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"You have a harder road. Baela's dragon was born to her. But if you wish to be a rider, you must claim that right."
―Laena Velaryon[src]

Lady Rhaena Targaryen is the youngest daughter of Daemon Targaryen and Laena Velaryon.

Biography[]

Background[]

Rhaena Targaryen is the youngest daughter of Daemon Targaryen and Laena Velaryon. She is the younger sister of Baela Targaryen.[5] Rhaena was named in honor of her maternal grandmother, Rhaenys Targaryen.

House of the Dragon: Season 1[]

Rhaena and her family live in Pentos, as guests of Prince Reggio Haratis. Unlike her sister, Rhaena does not have a dragon. Her egg never hatched, despite Rhaena keeping it near the fire. Her mother comforts her by saying that many eggs never hatch, and that this does not mean that she will never be a dragonrider.[4]

When her mother dies, Rhaena is shocked and sad.[4]

Rhaena attends her mother's funeral at High Tide, where she and her sister are warmly welcomed by her grandparents, especially Princess Rhaenys.[6]

That night, Rhaena and her sister witness Aemond flying Vhagar, and they run to wake their cousin Jacaerys. The sisters, along with Jacaerys and his brother Lucerys, confront Aemond at an entrance to the castle. Rhaena berates him by saying that Vhagar was hers to ride, as she was her mother's dragon, to which Aemond retorts that she should have claimed her when she had the chance. He insults her by suggesting that her cousins could find her a pig to ride, saying that it would suit her. Tempers flare and a fight breaks out, in which Aemond beats up Baela and Rhaena. The Kingsguard burst in and the children are taken to the Hall of Nine.[6]

Personality[]

Rhaena longs for a dragon. As a child, she felt ignored by her father.[4]

Family[]

Paternal[]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Aegon
Targaryen

Deceased
 
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Jaehaerys I
Targaryen
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Alysanne
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Targaryen

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Jocelyn
Baratheon

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Rodrik
Arryn[d]
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Daella
Targaryen

Deceased
 
House-Targaryen-HotD-Square
Baelon
Targaryen

Deceased
 
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Alyssa
Targaryen

Deceased
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Velaryon
House Velaryon

 
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Rhaenys
Targaryen


 
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Aemma
Arryn
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Targaryen

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Alicent
Hightower
House Hightower

 
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Daemon
Targaryen
Daemon Targaryen

 
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Royce
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Laena
Velaryon
House Velaryon
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Laenor
Velaryon
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Rhaenyra
Targaryen


 
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Daemon
Targaryen
Daemon Targaryen

 
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Aegon II
Targaryen
Aegon II Targaryen

 
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Helaena
Targaryen


 
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Aemond
Targaryen


 
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Daeron
Targaryen


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Rhaena
Targaryen


 
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Jacaerys
Velaryon
House Velaryon

 
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Velaryon
House Velaryon
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Velaryon
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Aegon
Targaryen


 
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Viserys
Targaryen


 
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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[]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Corlys
Velaryon


 
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Rhaenys
Targaryen
House Targaryen

 
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Vaemond
Velaryon

Deceased
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Laenor
Velaryon
1

 
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Rhaenyra
Targaryen
House Targaryen

 
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Daemon
Targaryen
Daemon Targaryen

 
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Laena
Velaryon

Deceased
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Famtree-Jacaerys Velaryon
Jacaerys
Velaryon


 
Famtree-Lucerys Velaryon
Lucerys
Velaryon

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Joffrey
Velaryon


 
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Baela
Targaryen
House Targaryen

 
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Rhaena
Targaryen
House Targaryen

 
 

1 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.

Behind the scenes[]

On March 30, 2022, HBO announced that Phoebe Campbell had been cast in the role of Rhaena Targaryen for House of the Dragon. Her character description reads as follows:

"Second daughter of Lady Laena and sister to Baela."[7]

In the books[]

In Fire & Blood, Rhaena and Baela are described as twins, but not identical twins: they started out looking very similar, but in their teenage years their appearance and personalities diverged. The TV series changed this to make Baela slightly older than Rhaena. In the book, Baela was the elder twin by a matter of minutes.

Rhaena was named in honor of her maternal grandmother, Rhaenys Targaryen. Like her grandmother, both of these names have repeated in the Targaryen dynasty: Rhaenys was named after Aegon I's sister-wife, and the earlier Rhaena was the older sister of Jaehaerys I Targaryen (himself this Rhaena's great-grandfather).

Appearances[]

References[]

  1. Rhaena Targaryen. HBO. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  2. House of the Dragon: Season 1, Episode 10: "The Black Queen" (2022).
  3. House of the Dragon: Season 1, Episode 8: "The Lord of the Tides" (2022).
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 House of the Dragon: Season 1, Episode 6: "The Princess and the Queen" (2022).
  5. Baela Targaryen. HBO. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  6. 6.0 6.1 House of the Dragon: Season 1, Episode 7: "Driftmark" (2022).
  7. Unknown author (Unknown date). House of the Dragon | Character Descriptions. Warner Bros. Discovery. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  8. Wake the Dragon (September 28, 2023). 🚨🐉 Rhaena Targaryen arrives at the Vale and meets Jeyne Arryn below the Eyrie in episode 7 (director Loni Peristere) of HotD season 2!. X. Retrieved December 12, 2023.

Notes[]

  1. It is a Targaryen custom to place a dragon's egg in the cradle of a newborn child. In "The Princess and the Queen," which takes place in 126 AC, Laena Velaryon states that it has been eight years since Rhaena Targaryen's egg was placed in her cradle; therefore, she was born in 118 AC.
  2. "The Black Queen" picks up shortly after "The Green Council," which takes place in 132 AC.
  3. Conjecture based on information from Fire & Blood; may be subject to change.
  4. Conjecture based on information from The World of Ice & Fire; may be subject to change.

External links[]


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