Daeron Targaryen

This page is about the son of Viserys I. For other uses, see: Daeron Targaryen (disambiguation)

Daeron Targaryen
Biographical information
Born	In King's Landing
Political information
House(s)	Targaryen
Affiliation(s)	House Hightower (ward) Greens
Title(s)	Prince
Personal information
Culture	Valyrian
Religion	Faith of the Seven
Father	{Viserys I Targaryen}
Mother	Alicent Hightower
Sibling(s)	Paternal half-siblings: Rhaenyra Targaryen {Paternal half-brother} {Baelon Targaryen} Aegon II Targaryen Helaena Targaryen Aemond Targaryen

Prince Daeron Targaryen is a prince of the Targaryen dynasty and the fourth child of King Viserys I Targaryen and Queen Alicent Hightower. He is the rider of the dragon Tessarion.

Biography

Daeron is the fourthborn child and third son of King Viserys by his second wife, Queen Alicent. He is the younger half-brother of Rhaenyra Targaryen through his father's first wife, the late Queen Aemma Arryn and the younger full brother of Prince Aegon, Princess Helaena, and Prince Aemond Targaryen through his mother. He is a ward of House Hightower in Oldtown, first being fostered by Hobert Hightower and then by Hobert's son Ormund.

Family

Paternal

Rhaena Targaryen Deceased

Aegon Targaryen Deceased

Jaehaerys I Targaryen1 Deceased

Alysanne Targaryen Deceased

Aemon Targaryen Deceased

Jocelyn Baratheon Deceased

Rodrik Arryn Deceased

Daella Targaryen Deceased

Baelon Targaryen Deceased

Alyssa Targaryen Deceased

Corlys Velaryon

Rhaenys Targaryen

Aemma Arryn Deceased

Viserys I Targaryen Deceased

Alicent Hightower

Daemon Targaryen

Rhea Royce Deceased

Daemon Targaryen

Laena Velaryon Deceased

Laenor Velaryon2

Rhaenyra Targaryen

Daemon Targaryen

Aegon II Targaryen

Helaena Targaryen

Aemond Targaryen

Daeron Targaryen

Baela Targaryen

Rhaena Targaryen

Jacaerys Velaryon

Lucerys Velaryon Deceased

Joffrey Velaryon

Aegon Targaryen

Viserys Targaryen

Jaehaerys Targaryen

Jaehaera Targaryen

Maelor Targaryen

¹ Jaehaerys had thirteen children in all. For simplicity, only the direct ancestors of future generations are on this family tree and they are not in the exact order of birth. The thirteen children in correct order are: Aegon, Daenerys, Aemon, Baelon, Alyssa, Maegelle, Vaegon, Daella, Saera, Viserra, Gaemon, Valerion, and Gael.
² While Jacaerys, Lucerys, and Joffrey are officially Laenor's, he and Rhaenyra never had any biological issue. His three sons are in fact fathered by Harwin Strong.

Maternal

Hobert Hightower Deceased

Lynesse Hightower

Otto Hightower

Wife Deceased

Ormund Hightower

Gwayne Hightower

Viserys I Targaryen Deceased

Alicent Hightower

Son(s)

Aegon II Targaryen

Helaena Targaryen

Aemond Targaryen

Daeron Targaryen

Jaehaerys Targaryen

Jaehaera Targaryen

Maelor Targaryen

Behind the scenes

While Daeron does exist in the TV series, he does not appear in the first season due to time constraints. He is included in the title sequence and Official Guide, however, and George R.R. Martin has confirmed he exists in the TV continuity: as in the books, he was sent away to Oldtown to serve as a squire to his cousins in House Hightower.

Daeron was mentioned in an earlier draft of the script for "Driftmark," in which Aemond inquires about his younger brother to Otto.

In the books

In Fire & Blood, Daeron was the third son of King Viserys I Targaryen and the brother of Aegon and Aemond Targaryen.

When he was twelve, he was sent to serve as a cupbearer and squire to Lord Hightower in Oldtown. Daeron was born slightly after Rhaenyra's eldest son Jace, in the same year.

By all accounts, he was a handsome, charming, and courteous young man. He grew up in the shadow of his brothers, and did not receive the constant pressure that Alicent put on her older sons that the Iron Throne should go to them instead of Rhaenyra. As a result, he was considered the gentlest and most honorable of Alicent's sons.

Appearances

• – "Driftmark" (mentioned in script) (non-canonical mention)

External links

• Daeron Targaryen on A Wiki of Ice and Fire (potential spoilers for House of the Dragon)