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==Historical Members==
* Lord Butterwell, a Hand of the King to Aegon IV.
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* Lord [[Butterwell (Hand of the King)|Butterwell]], a Hand of the King to Aegon IV.
 
* Lord [[Ambrose Butterwell]], grandson of the above and head of House Butterwell from the reigns of Daeron II through to Aerys I; a former Hand of the King to Daeron II.
 
* Lord [[Ambrose Butterwell]], grandson of the above and head of House Butterwell from the reigns of Daeron II through to Aerys I; a former Hand of the King to Daeron II.
 
** His daughters.
 
** His daughters.

Revision as of 15:21, 10 February 2015

House Butterwell
House Butterwell.png
Coat of arms undy green, white, and yellow
Seat formerly Whitewalls
Region the Riverlands
Overlord House Baelish of Harrenhal

House Butterwell is a noble house of the Riverlands. Their blazon is undy green, white, and yellow.[1][2] House Butterwell was once a rich house with extensive lands though its main incomes came from dairy cows.[1] They once had a castle called Whitewalls. House Butterwell was said to have had the best wines outside of the Arbor.

History

Lord Ambrose Butterwell was a Hand of the King, as was his grandfather. Ambrose was Hand for Daeron II Targaryen at the beginning of the Blackfyre Rebellion.[3].[1] He performed so poorly that some thought he was in league with Daemon Blackfyre.[3] He was replaced by Lord Hayford as Hand of the King.[3]

The Butterwells attempted to keep one foot in each camp during the Blackfyre Rebellion.[1] Lord Ambrose's eldest son fought for Daeron while his second son fought for Daemon.[1] Both of them died at the Battle of the Redgrass Field. His youngest son died of the Great Spring Sickness.

House Butterwell's stronghold in the time of Aerys I Targaryen was Whitewalls. King Aegon IV Targaryen gave a dragon's egg to Lord Ambrose's grandfather after staying a night at the old family castle. Lord Butterwell had three young daughters and by the next day all three had royal bastards on the way according to the stories.

Lord Ambrose held a tourney at Whitewalls, which became the setting for the Second Blackfyre Rebellion. As punishment, Lord Bloodraven allowed Ambrose to keep only a tenth of his wealth. Whitewalls was stripped from the Butterwells, and Bloodraven decided to have it dismantled to prevent it from becoming a Blackfyre monument.[1]

House Butterwell at the end of the third century

The known Butterwells during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:

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Historical Members

  • Lord Butterwell, a Hand of the King to Aegon IV.
  • Lord Ambrose Butterwell, grandson of the above and head of House Butterwell from the reigns of Daeron II through to Aerys I; a former Hand of the King to Daeron II.
    • His daughters.

References and notes