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House Targaryen ruled the Seven Kingdoms for almost 300 years, from Aegon the Conqueror’s landing in 1 AC to the Mad King’s death in Robert’s Rebellion. This family tree follows the royal line through seventeen kings, the civil war of House of the Dragon and the last dragons of Game of Thrones: Daenerys, Viserys and Jon Snow.

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The House Targaryen family tree chart

The chart starts with Aegon I and his sister-wives Visenya and Rhaenys at the top and follows every king and the relatives the succession passed through, down to Daenerys and Jon Snow. Reigns are given in years after Aegon’s Conquest (AC). Married-in spouses such as the Velaryons, Hightowers and Martells are included where their children inherited.

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House Targaryen family tree chart showing the royal line from Aegon the Conqueror through Jaehaerys I, Viserys I, Rhaenyra, Aegon II, Aegon V and Aerys II to Rhaegar, Daenerys and Jon Snow
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  • A short line between two people joins a couple; a dashed couple line means the marriage or relationship ended.
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  • Long lines across the chart join people who married into another branch. Click either person to see the connection highlighted.

House Targaryen from Aegon I to Jon Snow, with each king’s reign. Drawn with the Heritage style of our family tree maker. Open the full-size image or open it in the editor to rearrange it.

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The whole Targaryen family tree is wide because every generation sits on one row. These smaller charts follow one branch at a time: a person, their partners and all of their descendants. Click a chart to explore it above, or open it full size.

Where House Targaryen came from

The Targaryens were a family of dragonlords from the Valyrian Freehold, the empire that ruled much of Essos. About a century before the Doom of Valyria, Aenar Targaryen moved his family to the island of Dragonstone after his daughter Daenys “the Dreamer” foresaw the catastrophe. When Valyria was destroyed, the Targaryens were among the last people in the world with living dragons.

In the year now counted as 1 AC (After the Conquest), Aegon Targaryen and his two sisters, Visenya and Rhaenys, landed at the mouth of the Blackwater with Balerion, Vhagar and Meraxes. Within two years six of the seven kingdoms had submitted; only Dorne held out. Aegon built the Red Keep, forged the Iron Throne from the swords of his enemies and founded the city of King’s Landing.

Why the Targaryens married their brothers and sisters

The most striking thing about the Targaryen family tree is how often it folds back on itself. Following old Valyrian custom, Targaryens married siblings, nieces, uncles and cousins to “keep the blood of the dragon pure” and, in practice, to keep claims to the throne and the dragons inside the family. Aegon I married both of his sisters; Jaehaerys I married his sister Alysanne; Aegon II married his sister Helaena; and Aerys II married his sister Rhaella.

The Faith of the Seven condemned these marriages, and the clash helped cause the Faith Militant uprising under Aenys I and Maegor. Jaehaerys eventually won the Faith’s acceptance with the “Doctrine of Exceptionalism”: the Targaryens were simply different. On the chart, these marriages are why the same couple can appear as both siblings and spouses, and why many Targaryens have far fewer distinct ancestors than an ordinary family. Genealogists call this pedigree collapse; our pedigree chart maker marks repeated ancestors for exactly this reason.

Every Targaryen king, in order

Seventeen Targaryens sat the Iron Throne. The crown usually passed to the eldest son, but four times it went sideways to a brother, uncle or cousin, which is why the chart’s royal line zigzags between branches.

  • Aegon I the Conqueror (1–37 AC)
  • Aenys I (37–42 AC), Aegon’s son by Rhaenys
  • Maegor I the Cruel (42–48 AC), Aegon’s son by Visenya
  • Jaehaerys I the Conciliator (48–103 AC), Aenys’s son
  • Viserys I (103–129 AC), Jaehaerys’s grandson, chosen by the Great Council
  • Aegon II (129–131 AC), fought his half-sister Rhaenyra, whose own reign is disputed
  • Aegon III the Dragonbane (131–157 AC), Rhaenyra’s son
  • Daeron I the Young Dragon (157–161 AC) and Baelor I the Blessed (161–171 AC), Aegon III’s sons
  • Viserys II (171–172 AC), their uncle, and Aegon IV the Unworthy (172–184 AC), his son
  • Daeron II the Good (184–209 AC), Aerys I (209–221 AC) and Maekar I (221–233 AC)
  • Aegon V the Unlikely (233–259 AC), Jaehaerys II (259–262 AC) and Aerys II the Mad King (262–283 AC)

The Dance of the Dragons

The family’s worst crisis came when Viserys I named his daughter Rhaenyra as heir, then had four children with his second wife, Alicent Hightower. When he died in 129 AC, Alicent’s faction (the “greens”) crowned her son Aegon II, while Rhaenyra’s supporters (the “blacks”) crowned her on Dragonstone. Two years of war followed, fought with dragons on both sides. Nearly every adult Targaryen on the chart between Viserys I and Aegon III died in it, along with most of the dragons.

