Vaella Targaryen daughter of Daeron Targaryen
Not to be confused with Vaella Targaryen, daughter of Aenys I Targaryen.
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Vaella Targaryen was the only daughter of Prince Daeron Targaryen and Kiera, and held the title of Princess of the Seven Kingdoms without ever coming to rule.
Her case set a precedent in the succession of House Targaryen: though the direct heiress of her line, a Great Council passed her over for the throne because of her sex and her weakness of mind.
Origins
Birth
Vaella was born in the year 222 AC. Her father, Daeron Targaryen, was at the time Prince of Dragonstone; her mother, Kiera, had come from Tyrosh and before marrying Daeron had been the wife of his cousin Valarr Targaryen.
As the only child of the eldest son of King Maekar I, Vaella stood in the direct line of succession to the Iron Throne.
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Succession
Great Council of 233 AC
Daeron died of syphilis, and in 233 AC his grandfather Maekar I fell in battle. The throne stood empty, and Vaella, as the direct heiress, was a candidate to wear the crown.
A Great Council was called to decide the succession. There she was set aside for being a woman and for her frailty of mind, and the crown passed instead to her uncle, Prince Aegon.
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Personality
Vaella is said to have been gentle of temper but weak of mind — the same frailty the Great Council invoked to set her aside from the throne.
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Relationships
Family tree
The family of Vaella Targaryen (daughter of Daeron)
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Parents
Siblings
None recorded
Unions
None recorded
Children
None recorded
Family
- Daeron TargaryenFatherAppears in Birth, Great Council of 233 AC
- KieraMotherAppears in Birth
Others in their story
- Maekar I TargaryenAppears in Birth, Great Council of 233 AC
- Valarr TargaryenAppears in Birth
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Where they differ
- Books only: Birth, Great Council of 233 AC, Personality
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