dragonstone.{{Ref|AGOT|3}} After Viserys' death, Daenerys declared herself Queen. She has not yet named a new heir.
 
 
The title Prince of Dragonstone was only official during the Targaryen dynasty. After the [[War of the Usurper]], which ended Targaryen rule, the Baratheons did not adopt the title.
 
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
From her birth until the death of her brother, [[Daenerys Targaryen]] uses the title Princess of Dragonstone, as heir of [[Viserys Targaryen]], who is the claimant to the Iron Throne.
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From her birth until the death of her brother, [[Daenerys Targaryen]] uses the title Princess of Dragonstone, as heir of [[Viserys Targaryen]], who is the claimant to the Iron Throne.{{Ref|AGOT|3}}
  
==Known Princes of Dragonstone==
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==Known Princes and Princesses of Dragonstone==
 
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| rowspan="1"| [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon I]]
 
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| [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor Targaryen]]
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| Aenys never actually held the title "Prince of Dragonstone", but as Aegon I's firstborn child, he was always considered heir to the throne throughout his father's reign.   
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| Though he was not Aegon I's heir, his residence at Dragonstone led to Maegor becomming known as the "Prince of Dragonstone".   
 
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| rowspan="2"| [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys I]]
 
| rowspan="2"| [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys I]]
 
| [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}
 
| [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}
 
| {{Date|37}} - {{Date|41}}
 
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| Informally called "the Prince of Dragonstone", which came to be a euphemism as Aenys's heir (before his children were born)
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| [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}
 
| [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}
 
| {{Date|41}} - {{Date|42}}
 
| {{Date|41}} - {{Date|42}}
| The first person to formally hold the title "Prince of Dragonstone" upon its creation.  Upon the exile of Prince Maegor, King Aenys I's eldest son was officially named Prince of Dragonstone when he wed in 41 AC. Despite being still alive upon the death of his father, Prince Aegon did not succeed Aenys to the throne. Aenys' half-brother, Maegor, instead ascended the throne, and a war between Aegon and Maegor followed, leading to Aegon's death in {{Date|43}}.
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| The first person to formally hold the title "Prince of Dragonstone" upon its creation.  Upon the exile of Prince Maegor, King Aenys I's eldest son was officially named Prince of Dragonstone in 41 AC. Despite being still alive upon the death of his father, Prince Aegon did not succeed Aenys to the throne. Aenys' half-brother, Maegor, instead ascended the throne, and a war between Aegon and Maegor followed, leading to Aegon's death in {{Date|43}}.
 
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| rowspan="1"| [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor I]]
 
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| [[Aerea Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}
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| Maegor had no living children of his own. Upon his marriage to Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]], he named Rhaena's eldest daughter Aerea as his heir, until he had sons of his own.
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| Maegor had no living children of his own. Upon his marriage to Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]], he named Rhaena's eldest daughter [[Aerea Targaryen|Aerea]] as his heir, until he had sons of his own. It is unknown whether Aerea was also appointed the title "Princess of Dragonstone"
 
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| {{Date|101}} - {{Date|103}}
| Prince Viserys, Prince Baelon's eldest son, was proclaimed Jaehaerys's heir by a [[Great Council#Great Council in 101AC|Great Council]], instead of Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]], Prince Aemon's daughter, or [[Laenor Velaryon]] or [[Laena Velaryon]], the children of Princess Rhaenys.
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| Prince Viserys, Prince Baelon's eldest son, was proclaimed Jaehaerys's heir by a [[Great Council#Great Council in 101 AC|Great Council]], instead of Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]], Prince Aemon's daughter, or [[Laenor Velaryon]] or [[Laena Velaryon]], the children of Princess Rhaenys.
 
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| [[Daeron I Targaryen| Daeron Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}
 
| [[Daeron I Targaryen| Daeron Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}
 
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| [[Aegon IV Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}
 
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| [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}
 
| [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}
 
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| [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Targaryen]]{{Ref|THK}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}
 
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| [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}
 
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| Prince Viserys was proclaimed King on [[Dragonstone]] after news of the deaths of his [[Aerys II Targaryen|father]], [[Rhaegar Targaryen|brother]] and [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|nephew]] reached Dowager Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen]].
 
| Prince Viserys was proclaimed King on [[Dragonstone]] after news of the deaths of his [[Aerys II Targaryen|father]], [[Rhaegar Targaryen|brother]] and [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|nephew]] reached Dowager Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen]].
 
