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During the [[regency of Aegon III]], Lord Unwin became a [[regent]] after the death of Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]] in {{Date|132}}. After the [[Winter Fever]] struck the realm on the third day of {{Date|133}}, Lord Peake became [[Hand of the King]] after the death of his [[[[Lyland Lannister|predecessor]]. Peake would rule the realm in all but name for the next three years. He kept acquiring more and more power, endeavoring to weaken his foes by any means at hand. Unwin appointed his kin and men to hold many high offices in order to cement his power.{{Ref|fab|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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During the [[regency of Aegon III]], Lord Unwin became a [[regent]] after the death of Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]] in {{Date|132}}. After the [[Winter Fever]] struck the realm on the third day of {{Date|133}}, Lord Peake became [[Hand of the King]] after the death of his [[Tyland Lannister|predecessor]]. Peake would rule the realm in all but name for the next three years. He kept acquiring more and more power, endeavoring to weaken his foes by any means at hand. Unwin appointed his kin and men to hold many high offices in order to cement his power.{{Ref|fab|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
  
 
He began by undoing the king's appointments of Ser [[Robert Darklyn]] and Ser [[Robin Massey]] to the [[Kingsguard]] and instead gave white cloaks to his own nephew Ser [[Amaury Peake]] and his bastard half brother Ser [[Mervyn Flowers]] and named Ser [[Marston Waters]] as the new [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]]. Ser [[Gareth Long]] who had served as [[master-at-arms]] at [[Starpike]] was named the new master-of-arms to the [[Red Keep]] to train King Aegon for knighthood and later under Ser Gareths suggestion, Lord Unwin made [[Gaemon Palehair]] the kings whipping boy. Lord Unwin appointed Ser [[Lucas Leygood]] as [[Commander of the City Watch]] and bestowed five hundred [[City Watch of King's Landing|gold cloaks]] on his own men. His widowed aunt [[Clarice Osgrey]] was placed in charge of [[Jaehaera Targaryen|Queen Jaehaera's]] household. Lord [[George Graceford]] and Ser [[Victor Risley]] (both [[Caltrops|Caltrop]]) were appointed to the offices of [[Lord Confessor]] and [[King's Justice]]. He even went so far as to dismiss [[Eustace|Septon Eustace]] and brought in [[Bernard|Septon Bernard]], who was descended from his house. Finally Lord Peake, surrounded himself with ten sell swords who he lavished gold on to make them completely loyal only to him. His personal guard soon became known as the [[ Fingers (guards)|"Fingers"]] and were under the command of [[Tessario|Tessario the Tiger]] who [[Mushroom]] mocked as Tessario the Thumb.{{Ref|fab|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
 
He began by undoing the king's appointments of Ser [[Robert Darklyn]] and Ser [[Robin Massey]] to the [[Kingsguard]] and instead gave white cloaks to his own nephew Ser [[Amaury Peake]] and his bastard half brother Ser [[Mervyn Flowers]] and named Ser [[Marston Waters]] as the new [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]]. Ser [[Gareth Long]] who had served as [[master-at-arms]] at [[Starpike]] was named the new master-of-arms to the [[Red Keep]] to train King Aegon for knighthood and later under Ser Gareths suggestion, Lord Unwin made [[Gaemon Palehair]] the kings whipping boy. Lord Unwin appointed Ser [[Lucas Leygood]] as [[Commander of the City Watch]] and bestowed five hundred [[City Watch of King's Landing|gold cloaks]] on his own men. His widowed aunt [[Clarice Osgrey]] was placed in charge of [[Jaehaera Targaryen|Queen Jaehaera's]] household. Lord [[George Graceford]] and Ser [[Victor Risley]] (both [[Caltrops|Caltrop]]) were appointed to the offices of [[Lord Confessor]] and [[King's Justice]]. He even went so far as to dismiss [[Eustace|Septon Eustace]] and brought in [[Bernard|Septon Bernard]], who was descended from his house. Finally Lord Peake, surrounded himself with ten sell swords who he lavished gold on to make them completely loyal only to him. His personal guard soon became known as the [[ Fingers (guards)|"Fingers"]] and were under the command of [[Tessario|Tessario the Tiger]] who [[Mushroom]] mocked as Tessario the Thumb.{{Ref|fab|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

