- "Ah... Viserys. Now that is a name fit for a king."
- ―Viserys I Targaryen
Prince Viserys Targaryen[d] is a prince of the Targaryen dynasty.
Biography[]
Background[]
Viserys is the fourth child and second son of Daemon Targaryen, and fifth child of Rhaenyra Targaryen. He is named after his grandfather and uncle, King Viserys I Targaryen. He is presently fifth in the line of succession to succeed to the Iron Throne, behind four older brothers: Jacaerys, Lucerys, Joffrey, and Aegon, though this position is disputed by the Greens.
House of the Dragon: Season 1[]
As a young child Viserys travels with his family to King's Landing to defend the succession rights of his half-brother Lucerys Velaryon to Driftmark. He and his older brother Aegon are introduced to their grandfather/uncle, the ailing King Viserys I Targaryen. Upon learning of the boy's name, Viserys I is overjoyed at him having been named after himself and jokes that it is a name "fit for a king."[1]
After his uncle Aegon II usurps the throne, his Hand, Ser Otto Hightower, delivers terms to Rhaenyra, which include Viserys having a high place at court as the King's cupbearer. Daemon, and later Rhaenyra, furiously reject this.[2]
Family[]
Rhaena Targaryen Deceased |
Aegon Targaryen Deceased |
Jaehaerys I Targaryen1 Deceased |
Alysanne Targaryen Deceased | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aemon Targaryen Deceased |
Jocelyn Baratheon Deceased |
Rodrik Arryn[e] 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.
In the books[]
In Fire & Blood, Viserys was born in 122 AC at Dragonstone. He had silver-gold hair and was frailer than his brother Aegon. A dragon egg was placed in his cradle shortly after his birth, in accordance with Targaryen tradition. He and his siblings lived on Dragonstone away from the royal court.
Appearances[]
- – "Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things" (mentioned in text)
- – "A Golden Crown" (mentioned in text)
- – "Oathkeeper" (mentioned in text)
- The Dance of Dragons (illustrated)
- – "The Lord of the Tides"
- – "The Black Queen" (mentioned)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 House of the Dragon: Season 1, Episode 8: "The Lord of the Tides" (2022).
- ↑ House of the Dragon: Season 1, Episode 10: "The Black Queen" (2022).
Notes[]
- ↑ Viserys Targaryen is stated to be 2 years old in the script for "The Lord of the Tides," which takes place in 132 AC; therefore, he was born in 130 AC.
- ↑ "The Black Queen" picks up shortly after "The Green Council," which takes place in 132 AC.
- ↑ Conjecture based on information from George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire — A Game of Thrones Guide; may be subject to change.
- ↑ High Valyrian: Viserys Targārien
- ↑ Conjecture based on information from The World of Ice & Fire; may be subject to change.
External links[]
- Viserys Targaryen on A Wiki of Ice and Fire (potential spoilers for House of the Dragon)