Coronation of Aegon II
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The coronation of Aegon II Targaryen was the act by which the Green faction proclaimed Viserys I's eldest son king at King's Landing, moving ahead of Princess Rhaenyra.
With two crowned Targaryens in the same year, this act opened the Dance of the Dragons, the civil war between the rival claimants to the Iron Throne.
Death of Viserys I
King Viserys I Targaryen died in his sleep on the third day of the third month of 129 AC.
At King's Landing, Otto Hightower, Alicent Hightower and Ser Criston Cole moved before anyone else could claim the throne: they gathered support to proclaim Prince Aegon king, with House Targaryen and House Hightower — the Greens — behind the decision.
Lord Lyman Beesbury opposed the move and was killed by Criston Cole. With the council broken, the way lay open for the coronation.
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Rival Coronations
On the tenth day of the third month of 129 AC, Aegon was crowned king at the Dragonpit in King's Landing, wearing the same crown Aegon the Conqueror had worn.
Not every lord present swore fealty: Buckler, Caswell, Harte, Hayford and Lady Fell refused, and the King's Justice beheaded them.
Princess Rhaenyra, in turn, was crowned queen at Dragonstone by her husband, Prince Daemon. With two rival coronations, the Dance of the Dragons broke out.
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Participants
Who was there
- Aegon II TargaryenPrinceAppears in Death of Viserys I, Rival Coronations
- Otto HightowerSer
- Alicent HightowerQueen consort
- Criston ColeSerAppears in Death of Viserys I
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Others in the account
- HightowerAppears in Death of Viserys I
- Lyman BeesburyAppears in Death of Viserys I
- Rhaenyra TargaryenAppears in Rival Coronations
- Daemon TargaryenAppears in Rival Coronations
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Books and show
The show and the books
| Show | Books | |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 129 AC | 129 AC · day 10 of moon 3 |
| Place | King's Landing | King's Landing |
| Outcome | Aegon crowned in the Dragonpit with the crown of Aegon the Conqueror · five lords beheaded for refusing to swear to him | Aegon coronado en Pozo Dragón con la corona de Aegon el Conquistador · cinco señores decapitados por negarse a jurarle lealtad |
| On screen | House of the Dragon · T1E9 | — |
By work
| Work | Format | Where it is told |
|---|---|---|
| House of the Dragon | Show | Death of Viserys I, Rival Coronations |
The chronology of events
- Field of Fire
- Last Storm
- Coronation of Aegon I
- Submission of Torrhen Stark
- First Dornish War
- Ambush on the Boneway
- Death of Rhaenys Targaryen and Meraxes
- Great Council of 101
- Coronation of Viserys I
- Maidenpool Tourney
- Death of Aemma Arryn
- Naming of Rhaenyra as heir
- Wedding of Viserys I and Alicent Hightower
- War for the Stepstones
- Daemon Targaryen proclaims himself King of the Stepstones
- Battle of the Stepstones
- Fifth anniversary tourney
- Rhaenyra named Princess of Dragonstone
- Wedding of Rhaenyra Targaryen and Laenor Velaryon
- Wedding of Daemon Targaryen and Laena Velaryon
- Death of Laena Velaryon
- Fire at Harrenhal
- Death of Laenor Velaryon
- Aemond Targaryen claims Vhagar
- Wedding of Daemon Targaryen and Rhaenyra Targaryen
- Wedding of Aegon Targaryen and Helaena Targaryen
- Execution of Vaemond Velaryon
- Dance of the Dragons
- Death of Viserys I
- Death of Lyman Beesbury
- Coronation of Aegon II
- Coronation of Rhaenyra I
- Duel of the Cargyll twins
- Blockade of Blackwater Bay
- Jacaerys Velaryon's mission to White Harbor
- Pact of Ice and Fire
- Death of Lucerys Velaryon
- Blood and Cheese
- March of the Winter Wolves
- Capture of Harrenhal
- Battle of the Burning Mill
- Capture of Stone Hedge
- Sack of Duskendale
- Battle at Rook's Rest
- Sowing of the Seeds
- Capture of the Gay Abandon
- Battle of the Gullet
- Battle of the Honeywine
- Fall of King's Landing
- Dalton Greyjoy's raids on the Westerlands
- Battle by the Lakeshore
- Ambush at Crossed Elms
- Butcher's Ball
- Battle of the Red Fork
- Battle of Acorn Hall
- Siege of Longtable
- Sack of Bitterbridge
- First Battle of Tumbleton
- Arrest of Addam Velaryon and imprisonment of Corlys Velaryon
- Fall of Dragonstone
- Taking of Maidenpool by Daemon Targaryen
- and 107 more in the index