The war ended when Rhaenyra’s son Aegon III married Aegon II’s daughter Jaehaera, joining both branches. This is the period of HBO’s House of the Dragon; the House of the Dragon family tree shows it in more detail, including the Velaryons and Hightowers.

Blackfyres, Summerhall and the fall of the dynasty

Aegon IV fathered many children outside his marriage and legitimised all of them as he died. His son Daemon Blackfyre, by his cousin Daena, rose against the legitimate king Daeron II, beginning five Blackfyre Rebellions over the next sixty years. Later, Aegon V tried to hatch dragons at Summerhall in 259 AC; the fire killed him and his eldest son Duncan.

Aegon V’s great-grandson Aerys II grew paranoid and cruel. When his son Rhaegar left with Lyanna Stark, a chain of events led to Robert’s Rebellion. Robert Baratheon, whose grandmother Rhaelle was a Targaryen princess, won the crown in 283 AC. Aerys’s surviving children, Viserys and Daenerys, fled across the Narrow Sea.

How Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen are related

Jon Snow was raised as the illegitimate son of Eddard Stark. In the HBO series he is revealed to be the son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark, who were secretly married, making his true name Aegon Targaryen and, by the show’s logic, a stronger claimant than Daenerys.

Because Daenerys is Rhaegar’s younger sister, she is Jon’s aunt, and Jon is her nephew. Their romance repeats the old Targaryen pattern of marriage between close relatives. You can check relationships like this one with our family relationship calculator, and see the Starks, Lannisters and Baratheons on the Game of Thrones family tree.

Who’s who in the Targaryen family tree, generation by generation

Everyone in the chart above, oldest generation first. People who married into the family are listed with their partner’s generation. Photos show the actors who play the characters. Photos are freely licensed and credited below; children are shown without photos.

Generation 1

  • Aegon I Targaryen

    King 1–37 AC

    “The Conqueror”. United six of the Seven Kingdoms with three dragons and founded the dynasty.

  • Visenya Targaryen

    Queen

    Aegon’s elder sister and wife, warrior queen and rider of Vhagar. Mother of Maegor.

  • Rhaenys Targaryen

    Queen

    Aegon’s younger sister and wife, rider of Meraxes. Mother of Aenys; killed in Dorne in 10 AC.

Generation 2

  • Aenys I Targaryen

    King 37–42 AC

    A gentle king whose marriage of his children to each other angered the Faith.

  • Alyssa Targaryen (née Velaryon)

    Queen

    Wife of Aenys I and mother of Jaehaerys I; later married Rogar Baratheon.

  • Maegor I Targaryen

    King 42–48 AC

    “The Cruel”. Took the throne from his nephews; died without surviving children.

Generation 3

  • Jaehaerys I Targaryen

    King 48–103 AC

    “The Old King” or “the Conciliator”: the longest reign of any Targaryen, 55 years.

  • Alysanne Targaryen

    Queen

    Jaehaerys’s sister and wife, “Good Queen Alysanne”. Thirteen children.

Generation 4

  • Aemon Targaryen

    Prince of Dragonstone

    Jaehaerys’s eldest son and heir; died before his father in 92 AC.

  • Jocelyn Targaryen (née Baratheon)

    Wife of Prince Aemon.

  • Baelon Targaryen

    Prince of Dragonstone

    “The Spring Prince”. Named heir over his niece Rhaenys; died in 101 AC.

  • Alyssa Targaryen

    Baelon’s sister and wife; mother of Viserys I and Daemon.

Generation 5

  • Eve Best, who plays Rhaenys Velaryon

    Rhaenys Velaryon (née Targaryen)

    Played by Eve Best

    “Queen Who Never Was”

    Passed over for the throne at the Great Council of 101 AC in favour of her cousin Viserys.

  • Steve Toussaint, who plays Corlys Velaryon

    Corlys Velaryon

    Played by Steve Toussaint

    Lord of the Tides

    “The Sea Snake”, the richest lord in Westeros.

  • Paddy Considine, who plays Viserys I Targaryen

    Viserys I Targaryen

    Played by Paddy Considine

    King 103–129 AC

    Named his daughter Rhaenyra heir; his death began the Dance of the Dragons.

  • Sian Brooke, who plays Aemma Targaryen

    Aemma Targaryen (née Arryn)

    Played by Sian Brooke

    Queen

    First wife of Viserys I; died in childbirth in 105 AC.

  • Olivia Cooke, who plays Alicent Targaryen

    Alicent Targaryen (née Hightower)

    Played by Olivia Cooke

    Queen

    Second wife of Viserys I and leader of the “greens”.

  • Matt Smith, who plays Daemon Targaryen

    Daemon Targaryen

    Played by Matt Smith

    Prince

    Viserys’s brother, rider of Caraxes; married his niece Rhaenyra.

Generation 6

  • Nanna Blondell, who plays Laena Targaryen

    Laena Targaryen (née Velaryon)

    Played by Nanna Blondell

    Daughter of Corlys and Rhaenys, rider of Vhagar; Daemon’s second wife.

  • Emma D'Arcy, who plays Rhaenyra Targaryen

    Rhaenyra Targaryen

    Played by Emma D'Arcy

    Queen (disputed) 129–130 AC

    “The Realm’s Delight”. Her claim against Aegon II caused the Dance of the Dragons.

  • Laenor Velaryon

    Rhaenyra’s first husband, son of Corlys and Rhaenys.

  • Tom Glynn-Carney, who plays Aegon II Targaryen

    Aegon II Targaryen

    Played by Tom Glynn-Carney

    King 129–131 AC

    Crowned by the greens over his half-sister Rhaenyra.

  • Helaena Targaryen

    Queen

    Sister and wife of Aegon II.

  • Aemond Targaryen

    Prince

    “One-Eye”, rider of Vhagar.

  • Daeron Targaryen

    Prince

    “The Daring”, youngest son of Viserys I and Alicent.

Generation 7

  • Harry Collett, who plays Jacaerys Velaryon

    Jacaerys Velaryon

    Played by Harry Collett

    Prince

    Rhaenyra’s eldest son. Officially Laenor’s child; widely said to be fathered by Harwin Strong.

  • Lucerys Velaryon

    Prince

    Killed by Aemond over Storm’s End, one of the first deaths of the war.

  • Joffrey Velaryon

    Prince

  • Baela Targaryen

    Daughter of Daemon and Laena; later married Alyn Velaryon.

  • Rhaena Targaryen

    Baela’s twin sister.

  • Aegon III Targaryen

    King 131–157 AC

    “The Dragonbane”. Rhaenyra’s son; in his reign the last dragon died.

  • Viserys II Targaryen

    King 171–172 AC

    Rhaenyra’s youngest son; long the Hand of the King before reigning a single year.

  • Jaehaera Targaryen

    Queen

    Daughter of Aegon II; first wife of Aegon III, uniting the two sides of the war.

  • Daenaera Targaryen (née Velaryon)

    Queen

    Second wife of Aegon III; mother of his children.

  • Larra Targaryen (née Rogare)

    Wife of Viserys II, from a Lysene banking family.

Generation 8

  • Daeron I Targaryen

    King 157–161 AC

    “The Young Dragon”. Conquered Dorne at fourteen and died there at eighteen.

  • Baelor I Targaryen

    King 161–171 AC

    “The Blessed”, a pious king who never consummated his marriage.

  • Daena Targaryen

    “The Defiant”, Aegon III’s daughter; mother of Daemon Blackfyre.

  • Aegon IV Targaryen

    King 172–184 AC

    “The Unworthy”. Legitimised all his bastards on his deathbed, sowing the Blackfyre Rebellions.

  • Naerys Targaryen

    Queen

    Sister and wife of Aegon IV.

  • Aemon Targaryen

    The Dragonknight

    Kingsguard knight and brother of Aegon IV and Naerys.

Generation 9

  • Daemon Blackfyre

    Pretender

    Aegon IV’s legitimised son by Daena; founder of House Blackfyre.

  • Daeron II Targaryen

    King 184–209 AC

    “The Good”. Brought Dorne into the realm by marriage.

  • Myriah Targaryen (née Martell)

    Queen

    Princess of Dorne and wife of Daeron II.

Generation 10

  • Baelor Targaryen

    Prince

    “Breakspear”, heir of Daeron II; killed in a trial by combat in 209 AC.

  • Aerys I Targaryen

    King 209–221 AC

    A bookish king; Bloodraven ruled as his Hand.

  • Maekar I Targaryen

    King 221–233 AC

    Youngest son of Daeron II.

  • Dyanna Targaryen (née Dayne)

    Wife of Maekar I.

Generation 11

  • Aerion Targaryen

    Prince

    “Brightflame”, died drinking wildfire, believing it would make him a dragon.

  • Aemon Targaryen

    Maester of the Night’s Watch

    Refused the crown, served at Castle Black and lived past 100; Jon Snow’s great-great-great-uncle.

  • Aegon V Targaryen

    King 233–259 AC

    “The Unlikely”, the Egg of the Dunk and Egg stories. Died in the fire at Summerhall.

  • Betha Targaryen (née Blackwood)

    Queen

    “Black Betha”, a love match with Aegon V.

Generation 12

  • Duncan Targaryen

    Prince

    “The Small”, gave up his claim to marry for love; died at Summerhall.

  • Jaehaerys II Targaryen

    King 259–262 AC

    Married his sister Shaera because of a prophecy.

  • Shaera Targaryen

    Queen

  • Rhaelle Baratheon (née Targaryen)

    Married into House Baratheon: the grandmother of Robert Baratheon.

  • Ormund Baratheon

    Lord of Storm’s End

Generation 13

  • Steffon Baratheon

    Lord of Storm’s End

    Father of Robert, Stannis and Renly.

  • David Rintoul, who plays Aerys II Targaryen

    Aerys II Targaryen

    Played by David Rintoul

    King 262–283 AC

    “The Mad King”, killed by Jaime Lannister during the Sack of King’s Landing.

  • Rhaella Targaryen

    Queen

    Sister and wife of Aerys II; died giving birth to Daenerys on Dragonstone.

Generation 14

  • Mark Addy, who plays Robert I Baratheon

    Robert I Baratheon

    Played by Mark Addy

    King 283–298 AC

    Took the throne in Robert’s Rebellion, partly on the strength of his Targaryen grandmother.

  • Wilf Scolding, who plays Rhaegar Targaryen

    Rhaegar Targaryen

    Played by Wilf Scolding

    Prince of Dragonstone

    Killed by Robert at the Trident in 283 AC.

  • Elia Targaryen (née Martell)

    Princess

    Rhaegar’s first wife, killed with her children in the Sack of King’s Landing.

  • Aisling Franciosi, who plays Lyanna Stark

    Lyanna Stark

    Played by Aisling Franciosi

    Ned Stark’s sister. In the HBO series she secretly married Rhaegar.

  • Harry Lloyd, who plays Viserys Targaryen

    Viserys Targaryen

    Played by Harry Lloyd

    “The Beggar King”

    Exiled claimant, killed by Khal Drogo with molten gold.

  • Emilia Clarke, who plays Daenerys Targaryen

    Daenerys Targaryen

    Played by Emilia Clarke

    Mother of Dragons

    “Stormborn”. Hatched three dragons and invaded Westeros; killed by Jon Snow in the series finale.

Generation 15

  • Rhaenys Targaryen

    Princess

  • Aegon Targaryen

    Prince

    Rhaegar’s son with Elia; in the books a young man claiming to be him appears.

  • Kit Harington, who plays Jon Snow

    Jon Snow

    Played by Kit Harington

    Aegon Targaryen

    Raised as Ned Stark’s bastard; in the series his true name is Aegon Targaryen.

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Questions about the Targaryen family tree

Who was the first Targaryen king?

Aegon I Targaryen, known as Aegon the Conqueror. With his sister-wives Visenya and Rhaenys and their three dragons, he conquered six of the Seven Kingdoms and was crowned in 1 AC. He reigned until his death in 37 AC.

How many Targaryen kings were there?

Seventeen Targaryen kings sat the Iron Throne, from Aegon I to Aerys II, over about 283 years. Rhaenyra Targaryen also claimed the throne during the Dance of the Dragons, but the official histories do not count her reign.

Who is the last Targaryen?

At the end of the HBO series, Jon Snow (Aegon Targaryen) is the last known Targaryen of the main line after Daenerys’s death. He is sent beyond the Wall. In the unfinished books, Daenerys and the young man claiming to be Aegon, Rhaegar’s son, are both still alive.

How is Jon Snow related to Daenerys?

Jon is Daenerys’s nephew. His father, Rhaegar Targaryen, was Daenerys’s older brother, which makes Daenerys his aunt.

Why do Targaryens marry their siblings?

It was a Valyrian custom meant to keep the “blood of the dragon” pure and to keep dragons and claims within the family. The Faith of the Seven opposed it, but the Targaryens continued the practice for most of their 300-year rule.

How is Robert Baratheon related to the Targaryens?

Robert’s paternal grandmother was Rhaelle Targaryen, daughter of King Aegon V. That made Robert a second cousin of Rhaegar, Viserys and Daenerys, and gave him a blood claim to the throne after his rebellion.

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Sources and notes

House Targaryen and its characters are fictional, created by George R. R. Martin. This family tree is an independent fan reference and is not affiliated with or endorsed by George R. R. Martin, HBO or Warner Bros. Discovery. Where the books and the series disagree, the chart follows the books for the early kings and the series for Jon Snow’s parentage, and the text says so.

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