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Unwin Peake was the Lord of Starpike, Dunstonbury, Whitegrove, and head of House Peake during the Dance of the Dragons.[1] He later served as Lord Regent, Protector of the Realm and Hand of the King during the regency of King Aegon III Targaryen.[2][3]

Character

Unwin was proud, brusque, hard, ambitious and cunning.[3]

History

The Dance of the Dragons

Lord Unwin supported the greens during the Targaryen civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons. He joined Lord Ormund Hightower's great host, which marched from Oldtown toward King's Landing. After the First Battle of Tumbleton, Unwin wanted to wait at the sacked town in hopes of reinforcement from Lord Borros Baratheon. Unwin advocated for declaring Prince Daeron Targaryen to be the new Prince of Dragonstone after hearing of the death of Prince Aemond Targaryen. He was a leader of the Caltrops, thirteen nobles who plotted to kill the disrespectful Two Betrayers.[1]

Lord Peake's tent was burned by Seasmoke during the Second Battle of Tumbleton, but he survived the battle. When Unwin asked Ulf White his intentions after the battle, Ulf replied that he would take the Iron Throne after the greens captured King's Landing. However, Ulf died drinking poisoned wine with Unwin's commander, Ser Hobert Hightower. Lord Peake offered one thousand golden dragons to any knight of noble birth who could claim the surviving dragon, Silverwing, but none succeeded. Seeing that the greens' army was disappearing through desertion, Unwin, the new commander, decided to abandon the campaign toward King's Landing and retreat from Tumbleton.[1]

The Regency of Aegon III

During the regency of Aegon III, Lord Unwin became a regent after the death of Lord Corlys Velaryon in 132 AC. After the Winter Fever struck the realm on the third day of 133 AC, Lord Peake became Hand of the King after the death of his predecessor. Peake would rule the realm in all but name for the next three years. He kept acquiring more and more power, endeavoring to weaken his foes by any means at hand. Unwin appointed his kin and men to hold many high offices in order to cement his power.[3]

He began by undoing the king's appointments of Ser Robert Darklyn and Ser Robin Massey to the Kingsguard and instead gave white cloaks to his own nephew Ser Amaury Peake and his bastard half brother Ser Mervyn Flowers and named Ser Marston Waters as the new Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. Ser Gareth Long who had served as master-at-arms at Starpike was named the new master-of-arms to the Red Keep to train King Aegon for knighthood and later under Ser Gareths suggestion, Lord Unwin made Gaemon Palehair the kings whipping boy. Lord Unwin appointed Ser Lucas Leygood as Commander of the City Watch and bestowed five hundred gold cloaks on his own men. His widowed aunt Clarice Osgrey was placed in charge of Queen Jaehaera's household. Lord George Graceford and Ser Victor Risley (both Caltrop) were appointed to the offices of Lord Confessor and King's Justice. He even went so far as to dismiss Septon Eustace and brought in Septon Bernard, who was descended from his house. Finally Lord Peake, surrounded himself with ten sell swords who he lavished gold on to make them completely loyal only to him. His personal guard soon became known as the "Fingers" and were under the command of Tessario the Tiger who Mushroom mocked as Tessario the Thumb.[3]

Feeling his position now secure Lord Peake was determined to demonstrate strength to the realm and on the Feast Day of Our Father Above in 133 AC he came before the court wielding Orphan-Maker, and had the crowded dungeons of the Red Keep emptied and all the offenders punished publicly depending on their crimes. Thieves lost a hand, rapists were gelded, murderers hanged. The former Grand Maester Orwyle was the last to be executed that day, beheaded by Ser Victor Risley.[3]