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| [[Daenerys Targaryen]]{{Ref|AGOT|3}}
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| Though Dragonstone had been lost to House Targaryen following [[Robert's Rebellion]], which concluded in {{Date|283}}, and the fall of Dragonstone the following year, the exiled king Viserys granted the title to his sister, and sole heir.
 
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Whilst [[Aegon II Targaryen]] is recorded in history as the official monarch of the Seven Kingdoms from King Viserys I's death in {{Date|129}} until his own death in {{Date|131}}, he is not mentioned to have declared a Prince or Princess of Dragonstone, despite having had three children and three brothers. Since during most of that time period [[Dragonstone]] was in possession of [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], who, as the declared heir of King Viserys I, had crowned herself Queen, it might be that Aegon II did not feel he could declare a Prince of Princess of Dragonstone until the castle was conquered. Rhaenyra, however, acknowledged several Princes of Dragonstone during this time. Dragonstone came in the possession of Aegon II in late {{Date|130}}.{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} Whether he declared his sole surviving child, Princess [[Jaehaera Targaryen]], the Princess of Dragonstone after this, is currently unknown.
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Whilst [[Aegon II Targaryen]] is recorded in history as the official monarch of the Seven Kingdoms from King Viserys I's death in {{Date|129}} until his own death in {{Date|131}}, he is not mentioned to have declared a Prince or Princess of Dragonstone, despite having had three children and three brothers. Since during most of that time period [[Dragonstone]] was in possession of [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], who, as the declared heir of King Viserys I, had crowned herself Queen, it might be that Aegon II did not feel he could declare a Prince of Princess of Dragonstone until the castle was conquered. Rhaenyra, however, acknowledged several Princes of Dragonstone during this time. Dragonstone came in the possession of Aegon II in late {{Date|130}}.{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} In {{Date|131}}, at the behest of Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], Aegon betrothed his only remaining child, Princess [[Jaehaera Targaryen]], to Rhaenyra's eldest surviving son, [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]], and named them his heirs.<ref>asoiaf.westeros.org: [http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/139166-aegon-ii-and-aegon-iii/&do=findComment&comment=7552930 Aegon II and Aegon III (April 23) - post 1]</ref><ref>asoiaf.westeros.org [http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/139166-aegon-ii-and-aegon-iii/&do=findComment&comment=7552965 Aegon II and Aegon III (April 23) - post 2]</ref> Whether either Jaehaera or Aegon the Younger were given the title Princess of Prince of Dragonstone after this is currently unknown.  
  
==During the Baratheon Dynasty==
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==Notes==
After [[Robert's Rebellion]], the Targaryen dynasty was at an end. The title "Prince of Dragonstone" has not been used by [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]]. Instead, Dragonstone was granted to Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]] as his personal seat. He now rules Dragonstone as the [[Lord of Dragonstone]], a title which had also been used by the Targaryens prior to [[Aegon's Conquest]].
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However, two children of King Aerys II still remain. [[Viserys Targaryen]], who had been crowned on Dragonstone [[Fall of Dragonstone|prior to its fall]],{{Ref|awoiaf| Rhaella Targaryen}} named his young sister [[Daenerys Targaryen]], as his sole heir, the Princess of Dragonstone.{{Ref|AGOT|3}} After Viserys' death, Daenerys declared herself Queen. She has not yet named a new heir.
 
  
==References and Notes==
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Revision as of 13:44, 10 January 2017

Dragonstone castle, seat of the Princes of Dragonstone

Prince of Dragonstone or, in some cases, Princess of Dragonstone, was the title of the heir apparent to the Iron Throne during the Targaryen dynasty. The heir apparent's seat was the castle of Dragonstone located on the island of the same name.

