Elia Martell

"If the Mountain killed my sister, then your father gave the order."

―Oberyn Martell to Tyrion Lannister

Elia Targaryen
Biographical information
Died	Killed in the Sack of King's Landing by Ser Gregor Clegane
Personal information
Culture	Dornishmen
World of Westeros
Season(s)	1

Elia Targaryen, née Martell, is an unseen character in Game of Thrones. She is deceased when the events of the series begin and is not expected to appear in the series.

Biography

Background

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Elia marries Rhaegar

Princess Elia was the wife of Prince Rhaegar Targaryen. They had two children; a daughter Rhaenys and a son Aegon. She was born into House Martell in Dorne. Her marriage to Prince Rhaegar was arranged by King Aerys II Targaryen and considered an insult by Tywin Lannister, Aerys' Hand of the King, who had proposed his daughter Cersei as a bride for the Prince but was rejected. The marriage was one of the reasons Lord Tywin resigned his post as Hand.

When Robert's Rebellion erupted, Elia was kept in King's Landing by King Aerys to ensure the loyalty of House Martell during the conflict.

Rhaegar was killed in personal combat with Robert Baratheon at the Battle of the Trident. Elia was raped and murdered by Ser Gregor Clegane during the Sack of King's Landing. It is rumoured that he cut her in half with his longsword. Both of her children were also killed.

Family Tree

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Image Gallery

Elia and her children before being killed by Ser Gregor Clegane

In the books

In A Song of Ice and Fire, Elia is also the wife of Rhaegar, and died with her children in the Sack of King's Landing. She was the sister of Princes Doran, the ruling Prince of Dorne, and  Oberyn Martell.

During Robert's Rebellion, Gregor Clegane raped and killed Elia after bashing in her son's head, while his hands were still tainted with the infant's blood.

Tywin Lannister later admitted to Tyrion that there was no need to kill Elia because "by herself she was nothing" (in contrast to her children). The Mountain killed her simply because Tywin did not tell him to spare her. Tywin doubted if he had mentioned Elia at all, for he had many pressing concerns to worry about at that time, nor did he realize yet what kind of monster the Mountain was. On the other hand, he never punished Gregor for the rape and murder, because that would be an admission of indirect guilt on his part.

See also

• Elia Martell on A Wiki of Ice and Fire (spoilers from the books)

References

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