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Revision as of 14:52, 6 March 2018

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Ambrose Butterwell
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Aliases
  • Old Milkblood
  • The lord of cows
  • Lord Butterbutt
Titles
Allegiances
Born In 160 AC or 161 AC[1]
Spouses
Books

Lord Ambrose Butterwell, Lord of Whitewalls, was head of House Butterwell during the reigns of King Daeron II[2] and Aerys I Targaryen. He served as Hand of the King for King Daeron II.[2]

Appearance and Character

Ambrose Butterwell was renowned for his wit, but considered to be a failure as a Hand.[3] He was roughly fifty years old when he married his second wife, the daughter of Lord Frey. He had heavy jowls and thin flaxen hair.[4]

History

Lord Ambrose was master of coin under King Aegon IV Targaryen.[4] He was raised to Hand of the King under Aegon's successor, King Daeron II, for a short time, but his ability to lead was questioned when his attempt to deal with the burgeoning Blackfyre Rebellion failed miserably.[2] He was replaced by Lord Hayford.[2] During the First Blackfyre Rebellion, he sent one son to fight with Daemon Blackfyre and one to fight with King Daeron II.[4] Both of them perished, and his youngest son died of the Great Spring Sickness.[4]

Lord Ambrose hosted the Whitewalls tourney to celebrate his marriage to a daughter of House Frey, but the tourney was also secretly an attempt to foment the Second Blackfyre Rebellion in the name of Daemon II Blackfyre. The winner would receive the dragon egg that had been given to Butterwell's grandfather by King Aegon IV Targaryen. However, the egg was stolen before it could be awarded. After the squire Egg (Prince Aegon Targaryen in disguise) attempted to send a message to his father, Prince Maekar Targaryen and tried to use his father's ring to persuade the maester, he was presented to Lord Ambrose. Aegon bluffed him by claiming that he was a spy and that an army was coming, after which Ambrose recanted his allegiance to House Blackfyre and fled with Lord Frey. However, before he could get far, Lord Brynden Rivers appeared with an army and put an end to the nascent rebellion. Lord Ambrose lost his castle Whitewalls (which was razed and the earth salted), and was only allowed to keep a tenth of his house's fortunes along with his head.[4]

Family

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lord
Butterwell
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unknown
wife
 
Son
 
Three
daughters
 
Aegon IV
Targaryen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lady Frey
 
Ambrose
 
Unknown
first wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three sons
 
Eldest
daughter
 
Tommard
Heddle
 
Daughter
 
Lord Risley
 
Daughter
 
Lord
Costayne
 
 
 
 


References