Great Council of 305 AC

"There's nothing in the world more powerful than a good story, nothing can stop it, no enemy can defeat it, and who has a better story than Bran the Broken?"

- Tyrion Lannister to the assembled Lords at his trial

The 305 Royal Election of the Seven Kingdoms saw the election of King Brandon I of House Stark and the secession of the North from the Seven Kingdoms under Queen Sansa Stark. It was the first formal election of a monarch in the history of the Seven Kingdoms, though the choice of succession had in the past been influenced through "great councils".

Originally a trial intended to determine the fate of Tyrion Lannister and Jon Snow following their roles in the death of Daenerys Targaryen in the aftermath of the Battle of King's Landing, Tyrion insisted that a King (or Queen) would be needed for the trial. Though the assembled Lords and Ladies were uncertain of whom to choose and only Lord Edmure Tully put forth a nomination (nominating himself), Tyrion ultimately suggested Brandon Stark, who was subsequently accepted as King by all present.