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| Character_name = Essie
 
| Character_name = Essie
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| image          = [[File:Essie,_Sylvenna_Sand,_and_Gaemon_Palehair_by_Riotarttherite.png|300px|]]
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| image_caption  = From left to right, [[Gaemon Palehair]], Essie, and [[Sylvenna Sand]]
 
| Alias          = Lady Esselyn
 
| Alias          = Lady Esselyn
 
| Title          = Lady
 
| Title          = Lady
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| Culture        = [[Crownlands]]
 
| Culture        = [[Crownlands]]
 
| Spouse        =  
 
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| Lover          = [[Sylvenna Sand]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: Queer Customs of the South}}
 
| Issue          = [[Gaemon Palehair]]
 
| Issue          = [[Gaemon Palehair]]
 
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| Place_of_Death = [[Red Keep]], [[King's Landing]]
 
| Place_of_Death = [[Red Keep]], [[King's Landing]]
| Date_of_Death  = {{Date|130}} or {{Date|131}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}
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| Date_of_Death  = late {{Date|130}} or early {{Date|131}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}
 
| Books          = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned)
 
| Books          = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned)
 
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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}}
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'''Essie''' was a [[whore]] working at the [[House of Kisses]] and the mother of [[Gaemon Palehair]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}
  
 
==History==
 
==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, while the whores offered their favors to any men who swore allegiance to Gaemon. When [[King's Landing]] was taken back in the name of King Aegon II, Essie was arrested and hanged, after having confessed, under torture, that Gaemon was actually the son of a silver-haired oarsman from [[Lys]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}
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During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Essie claimed her four-year old son, Gaemon, was a [[bastard]] son of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]. This led to the boy being installed as a King in the [[House of Kisses]] after the [[Flight to Dragonstone|flight]] of Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]. From there, the boy issued a series of edicts, while the whores offered their favors to any men who swore allegiance to Gaemon. When [[King's Landing]] was taken back in the name of King Aegon II, Essie was arrested and hanged, after having confessed, under [[torture]], that Gaemon was actually the son of a silver-haired oarsman from [[Lys]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}
  
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}} She was hanged alongside Essie.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of 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}} She was hanged alongside Essie.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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Revision as of 12:56, 3 January 2023

Essie
Essie, Sylvenna Sand, and Gaemon Palehair by Riotarttherite.png
From left to right, Gaemon Palehair, Essie, and Sylvenna Sand

Alias Lady Esselyn
Title Lady
Allegiances
Culture Crownlands
Died In late 130 AC or early 131 AC[1]Red Keep, King's Landing
Lover Sylvenna Sand[2]
Issue Gaemon Palehair
Books

Essie was a whore working at the House of Kisses and the mother of Gaemon Palehair.[1]

History

During the Dance of the Dragons, Essie claimed her four-year old son, Gaemon, was a bastard son of King Aegon II Targaryen. This 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, while the whores offered their favors to any men who swore allegiance to Gaemon. When King's Landing was taken back in the name of King Aegon II, Essie was arrested and hanged, after having confessed, under torture, that Gaemon was actually the son of a silver-haired oarsman from Lys.[1][3]

According to Mushroom, Essie had a paramour, Sylvenna Sand, who was also a whore at the House of Kisses.[2] She was hanged alongside Essie.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II.
  2. 2.0 2.1 The World of Ice & Fire, Dorne: Queer Customs of the South.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II.