Rhaenyra Targaryen had several significant lovers, most notably Ser Harwin Strong, rumored to be the biological father of her first three sons (Jacaerys, Lucerys, and Joffrey) despite their marriage to Laenor Velaryon, and later her husband Daemon Targaryen, with whom she had more children, though their relationship was complex. She also had an early affair with Ser Criston Cole, which ended badly after he became her sworn shield and was rejected by her, leading to his betrayal and hatred.
She is wed to the son of Corlys Velaryon and Rhaenys Targaryen, Laenor Velaryon; however, it is a marriage of convenience to strengthen the ties between the two houses as Laenor is homosexual and Rhaenyra is romantically interested in the kingsguard Criston Cole.
Rhaenyra's love for Harwin and the loss she experiences due to their separation and his death contribute to her growing resentment and determination to fight for her rights and protect her children in the upcoming civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons.
She and Daemon then proceed to couple together, but Daemon is rendered impotent and leaves her in the brothel. Rhaenyra, still sexually aroused, returns to the Red Keep, where she seduces Ser Criston Cole and loses her virginity to the Kingsguard knight.
So, who is the real father of Rhaenyra's children? In the show and in George R.R. Martin's Fire and Blood novel, it is heavily implied that Ser Harwin Strong, a knight and the captain of the City's Watch, is the true father of Jacaerys, Lucerys, and Joffrey.
After Viserys declared Rhaenyra as his rightful heir, the furious Daemon left for Dragonstone and took Mysaria with him. They remained there for six months, during which time Mysaria became pregnant; when Daemon learned of her pregnancy, he gave her a dragon egg, and by that infuriated Viserys.
In the book, Mushroom suggests that Rhaenyra was seduced by Daemon and that he took her virginity while Mushroom suggests that Daemon knew that Rhaenyra desired Ser Criston Cole of the Kingsguard so he started to offer her tips and training on how to best seduce him (including teaching her to kiss).
He's 100% in love with Rhaenyra. It's all over his dialogue, body language and the way he looks at her. He is tender with nobody else like he is with her. Even Matt Smith himself said the only 2 people Daemon loves are Viserys and Rhaenyra.
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the Targaryens continued to incestuously marry brother to sister "to keep the bloodlines pure" as had their ancestors in the Valyrian Freehold. For a time, at least, they also continued to practice polygamous marriages.
During the wedding, exiled knight Ser Jorah Mormont pledges his loyalty to Daenerys while her benefactor Illyrio Mopatis gifts her three petrified dragon eggs. Daenerys is afraid of her new husband initially, but after learning the Dothraki language, she begins to bond with Drogo and genuinely falls in love with him.
Daemon fell in love with Laena (some people believe he saw Laena as a means to further his ambition), and asked Corlys for her hand in marriage.
For their betrayal, Hugh Hammer and Ulf White infamously became known as the Two Betrayers. It was believed that the treachery of the two dragonseeds was out of avarice, as they both resent the lands that Rhaenyra gave them and that Hugh and Ulf, who have a lust for power and wealth, desired to become lords.
To avoid Corlys making an alliance with the Sealord of Braavos by marrying Laena to his son, King Viserys arranges a marriage between Rhaenyra and Laenor to unite the two most powerful houses in the realm. Viserys and Rhaenyra travel to High Tide to finalize the arrangements for Laenor and Rhaenyra's marriage.
Daemon Targaryen died on the 22nd of the fifth month and Rhaenyra Targaryen died the same day, 5 months later. #HouseOfTheDragon #Rhaenyra #Daemon. The fact that there are fans who think Daemon survived a fall from *probably* 1,000 feet into water is wild.
Although Ygritte is long dead, Jon still loves her and cannot bring himself to sleep with another woman.
In fact, the creators have even stated their relationship is “the love story” at the heart of the series. Rhaenyra and Alicent are pushed apart by duties to their crown and patriarchal expectations of behavior.
Theres a rule out there called the 777 rule that offers couples a gentle, intentional way to keep their bond strong and their hearts aligned. The concept is simple yet powerful: have a date night every seven days, a weekend getaway every seven weeks, and a romantic holiday every seven months.
I think she was yearning for someone to see beyond her title and her womb. And here enters Daemon who is a rebel, a warrior, and someone who knows her and knows what she desires. It is sudden but she's a grown woman now and she wants to experience the freedoms a man in her place would be even expected to take part in.
He slept with his mother, Alyssa Targaryen, who died in the book the show is based on.
So we all know that obviously Aegon married Rhaenys for love and Visenya for duty - Rhaenys was the favourite wife and Visenya was more of a backup in a way.
So theologians had to explain how Mary could have been ever-virgin––by the standard of having an intact hymen––and given birth (recall that quote from the Lateran Council: Mary “gave birth to Him without injury, her virginity remaining equally inviolate after the birth”).
Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen is the FIRST woman in Westeros who sat upon the Iron Throne as a crowned ruler; Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen the First of Her Name is the daughter of King Varys I Targaryen and mother of King Varys II and Aegon III. She is also a great ancestor of Daenerys Targaryen.
As of Season 2 Episode 7, Rhaenyra's army has at least seven flying dragons, overwhelmingly outnumbering the Greens, who have only three (with Sunfyre being too wounded to fly anytime soon).