- This page is about the father of Robert, Stannis, and Renly. For the son of Serac Baratheon, see: Steffon Baratheon (son of Serac)
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- "My father used to tell me that boredom indicates a lack of inner resources."
- ―Stannis Baratheon
Lord Steffon Baratheon was the Lord of Storm's End and head of House Baratheon. He is the father of Robert, Stannis, and Renly Baratheon.
Biography[]
Background[]
Steffon Baratheon was the third member of House Baratheon to be named Steffon. He was the Lord of Storm's End and head of House Baratheon, one of the Great Houses of Westeros. He is the father of Robert, Stannis and Renly Baratheon. He lived with his family at Storm's End. Steffon fought in the War of the Ninepenny Kings alongside his father, Ormund Baratheon, who, according to singers, died in the arms of Steffon.[2]
While in a drunken stupor, he once attempted to violate the honor of a noble lady but was subdued by Ser Gwayne Gaunt[d] of the Kingsguard, though he was spared on account of his drunkenness.[3]
Steffon and his wife, Cassana, died shortly before Robert's Rebellion when their ship, the Windproud, sank in Shipbreaker Bay.[1]
Game of Thrones: Season 1[]
Ned reads aloud Steffon's entry in The Lineages and Histories of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms.[1]
Game of Thrones: Season 5[]
Stannis mentions that his father used to tell him that "boredom indicates a lack of inner resources".[4]
Game of Thrones: Season 8[]
Steffon is mentioned under the entry of Ser Arthur Dayne[d] in the Book of Brothers, which the new Lord Commander of the Kingsguard Brienne of Tarth flicks through.[3]
Family[]
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In the books[]
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Steffon Baratheon was the son of Lord Ormund Baratheon and Rhaelle Targaryen, the sister of King Jaehaerys II and aunt of the Mad King. Despite what maesters claim, this relationship is not what allowed Robert to claim the Iron Throne during Robert's Rebellion; he seized the Iron Throne by force.
Steffon holds his father Ormund fallen in battle.
Steffon Baratheon appears to have been an effective lord. He was once defeated by Prince Rhaegar Targaryen during a tournament. He was sent by King Aerys II to the Free Cities to find a bride for Prince Rhaegar, but he found no suitable matches. He did find a talented fool, however, one whom he believed would teach even Stannis to laugh. However, Lord Steffon's ship, the Windproud, sank in Shipbreaker Bay within sight of Storm's End. His body and that of his wife, Lady Cassana of House Estermont, was never found. The fool, Patchface, did wash ashore, but the trauma of the event robbed him of his wits.
In his youth, Steffon served as a page at King's Landing, and became close friends with Aerys and Tywin Lannister. As Aerys's relationship with Tywin deteriorated, many believed that the king would name Steffon as Hand of the King upon his return from the Free Cities; instead, matters only grew worse after Steffon's death, as Aerys became convinced that Tywin had arranged the sinking of the Windproud to prevent Steffon from taking his place.
Appearances[]
– "A Golden Crown" (mentioned)- – "Sons of the Harpy" (mentioned)
- – "War of the Ninepenny Kings" (illustrated)
- – "The Iron Throne" (mentioned in text)
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Game of Thrones: Season 1, Episode 6: "A Golden Crown" (2011).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Histories & Lore: Season 6, Short 4: "War of the Ninepenny Kings" (2016).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Game of Thrones: Season 8, Episode 6: "The Iron Throne" (2019).
- ↑ Game of Thrones: Season 5, Episode 4: "Sons of the Harpy" (2015).
Notes[]
- ↑ The Lineages and Histories of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms states that Steffon Baratheon was born in 229 AC.
- ↑ The Lineages and Histories of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms states that Steffon Baratheon was born in 229 AC and died in his 49th year; therefore, he and Cassana Baratheon died in 278 AC.
- ↑ The prop book The Lineages and Histories of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms stated that Steffon's father was Lyonel Baratheon. Later, the Histories & Lore short "War of the Ninepenny Kings" introduced Ormund Baratheon as Steffon's father, like in the books.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The paragraph mentioning this event is erroneously placed in Arthur Dayne's entry. The opening sentence calling him the "thirdborn son to Lord Symon of House Gaunt" makes it apparent that this paragraph was meant for Gwayne Gaunt's entry.
External links[]
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Gendry Baratheon | Heir
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Storm's End | Region
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Titles |
Lords Paramount of the Stormlands · Lords of Storm's End · Warden of the South | ||||
Ancestors |
Orys Baratheon · Argella Baratheon · Axel Baratheon · Raymont Baratheon · Jocelyn Baratheon · Boremund Baratheon · Borros Baratheon · Cassandra Baratheon · Maris Baratheon · Ellyn Baratheon · Floris Baratheon · Lyonel Baratheon · Ormund Baratheon | ||||
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Steffon Baratheon · Cassana Baratheon · Robert Baratheon · Stannis Baratheon · Renly Baratheon · Selyse Baratheon · Shireen Baratheon | ||||
Household |
Brienne of Tarth · Colen of Greenpools · Gerald · {Loras Tyrell} | ||||
Overlords |
King of the Andals and the Rhoynar and the First Men | ||||