Aerys II Targaryen

House

Targaryen

Side

The Iron Throne

Standing

Dead Killed by Jaime Lannister at the end of Robert's Rebellion.

Titles

King of the Andals and the First Men

On screen

S1E1 (recounted) to S6E6

Claim

The last Targaryen king before the rebellion. Father of Rhaegar, Viserys and Daenerys.

Burned Rickard Stark alive and mined his own city with wildfire rather than surrender it. Jaime's account of the order to burn them all is the reason the audience takes Daenerys's last turn seriously.

Connected to

• Targaryen
• Daenerys Targaryen
• Rhaegar Targaryen
• Viserys Targaryen

Sources

• S1E2 (recounted)
• S3E5
• S6E6