Aemond Targaryen

Aemond Targaryen, also known as Aemond One-Eye or Aemond the Kinslayer is an unseen character in Game of Thrones. He is long dead by the time of the series. He was a Prince of the Targaryen dynasty.

Biography
During the Dance of the Dragons, Aemond duelled his uncle Daemon to the death in the Dance over Harrenhal.

In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Aemond was the son of King Viserys II Targaryen and Queen Alicent Hightower and the brother of King Aegon II Targaryen.

After the funeral of Ser Laenor Velaryon, King Viserys planned to visit Dragonstone to see if Aemond was "bold enough" to claim a dragon egg or hatchling for his own. Seeking to prove his boldness, the ten-year-old Aemond resolved to claim the oldest, fiercest dragon in the world: Vhagar, recently riderless since the death of Laena Velaryon, and right there at Driftmark. He was caught by his three year old half-nephew Joffrey Velaryon, whom he pushed into a pile of dragon droppings before mounting Vhagar to avoid being caught. When his ride was over, Joffrey's older siblings Luke, five, and Jace, six, joined their brother and attacked Aemond, causing the loss of his left eye when Luke drew his dagger. Queen Alicent called for Luke to lose an eye as penance, but Aemond thought an eye a fair trade for Vhagar.

Despite the loss of his eye, Prince Aemond became a dangerous swordsman under the tutelage of Ser Criston Cole, the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard.

Aemond was nineteen when his father, King Viserys I Targaryen died. He rode the dragon Vhagar during the Dance of the Dragons, siding with his brother, King Aegon II Targaryen. His bedmate was Alys Rivers.

At the war's outset, Aemond flew to Storm's End to win the loyalty of Lord Borros Baratheon by wedding one of his daughters. There he encountered Lucerys Velaryon, on a similar errand for the Blacks, and his dragon, Arrax. As Lucerys flew away from the castle, Aemond took the opportunity to overtake and kill his nephew. He became known as a kinslayer for his action.

Aemond's next dragonfight was at the side of King Aegon at the Battle of Rook's Rest, where the brothers slew Rhaenys Targaryen. Aegon, however, was severely wounded, and Aemond ruled in his stead as Prince Regent and Protector of the Realm for a year while Aegon recovered. He took up the iron and ruby crown of Aegon the Conqueror, and was said to have stated that it looked better on himself than it ever did on Aegon.

Pringe Regent Aemond and the Hand of the King, Ser Criston Cole, gathered an army to march on Prince Daemon Targaryen at Harrenhal. As they were on the march, King's Landing fell without them to defend it, as Daemon's spies had learned of their intent. Following the Greens' defeat in the Battle by the Lakeshore, Aemond and Vhagar burned Black-aligned settlements throughout the Riverlands. This left Ser Criston without a dragon at the Butcher's Ball.

Daemon challenged Aemond, waiting for thirteen days at Harrenhal with Caraxes until Aemond stopped burning the Riverlands to come face him. Aemond arrived with a pregnant Alys. The Dance over Harrenhal ended in the deaths of both riders and both dragons over the Gods Eye. Aemond's body, still chained to the saddle, went underwater along with Vhagar and was only recovered after the war. Dark Sister was through his eye.