Next he had his uncle, Ser Gedmund Peake take command of a fleet to secure the Stepstones and sent a raven commanding Alyn Velaryon to join his forces with Ser Gedmund. Alyn however took matters into his own hands, while Ser Gedmund delayed on Tarth, Alyn took his own fleet and crushed the Braavosi fleet at Bloodstone. Lord Unwin developed a rivalry with Alyn and sent him to deal with the threat of Lord Dalton Greyjoy, hoping Alyn would be killed in the process, the situation however resolved itself when Lord Dalton was murdered by a woman he had taken captive as a salt wife.[3]

Lord Unwin attempted to wed his daughter to King Aegon III Targaryen after the apparent suicide of Queen Jaehaera Targaryen. Ser Mervyn Flowers of the Kingsguard, was standing guard at the door to Jaehaera's chambers on the occurrence of her death. It was variously suggested that Jaehaera had been murdered by him or that Ser Mervyn had merely stood aside to allow Tessario the Tiger to do the deed.[3]

Which ever occurred, after the death of Queen Jaehaera, a betrothal was planned between the king and Myrielle Peake. Many lords disapproved of Peake trying to forward the match so soon after the suspicious death of the queen. Lord Cregan Stark suggested the north would look on the match with disfavor, Lord Kermit Tully called it presumptuous, and Grand Maester Munkun's support began to waver, acknowledging that the match would be seen as advancing Peake interests rather than being for the good of the realm. Several highborn ladies wrote to the crown, proposing their own relatives as Aegon's bride (or themselves, in some cases). Due to pressure from the lords and ladies of the realm, Peake instead announced a ball in King's Landing where the king himself would be able to choose his own bride.[3]

Lord Peake restricted the ball to maidens of nobility under the age of thirty to limit the attendance, but more than one thousand young women from throughout Westeros and even Essos came to King's Landing in hopes of marrying the king. Many women were injured or scandalized before the ball, and lords spoke of the "Maiden's Day curse". Many of these events were likely engineered by Lord Peake, who hoped to have his daughter be queen.[3]

Unwin had his daughter, Myrielle arrive at court a fortnight before the ball, and Unwin made sure that she spent as much time as possible with the king. Aegon and Myrielle dined together at a dozen and it seemed like the king was fonder of Myrielle than he ever was of Jaehaera. When the day of the ball finally arrived, each maid was presented before the king. King Aegon quickly grew bored and his growing disinterest as hours passed only benefited Lord Peake further. When only a few maidens remained, Lady Baela Targaryen and Lady Rhaena Targaryen suddenly arrived with their kinswoman Daenaera Velaryon. Afterwards, the king summoned his cupbearer, Gaemon Palehair, who announced that the king would marry Lady Daenaera. His plans foiled by the twins, Lord Peake developed a special hatred for Baela and Rhaena. According to Mushroom, Unwin was paranoid and convinced that the pregnant Baela was plotting to kill the king if she had a boy and said as much to Ser Marston Waters once.[4][3]

Unwin threatened to resign his position. Lord Peake's threat was accepted by his co-regents and in 134 AC he resigned. Although he left King's Landing, all of Lord Unwin's appointments kept their posts after his departure.[2][3]

Later Life

In 135 AC there was a conspiracy against House Rogare in King's Landing. It was claimed that the Rogare's were plotting to assassinate King Aegon in order for Prince Viserys who was married to Larra Rogare to ascend the Iron Throne, this eventually led to the secret siege within the Red Keep. When the plot unravelled and the conspirators were arrested, many suspected Lord Unwin was the mastermind behind it, for all the conspirators were men and women he had named to positions of power when he was Hand of the King. Although it was never conclusively proven, few doubt Lord Unwin was involved. [5]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Princess and the Queen.
  2. 2.0 2.1 The World of Ice & Fire, Aegon III.
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows.
  4. Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist.
  5. Fire & Blood, The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency.