Death of Aemma Arryn
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In the year 105 after the Conquest, Queen Aemma Arryn died giving birth to her son Baelon; the prince outlived her by barely a day. The loss left King Viserys I Targaryen a widower with no living son, and forced a question no one had yet been made to answer: who would inherit the Iron Throne.
Death
Aemma Arryn, wife of King Viserys I Targaryen, died while giving birth to their son Baelon. The newborn barely outlived her, dying the following day.
Her death also ended the king's last hope of a direct male heir, leaving him a widower.
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Rhaenyra Named Heir
After the two deaths, Viserys I named his only surviving daughter, Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, as heir to the Iron Throne.
Thousands of lords and knights across the realm swore their loyalty to the princess as a direct result of that appointment.
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Participants
Who was there
- Aemma ArrynQueenAppears in Death
- Viserys I TargaryenPrince of DragonstoneAppears in Death, Rhaenyra Named Heir
No entry in the atlas: Baelon Targaryen †
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Others in the account
- Baelon TargaryenAppears in Death
- Rhaenyra TargaryenAppears in Rhaenyra Named Heir
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Books and show
The show and the books
| Show | Books | |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 105 AC | 105 AC |
| Place | King's Landing | King's Landing |
| Outcome | The queen dies in childbed · Prince Baelon dies a day later | Muerte de la reina en el parto · el príncipe Baelon muere un día después |
| On screen | House of the Dragon · T1E1 | — |
By work
| Work | Format | Where it is told |
|---|---|---|
| House of the Dragon | Show | Death, Rhaenyra Named Heir |
The chronology of events
- Doom of Valyria
- War of Conquest
- Aegon's Landing
- First Battle
- Battle of Gulltown
- Battle of the Reeds
- Wailing Willows
- Burning of Harrenhal
- 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
- and 119 more in the index