The main Targaryens in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (the Dunk & Egg era, around 209 AC) are the royal family ruling Westeros and their troublesome princes at the Ashford tourney.

Where in the timeline are we?

The story takes place about 90 years before Game of Thrones , when House Targaryen still sits on the Iron Throne but their dragons are long gone and their dynasty is already fracturing due to past civil wars and Blackfyre rebellions.

The ruling king and his line

At this point in Westerosi history, the Targaryens on (or closest to) the throne are:

  • King Daeron II “the Good” – The reigning Targaryen king, known for trying to heal the realm after the Dance of the Dragons and for dealing with the Blackfyre Rebellions; he rules during Dunk and Egg’s early adventures.
  • Queen Myriah Martell – His Dornish queen, symbol of the peace between Dorne and the Iron Throne, though she is not a central on‑screen player at the tourney itself.
  • Prince Baelor “Breakspear” – Daeron II’s eldest son and heir, a famously honorable and formidable warrior who becomes a key figure at the Ashford Meadow tourney and ultimately dies there in the Trial of Seven.
  • Princes Valarr and Matarys – Baelor’s sons and Daeron II’s immediate heirs after him; they are important for the line of succession but are more background in the tourney narrative, later dying in the Great Spring Sickness.

Maekar and his infamous sons

Another crucial branch is Prince Maekar and his children, several of whom you actually meet in the story:

  • Prince Maekar Targaryen – Baelor’s younger brother, a grim, martial prince who attends the Ashford tourney to watch his sons compete; his accidental killing of Baelor in the Trial of Seven reshapes the succession.
  • Prince Daeron Targaryen (“the Drunkard”) – Maekar’s eldest son, a prince plagued by prophetic dreams and alcoholism; in the tourney era he’s known for being unreliable and drunk rather than heroic.
  • Prince Aerion Targaryen (“Brightflame”) – Maekar’s cruel, sadistic son; at Ashford he maims a puppeteer and provokes the conflict that leads to the Trial of Seven, making him one of the primary antagonistic Targaryens in this story.
  • Prince Aegon Targaryen (“Egg”, later Aegon V) – Maekar’s youngest son, disguised as a bald-headed boy squire called Egg; he travels with Ser Duncan the Tall and will eventually become King Aegon V “the Unlikely”.

How they fit into Dunk & Egg’s story

All these Targaryens intersect with Ser Duncan the Tall’s attempt to prove himself at the Ashford tourney: Baelor helps legitimize Dunk, Aerion’s cruelty forces Dunk into the Trial of Seven, Maekar’s presence raises the stakes, and Egg’s hidden identity becomes the heart of the long‑term saga that leads to his future as King Aegon V.

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