Daeron Targaryen

This page is about the son of Viserys I. For other uses, see: Daeron Targaryen (disambiguation)

Daeron Targaryen
Biographical information
Born	116 AC (age 16) King's Landing, the Crownlands
Political information
House(s)	Targaryen
Affiliation(s)	House Hightower (ward) Greens
Title(s)	Prince
Personal information
Culture	Valyrian
Religion	Faith of the Seven
Father	{Viserys I Targaryen}
Mother	Alicent Hightower
Sibling(s)	Aegon II Targaryen Helaena Targaryen Aemond Targaryen Half-siblings: Rhaenyra Targaryen {Baelon Targaryen}
World of Westeros
Series	House of the Dragon
Season(s)	2 · 3
Appeared in	2 episodes (see below)
First seen in	"The Queen Who Ever Was"

"He's stalwart. Clever. As adept with his lute as he is with his sword. And a feature in the fancies of many a young lady, I'll wager. He's kind."

―Gwayne Hightower on Daeron

Prince Daeron Targaryen is a prince of the Targaryen dynasty and the fourth child of King Viserys I Targaryen and Queen Alicent Hightower. He rides the dragon Tessarion.

Biography

Background

Daeron is the fourthborn child and third son of King Viserys by his second wife, Queen Alicent. He is the younger half-brother of Rhaenyra Targaryen through his father's first wife, the late Queen Aemma Arryn, and the younger full brother of Prince Aegon, Princess Helaena, and Prince Aemond Targaryen through his mother. He is a ward of House Hightower in Oldtown, first being fostered by Lord Hobert Hightower, and then by Hobert's son, Lord Ormund.

House of the Dragon: Season 1

Daeron was born in 116 AC. By 126 AC, he has bonded with his dragon, Tessarion, and become the ward of his great-uncle Hobert and his son, Ormund.

He is indirectly mentioned by Prince Daemon Targaryen as he counts four dragons on the side of the Greens.

House of the Dragon: Season 2

After his grandfather, Ser Otto Hightower, is dismissed from his position as Hand of the King, Otto tells Alicent that he plans to return to Oldtown in hopes that Daeron "takes more kindly to instructions" and can aid the Greens in the weeks to come.

At a meeting of the Green Council, Lord Jasper Wylde counsels Aegon to unleash Daeron and his dragon Tessarion from Oldtown, in order to bring the Riverlands to heel.

Before her brother departs with Ser Criston Cole to the Riverlands, Alicent asks Gwayne how her son is doing and what he is like, for Daeron has been writing letters less frequently. Gwayne describes Daeron as a stalwart and clever sixteen year old who is adept at playing the lute as well as wielding a sword. He further assures Alicent that Daeron is kind.

Daeron accompanies the Hightower army as it marches, riding above the host on his dragon Tessarion.

Personality

According to his uncle, Daeron is kind, clever, and stalwart. He is adept at playing the lute as well as wielding a sword.

Family

Paternal

Rhaena Targaryen Deceased

Aegon Targaryen Deceased

Viserys Targaryen Deceased

Jaehaerys I Targaryen1 Deceased

Alysanne Targaryen Deceased

Vaella Targaryen Deceased

Aemon Targaryen Deceased

Jocelyn Baratheon Deceased

Rodrik Arryn Deceased

Daella Targaryen Deceased

Baelon Targaryen Deceased

Alyssa Targaryen Deceased

Corlys Velaryon

Rhaenys Targaryen Deceased

Aemma Arryn Deceased

Viserys I Targaryen2 Deceased

Alicent Hightower

Daemon Targaryen

Rhea Royce Deceased

Daemon Targaryen

Laena Velaryon Deceased

Laenor Velaryon3

Rhaenyra Targaryen2

Daemon Targaryen

Aegon II Targaryen

Helaena Targaryen

Aemond Targaryen

Daeron Targaryen

Baela Targaryen

Rhaena Targaryen

Jacaerys Velaryon

Lucerys Velaryon Deceased

Joffrey Velaryon

Aegon Targaryen

Viserys Targaryen

Jaehaerys Targaryen Deceased

Jaehaera Targaryen

¹ Jaehaerys had thirteen children in all. For simplicity, only the direct ancestors of future generations are on this family tree and they are not in the exact order of birth. The thirteen children in correct order are: Aegon, Daenerys, Aemon, Baelon, Alyssa, Maegelle, Vaegon, Daella, Saera, Viserra, Gaemon, Valerion, and Gael.

² Due to the nature of their respective births and deaths, Baelon Targaryen, son of Viserys and Aemma, and Visenya Targaryen, daughter of Rhaenyra and Daemon, are not included on this family tree.

³ While Jacaerys, Lucerys, and Joffrey are officially Laenor's, he and Rhaenyra never had any biological issue. Their three sons were in fact fathered by Harwin Strong.

Maternal

Hobert Hightower Deceased

Lynesse Hightower

Otto Hightower

Alyrie Florent Deceased

Ormund Hightower

Gwayne Hightower

Viserys I Targaryen Deceased

Alicent Hightower

Son(s)

Aegon II Targaryen

Helaena Targaryen

Aemond Targaryen

Daeron Targaryen

Jaehaerys Targaryen Deceased

Jaehaera Targaryen

Behind the scenes

While Daeron does exist in the TV series, he does not appear in the first season due to time constraints. He is included in the opening credits and Official Guide, however, and George R.R. Martin has confirmed he exists in the TV continuity: as in the books, he was sent away to Oldtown to serve as a squire to his cousins in House Hightower.

Daeron was mentioned in an earlier draft of the script for "Driftmark," in which Aemond inquires about his younger brother to Otto.

In the books

In Fire & Blood, Daeron was the third son of King Viserys I Targaryen and the brother of Aegon and Aemond Targaryen.

When he was twelve, he was sent to serve as a cupbearer and squire to Lord Hightower in Oldtown. Daeron was born slightly after Rhaenyra's eldest son Jace, in the same year.

By all accounts, he was a handsome, charming, and courteous young man. He grew up in the shadow of his brothers, and did not receive the constant pressure that Alicent put on her older sons that the Iron Throne should go to them instead of Rhaenyra. As a result, he was considered the gentlest and most honorable of Alicent's sons, though it is said he shared Aegon and Aemond's resentment towards Rhaenyra and her sons.

Appearances

• – "Driftmark" (mentioned in script) (non-canonical mention)
• – "Rhaenyra the Cruel" (mentioned)
• – "The Burning Mill" (mentioned)
• – "Smallfolk" (mentioned)
• – "The Red Sowing" (mentioned)
• – "The Queen Who Ever Was"

Forthcoming

• – Season 3, Episode 4 (unreleased)

External links

• Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I) on A Wiki of Ice and Fire (potential spoilers for House of the Dragon)