Baelor Targaryen usually refers to two different Targaryens from George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire world: a king and a prince. Most fans asking “who is Baelor Targaryen?” mean one of these.

The two main Baelors

1. King Baelor I Targaryen – “Baelor the Blessed”

  • Ninth Targaryen king to sit the Iron Throne, ruling after his elder brother Daeron I.
  • Nicknames: Baelor the Blessed or Baelor the Beloved , known for extreme religious piety and pacifism.
  • He built the Great Sept of Baelor in King’s Landing, which later becomes the main center of the Faith of the Seven.
  • Son of King Aegon III Targaryen and Queen Daenaera Velaryon.
  • Obsessed with chastity and faith; he even had his marriage to his sister Daena dissolved and is said to have died childless.
  • Famous stories from his reign:
    • Walked barefoot to Dorne along the Boneway to return hostages and make peace after his brother’s failed conquest.
* “Miraculously” survived a perilous journey through Dorne’s deserts and negotiated peace and a marriage alliance with House Martell.

* Allegedly rescued his cousin Aemon the Dragonknight from a “snake pit,” a tale some later treat as symbolic of his Dorne mission.
  • Death:
    • Officially, he is said to have starved himself through extreme fasting in religious zeal.
* Some in-universe accounts suspect he might have been quietly poisoned by his uncle and Hand, Viserys, either for ambition or for the “good of the realm” given Baelor’s growing fanaticism.

He’s the Baelor whose name is on the Great Sept in King’s Landing (the big sept from Game of Thrones).

2. Prince Baelor Targaryen – “Baelor Breakspear”

If you mean the prince , that’s Baelor Breakspear , a later Targaryen:

  • Full title: Prince Baelor Targaryen, heir to King Daeron II Targaryen.
  • Eldest son of King Daeron II and Queen Myriah Martell, making him half Dornish and the Prince of Dragonstone.
  • Named in honor of his grandfather’s cousin, King Baelor I “the Blessed.”
  • Served as Hand of the King to his father, respected as a capable commander and a just, honorable man.
  • Earned the nickname “Breakspear” at age 17 by defeating his uncle Daemon Blackfyre in a tourney tilt at Princess Daenerys Targaryen’s wedding.
  • Played a crucial role in the First Blackfyre Rebellion , leading Dornish and stormlands forces that smashed Daemon Blackfyre’s army into the shield wall of his brother Maekar at the Battle of Redgrass Field (the famous “hammer and anvil” maneuver).
  • Appears as a key supporting character in the Tales of Dunk and Egg , especially “The Hedge Knight,” where he’s portrayed as honorable, brave, and sympathetic.

When fans on forums or in 2020s–2026 discussions say “Baelor Targaryen” in the context of The Hedge Knight or the Dunk & Egg TV adaptation, they almost always mean Baelor Breakspear.

Which Baelor are people usually talking about?

  • Talking about King’s Landing, the Great Sept, or early Targaryen kings → that’s Baelor I “the Blessed.”
  • Talking about The Hedge Knight, Dunk and Egg, Blackfyre Rebellion, or “Breakspear” → that’s Prince Baelor Breakspear.

Little context for current and forum discussions

  • With recent and upcoming adaptations (like the Dunk & Egg series), Baelor Breakspear has become a more trending topic in fan spaces, where people debate his portrayal, his Dornish heritage, and his political and moral choices.
  • Older show-only fans tend to recognize Baelor the Blessed indirectly through references like the Great Sept of Baelor, even if they don’t know his full backstory from the books.

TL;DR:
Baelor Targaryen can mean either King Baelor I “the Blessed,” a fanatically pious early Targaryen king who built the Great Sept and likely starved himself to death , or Prince Baelor “Breakspear,” Daeron II’s brave, half‑Dornish heir and war hero from the Blackfyre Rebellion and The Hedge Knight.

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