History

Targaryen Dynasty

After Aegon I Targaryen conquered the Seven Kingdoms, he decided to construct a new capital city, King's Landing, in the new town growing around his newly constructed seat, the Aegonfort, which was torn down in 35 AC in preparation for the construction of the Red Keep. The seat of Dragonstone remained in possession of House Targaryen. Aegon I had two children: Aenys, born in 7 AC, and Maegor, born in 12 AC. Despite being Aegon I's eldest son and heir for many years, Aenys never held the title "Prince of Dragonstone".[N 1] Aenys was raised by Aegon I at King's Landing, and accopmanied his father on royal progressions. Meanwhile Maegor was raised by his mother, Queen Visenya Targaryen, at Dragonstone. In time, he became known as the "Prince of Dragonstone".[1] Maegor remained the Prince of Dragonstone during the earlier years of Aenys's own reign, even though Aenys had heirs of his own. After Maegor was exiled in 41 AC for taking a second wife, Aenys appointed the title to his own heir, Prince Aegon.[2]

Upon Aenys's own death, Maegor returned from exile and claimed the Iron Throne. He had three wives already, but in 47 AC, still lacking an heir, married three widowed women known to be fertile. One of these was his niece, Princess Rhaena, who had born twin girls to her late brother, Prince Aegon. Maegor named one of the girls, Aerea, as his heir until he had children of his own.[3] However, she has not been confirmed to have been appointed the title "Princess of Dragonstone".

Not every Targaryen monarch held the title "Prince of Dragonstone" before coming to the throne, such as in times when there were several deaths in rapid succession so a younger son instantly succeeded to the throne.

Baratheon Dynasty

After Robert's Rebellion, the Targaryen dynasty was at an end. The title "Prince of Dragonstone" has not been used by the new royal house, House Baratheon of King's Landing. Instead, Dragonstone was granted to Lord Stannis Baratheon as his personal seat. He now rules Dragonstone as the Lord of Dragonstone, a title which had also been used by the Targaryens prior to Aegon's Conquest.

However, two children of King Aerys II still remain. Viserys Targaryen, who had been crowned on Dragonstone prior to its fall,[4] named his young sister Daenerys Targaryen, as his sole heir, the Princess of Dragonstone.[5] After Viserys' death, Daenerys declared herself Queen. She has not yet named a new heir.

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

From her birth until the death of her brother, Daenerys Targaryen uses the title Princess of Dragonstone, as heir of Viserys Targaryen, who is the claimant to the Iron Throne.[5]

Known Princes and Princesses of Dragonstone

During the reign of King Prince of Dragonstone Period Notes
Aegon I Maegor Targaryen Unknown - 37 AC Though he was not Aegon I's heir, his residence at Dragonstone led to Maegor becomming known as the "Prince of Dragonstone".
Aenys I Maegor Targaryen[2] 37 AC - 41 AC
Aegon Targaryen[2] 41 AC - 42 AC The first person to formally hold the title "Prince of Dragonstone" upon its creation. Upon the exile of Prince Maegor, King Aenys I's eldest son was officially named Prince of Dragonstone in 41 AC. Despite being still alive upon the death of his father, Prince Aegon did not succeed Aenys to the throne. Aenys' half-brother, Maegor, instead ascended the throne, and a war between Aegon and Maegor followed, leading to Aegon's death in 43 AC.
Maegor I Maegor had no living children of his own. Upon his marriage to Princess Rhaena Targaryen, he named Rhaena's eldest daughter Aerea as his heir, until he had sons of his own. It is unknown whether Aerea was also appointed the title "Princess of Dragonstone"
Jaehaerys I Aemon Targaryen.[6][7] Unknown - 92 AC
Baelon Targaryen[6][7] 92 AC - 101 AC Prince Baelon, Jaehaerys's next eldest son, became heir upon the death of his brother Aemon, having been chosen over Aemon's daughter, Princess Rhaenys.
Viserys Targaryen[6][7] 101 AC - 103 AC Prince Viserys, Prince Baelon's eldest son, was proclaimed Jaehaerys's heir by a Great Council, instead of Princess Rhaenys Targaryen, Prince Aemon's daughter, or Laenor Velaryon or Laena Velaryon, the children of Princess Rhaenys.
Viserys I[7] Rhaenyra Targaryen 103 AC - 129 AC Rhaenyra's position as Princess of Dragonstone was ignored upon the death of her father, King Viserys I Targaryen. Her younger half-brother, Aegon, was crowned King instead.
Rhaenyra I Jacaerys Velaryon[8] 129 AC - 129 AC Despite Rhaenyra's rule never being officially recognized, Rhaenyra did possess Dragonstone, and upon her own coronation, named her eldest son, Prince Jacaerys, Prince of Dragonstone.
Joffrey Velaryon[8][9] 129 AC - 130 AC
Aegon III Daeron Targaryen[10] 143 AC - 157 AC
Daeron I Baelor Targaryen 157 AC - 161 AC
Baelor I None 161 AC - 171 AC Despite the fact that Baelor had his marriage set aside as soon as he was able to do so, he had not named an heir. Upon his death, without issue of his own, the lords of the realm eventually decided to give the crown to Prince Viserys, Baelor's uncle and Hand, instead of Princess Daena, Baelor's eldest sister, and once his wife.
Viserys II Aegon Targaryen[11] 171 AC - 172 AC
Aegon IV Daeron Targaryen[12] 172 AC - 184 AC
Daeron II Baelor Targaryen[13][12] 184 AC - 209 AC
Valarr Targaryen 209 AC - 209 AC Valarr, and his younger brother Matarys, both died during the Great Spring Sickness, as did King Daeron II.
Aerys I Rhaegel Targaryen[14] 209 AC - 215 AC
Aelor Targaryen[14] 215 AC - 217 AC
Maekar Targaryen[14] 217 AC - 221 AC
Maekar I[15] Daeron Targaryen 221 AC - Unknown Daeron died in an unknown year due to pox. He preferred to be styled as "Prince of Summerhall".[15]
Aerion Targaryen Unknown - 232 AC Aerion drank himself to death with a cup of wildfire in 232 AC. Maekar failed to name a new Prince of Dragonstone before his own death in 233 AC, leading to the Great Coucil to eventually decide on Maekar's successor in 233 AC.
Aegon V Duncan Targaryen[16] 233 AC - 239 AC Duncan renounced his rights to the throne when he married Jenny of Oldstones.
Jaehaerys Targaryen[16] 239 AC - 259 AC
Jaehaerys II Aerys Targaryen[17] 259 AC - 262 AC
Aerys II Rhaegar Targaryen[18] 262 AC - 283 AC Last official Prince of Dragonstone.
Viserys Targaryen[19] 283 AC - 283 AC Prince Viserys was proclaimed King on Dragonstone after news of the deaths of his father, brother and nephew reached Dowager Queen Rhaella Targaryen.
Viserys Targaryen Daenerys Targaryen[5] 284 AC - 298 AC Though Dragonstone had been lost to House Targaryen following Robert's Rebellion, which concluded in 283 AC, and the fall of Dragonstone the following year, the exiled king Viserys granted the title to his sister, and sole heir.

