Who was the weakest Targaryen king?

Aegon the Unworthy. Aegon IV was the son of King Viserys II, and is considered one of the worst kings to ever sit the Iron Throne, earning him the nickname “the Unworthy.” I see many similarities between Aegon IV and Baron Harkonnen from Dune.

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Who was the bad Targaryen king?

King Aerys II Targaryen, also known as the Mad King, Aerys the Mad, and King Scab, is the posthumous overarching antagonist of the epic fantasy novel series A Song of Ice And Fire and its 2011-2019 television series adaptation Game of Thrones.

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Who was the most loved Targaryen King?

A Ranking of the Best (Most Benevolent) Targaryen Kings
  1. Jaehaerys I the Old King. We all saw this one coming.
  2. Aegon V the Unlikely. ...
  3. Daeron II the Good. ...
  4. Aegon I the Conqueror. ...
  5. Maekar I. ...
  6. Jaehaerys II. ...
  7. Viserys II. ...
  8. Viserys I. ...

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Who was the most cruel Targaryen kings?

Maegor I Targaryen is the third king of the Targaryen dynasty, better known as Maegor the Cruel. He's widely regarded as one of the most wicked Targaryen kings. He takes his throne by usurping his nephew, seizing it immediately after the death of his brother Aenys.

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Who is the most feared Targaryen?

1 Daemon Targaryen

To achieve power, Daemon would go to any lengths. He has killed people who stood in his way and married for power. At the same time, he is also a very skilled fighter and he rides the dragon Caraxes, which makes him a feared man across the Seven Kingdoms.

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What makes a good Hand of the King in ASOIAF?

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Who is less striking than most Targaryens?

At the age of thirteen, Helaena was plumper than most Targaryens, and less striking as well. Nonetheless, she was a pleasant and happy girl, and all agreed she would be an excellent mother.

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Which dragon eats Rhaenyra?

Sunfyre devoured Rhaenyra in six bites, leaving only her left leg below the shin. Prince Aegon the Younger was forced to watch his mother die, and Elinda Massey allegedly gouged out her eyes in horror.

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Who was the wisest Targaryen king?

Jaehaerys the Wise is considered by many to be one of the best kings during the reign of the Targaryens. His rule lasted a whopping 55 years, making him the longest reigning Targaryen monarch and also helping him garner the title of "The Old King".

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Who was the most handsome Targaryen prince?

Barristan Selmy to Daenerys about her brother. Prince Rhaegar was tall and handsome, having dark lilac eyes and the silver hair of the Targaryens, worn long. He had the iron tones of a Prince.

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Which Targaryen King goes crazy?

The individual known as 'The Mad King' is King Aerys II Targaryen. Through his marriage to sister-wife Queen Rhaella Targaryen, Aerys was the father of Queen Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) and her older brothers, Crown Prince Rhaegar Targaryen (Wilf Scolding) and Prince Viserys Targaryen (Harry Lloyd).

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Which Targaryen was Arya's favorite?

Arya Stark, while posing as a common serving girl in Lannister-occupied Harrenhal, reveals to Tywin Lannister that Visenya was a heroine of hers.

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Who is the prettiest Targaryen dragon?

Sunfyre (Aegon Targaryen II)

The newly crowned king Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) describes his dragon as the most beautiful in the world: The golden beast has pink-veined wings.

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Who was the longest reigning Targaryen?

He earned the moniker of Conciliator for quashing this Faith Militant Uprising and Wise for mending the fractures in the realm. Jaehaerys I Targaryen was the longest-serving monarch and here are his fifty-five years on the Iron Throne mapped. RELATED: Game Of Thrones: What Were The Shortest Reigns on the Iron Throne?

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Who was the fat Targaryen?

Aegon began his reign when he was young, vigorous, robust, and handsome but ended it old, corrupt and morbidly obese. By the end of it he was bloated and fat. His eyes were almost lost in the fat of his face, his legs too weak to support his belly.

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Which Targaryen hated dragons?

They were brought to the castle ward, where they found an injured Sunfyre and King Aegon II Targaryen. Prince Aegon watched in horror as Sunfyre devoured his mother. Aegon was forever mentally scarred, and this event cemented his later fierce hatred for and terror of dragons.

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Who was the cruelest king in Westeros?

Aegon IV Targaryen, the Unworthy

What truly makes Aegon IV the worst King in Westerosi history, in my opinion, is what he did on his deathbed—he legitimized all his bastards, born of noble and common mothers alike.

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Who is the smartest Targaryen?

Aegon I Targaryen

Unfortunately, after his death, a war ensued because of his sons being rejected due to their incestuous origins. Nevertheless, Aegon is definitely the second most intelligent Targaryen right after Aemon.

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Who is the strongest men in got?

The 10 Strongest Warriors in 'Game Of Thrones' and 'House of the Dragon'
  • 7 Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) 'House of the Dragon' ...
  • 8 Robert Baratheon (Mark Addy) 'Game of Thrones' ...
  • 9 Ser Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) 'Game of Thrones' ...
  • 10 Sandor (The Hound) Clegane (Rory McCann) 'Game of Thrones'

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Who is the most beautiful man in Game of Thrones?

Top 10 Hottest Game of Thrones Men
  1. #1: Jaime Lannister. Possibly one of the most handsome men in Westeros, the Kinglsayer was an easy choice for our top pick.
  2. #2: Drogo. ...
  3. #3: Robb Stark. ...
  4. #4: Jon Snow. ...
  5. #5: Oberyn Martell. ...
  6. #6: Renly Baratheon. ...
  7. #7: Gendry. ...
  8. #8: Jorah Mormont. ...

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Which Targaryen had the biggest dragon?

Vhagar is the largest dragon.

Vhagar is the oldest dragon of the ones owned by House Targaryen in "House of the Dragon," and was previously ridden by Visenya Targaryen during King Aegon I Targaryen's reign years before the series picks up.

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Was Viserys a weak king?

All this considered, is Viserys a bad king? Yes. While some would qualify his ruling as more unlucky than most, he still did not provide the best. Of all the kings to sit on the Iron Throne, King Viserys falls somewhere in the middle of that list, possibly somewhere among the top half of kings.

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Whose dragon is vhagar?

Vhagar was a she-dragon of House Targaryen. She was ridden by Queen Visenya Targaryen during Aegon's Conquest, alongside Aegon the Conqueror's Balerion and their sister Rhaenys's Meraxes. Other known riders of Vhagar are Prince Baelon Targaryen, Lady Laena Velaryon and Prince Aemond Targaryen.

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Why was Rhaenyra killed by her dragon?

Once she reached Dragonstone, Rhaenyra was betrayed by Ser Alfred Broome, whose men slew the remainder of her Queensguard. Her half-brother Aegon II then had her fed to his own dragon, Sunfyre, at Dragonstone.

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Did Sunfyre eat Rhaenyra?

Sunfyre ateRhaenyra Targaryen at the bidding of Aegon II towards the end of the civil war.

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Who is the most powerful dragon in the House of the Dragon?

VHAGAR: Vhagar is one of the three old dragons who first conquered Westeros with Balerion and Maraxes. She is the largest and the most powerful dragon alive in the House of The Dragon. She used to be ridden by Visenya Targaryen, the older sister and wife of King Aegon I Targaryen.

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