The mad king

King Aerys II Targaryen,[c] commonly called the Mad King, was the sixteenth member of House Targaryen to rule from the Iron Throne. Although his rule began benevolently, he succumbed to the madness caused by his incestuous lineage, and was eventually deposed by Lord Robert Baratheon in a civil war. He was the last Targaryen to sit on the Iron Throne. Aerys fought for his father, Aegon V Targaryen, in the War of the Ninepenny Kings. He took on the tradition of Targaryen inbreeding in order to…

David Rintoul in Game of Thrones (2011)

Aerys II Targaryen, also called the Mad King and King Scab, was the seventeenth and last member of the Targaryen dynasty to sit the Iron Throne, ruling from 262 AC to 283 AC.[11] His children who lived to adulthood, by his sister-wife, Rhaella, were Rhaegar, Viserys, and Daenerys Targaryen.

His long yellow fingernails, tangled beard, and ropes of unwashed, matted hair…

A page for describing Characters: A Song of Ice and Fire - House Targaryen. This is a listing of members of House Targaryen that appear in A Song of Ice and …

Aerys II Targaryen explained

The mad king's flashback

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