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'''Essie''' was a whore in the [[House of Kisses]] and the mother of [[Gaemon Palehair]]. During the Moon of the Three Kings, Essie declared Gaemon was a bastard of [[Aegon II]], though she would later confess he was fathered by a silver-haired oarsman from [[Lys]] before being hanged.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}
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'''Essie''' was a whore in the [[House of Kisses]] and the mother of [[Gaemon Palehair]]. During the Moon of the Three Kings, Essie declared Gaemon was a bastard of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}
  
Essie had a paramour, [[Sylvenna Sand]], who was also a whore at the House of Kisses.{{ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Queer Customs of the South}}
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==History==
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Essie claimed her four-year old son, Gaemon, was a son of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]], which led to the boy being installed as a King in the [[House of Kisses]] after the flight of Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]. From there, the boy issued a series of edicts. When [[King's Landing]] was taken back in the name of King Aegon II, Essie was arrested and hanged, after having confessed that Gaemon was actually the son of a silver-haired oarsman from [[Lys]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}
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According to [[Mushroom]], Essie had a paramour, [[Sylvenna Sand]], who was also a whore at the House of Kisses.{{ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Queer Customs of the South}}
  
 
==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==

Revision as of 18:22, 3 June 2015

{{Infobox character | Character_name = Essie | image = | image_caption = | Alias = | Title = | Allegiance = Gaemon Palehair | Race = | Culture = | Spouse = | father = | Place_of_Birth = | Date_of_Birth = | Place_of_Death = King's Landing | Date_of_Death = 130 AC or 131}[1] AC

Essie was a whore in the House of Kisses and the mother of Gaemon Palehair. During the Moon of the Three Kings, Essie declared Gaemon was a bastard of King Aegon II Targaryen.[1]

History

Essie claimed her four-year old son, Gaemon, was a son of King Aegon II Targaryen, which led to the boy being installed as a King in the House of Kisses after the flight of Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen. From there, the boy issued a series of edicts. When King's Landing was taken back in the name of King Aegon II, Essie was arrested and hanged, after having confessed that Gaemon was actually the son of a silver-haired oarsman from Lys.[1]

According to Mushroom, Essie had a paramour, Sylvenna Sand, who was also a whore at the House of Kisses.[2]

References and Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II.
  2. The World of Ice & Fire, Dorne: Queer Customs of the South.