Lord Merryweather
Lord Merryweather was the lord of Bitterbridge and head of his house during the reigns of Viserys I and Aegon II Targaryen.
When the Targaryen succession split the realm into two camps, he sided with Princess Rhaenyra's claim to the throne over that of her brother Aegon II.
Chapter 1
The lord of Bitterbridge
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Aegon II Targaryen
Rhaenyra TargaryenLord Merryweather headed House Merryweather and ruled Bitterbridge during the reigns of Viserys I and his son Aegon II Targaryen. Like many of the realm's great lords, he found himself forced to pick a side once the succession dispute set the two Targaryen siblings against each other.
Chapter 2
The loyalty that cost him his head
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When the Dance of the Dragons broke out, Aegon II's supporters had him arrested and thrown into the dungeons of the Red Keep for backing Princess Rhaenyra's claim to the throne. He was offered a way out: swear loyalty to Aegon II, or die at the hands of the King's Justice.
Lord Merryweather chose to keep the word he had already given, and was executed. His head ended up mounted on a spike above the gates of King's Landing. His house, however, did not abandon Rhaenyra's cause and kept fighting for it for the rest of the war.