![]() Baelon died a day after his birth, however. Viserys's first wife, Aemma Arryn, died birthing Baelon Targaryen, Viserys' second son, the first having died in the cradle. Viserys did not address the issue of inheritance, hoping a future son would settle the issue. Otto Hightower equally did not want Daemon to follow Viserys and proposed the idea that Viserys's daughter, Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, should be named heir. ĭaemon considered himself his brother's heir as Viserys had no living sons, and he coveted the title Prince of Dragonstone, which the king refused to grant. While Daemon called himself the "Prince of the City", he became known as "Lord Flea Bottom" among the residents of King's Landing. He became acquainted with a prostitute named Mysaria, known to her enemies as Misery. ĭaemon developed a dark reputation in the stews and brothels in Flea Bottom, becoming familiar to every cutpurse, whore, and gambler. Crime fell sharply under Daemon's command, likely due to his love of inflicting harsh punishments on thieves and cutpurses. He gave every man a golden cloak, which led to the guards becoming known as the gold cloaks. ĭaemon inspired loyalty with many of the rank-and-file men of the City Watch, improving their armaments and equipment. ĭaemon was appointed Commander of the City Watch of King's Landing, a position he thrived in and maintained for two years, to Otto's regret, as, with two thousand men at his command, he waxed more powerful than ever. Governance bored Daemon, however, and the prince's demeanor made him a rival of the Hand of the King, Ser Otto Hightower, who could not stand Daemon's presence and had begged King Viserys to remove him from the small council. Daemon served briefly as master of coin from 103 AC until 104 AC and master of laws for six months after that. Daemon asked his brother to set aside his marriage to Rhea Royce, but was refused. Ser Criston Cole twice defeated Daemon in the tourney for King Viserys I's accession in 104 AC, besting him in first the melee and then the joust. Daemon gathered a small army of sworn swords and men-at-arms when it was rumored that Lord Corlys Velaryon was readying a fleet to defend the rights of his son, Laenor Velaryon. During the Great Council of 101 AC, Daemon supported the claim of Prince Viserys, as it would make Daemon the heir after his brother. In 97 AC, Daemon married Lady Rhea Royce, the heir to Runestone, but he disliked both her and the Vale of Arryn Daemon referred to his wife as his " bronze bitch". ĭaemon was knighted at sixteen, and King Jaehaerys I Targaryen gave him Dark Sister. Daemon was free spirited and adventurous in his youth. Within a fortnight of Daemon's birth, Alyssa took the child flying on Meleys. He had one older brother, Viserys, as well as one younger brother, Aegon, who died in infancy. History Early lifeĭaemon was born as the second son of Prince Baelon Targaryen and his sister-wife, Princess Alyssa Targaryen, in 81 AC, during the reign of his grandfather, King Jaehaerys I Targaryen. He wielded Dark Sister, a Valyrian steel sword, and rode Caraxes. While Commander of the City Watch of King's Landing, he wore a gold cloak and a surcoat depicting the three-headed dragon of House Targaryen. Īccording to art for Fire & Blood and The World of Ice & Fire, Daemon had silver hair and wore plate armor. However, he was intensely disliked by Ser Otto Hightower. ĭaemon made many friends in King's Landing, especially in Flea Bottom, and among the gold cloaks, as well as in Pentos. He was unfaithful to his third wife, Rhaenyra Targaryen, taking Mysaria and possibly Nettles as his lovers. ĭaemon was a renowned warrior skilled in the joust, hunting, and swordplay. Archmaester Gyldayn wrote that Daemon was ambitious, impetuous, and moody, as charming as he was hot-tempered. ĭaemon was described by Maester Yandel as dashing, daring, and dangerous, but mercurial and quick to take offense. In the television adaptation House of the Dragon, Daemon is portrayed by Matt Smith. Much of Daemon's life was written about by Archmaester Gyldayn in The Rogue Prince, or, A King's Brother. During the Dance of the Dragons, he was a prominent supporter of his wife, Rhaenyra. A dragonrider whose dragon was Caraxes, Daemon declared himself the King of the Stepstones and the Narrow Sea. ĭaemon was the most experienced warrior of his time and wielded the Valyrian steel blade Dark Sister. Daemon was the second husband of Rhaenyra Targaryen, Princess of Dragonstone, following Ser Laenor Velaryon. Prince Daemon Targaryen was a member of House Targaryen, being a younger son of Prince Baelon Targaryen and a brother of King Viserys I Targaryen. Racallio Ryndoon (King of the Narrow Sea) King of the Stepstones and the Narrow Sea Prince Daemon as commander of the gold cloaks, by Marc Simonetti ©
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