Whilst Aegon II Targaryen is recorded in history as the official monarch of the Seven Kingdoms from King Viserys I's death in 129 AC until his own death in 131 AC, he is not mentioned to have declared a Prince or Princess of Dragonstone, despite having had three children and three brothers. Since during most of that time period Dragonstone was in possession of Rhaenyra Targaryen, who, as the declared heir of King Viserys I, had crowned herself Queen, it might be that Aegon II did not feel he could declare a Prince of Princess of Dragonstone until the castle was conquered. Rhaenyra, however, acknowledged several Princes of Dragonstone during this time. Dragonstone came in the possession of Aegon II in late 130 AC.[8][9] In 131 AC, at the behest of Lord Corlys Velaryon, Aegon betrothed his only remaining child, Princess Jaehaera Targaryen, to Rhaenyra's eldest surviving son, Aegon the Younger, and named them his heirs.[20][21] Whether either Jaehaera or Aegon the Younger were given the title Princess of Prince of Dragonstone after this is currently unknown.

Notes

  1. A first-run print of The World of Ice and Fire includes a mention of Aenys I as "the Prince of Dragonstone" during Aegon I's reign in The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I, but this was confirmed to be a print error and corrected in subsequent versions.

References

  1. The Sons of the Dragon (reading LonCon 2014)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I.
  3. The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I.
  4. George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Rhaella Targaryen.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 3, Daenerys I.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 The Rogue Prince.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 The Princess and the Queen.
  9. 9.0 9.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II.
  10. The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III.
  11. The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV.
  12. 12.0 12.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II.
  13. The Hedge Knight.
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I.
  15. 15.0 15.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I.
  16. 16.0 16.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V.
  17. The World of Ice & Fire, The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons.
  18. The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II.
  19. The World of Ice & Fire, The Fall of the Dragons: The End.
  20. asoiaf.westeros.org: Aegon II and Aegon III (April 23) - post 1
  21. asoiaf.westeros.org Aegon II and Aegon III (April 23) - post 2