Seventeen male Targaryens ruled from the Iron Throne. House Targaryen ruled as the Kings of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, the Lords of the Seven Kingdoms, and the Great House of the crownlands for nearly three hundred years. The Targaryens eventually built the summer residence Summerhall, which has been given to several younger sons of the family over time. Their original castle was almost always given to the heir to the throne, the Prince of Dragonstone. The Aegonfort was later torn down and replaced by the Red Keep, which remained their main seat for the duration of their dynasty, and which housed the Iron Throne. They resided for more than a century at Dragonstone castle on Dragonstone island, until Aegon the Conqueror and his sister-wives, Visenya and Rhaenys, began the first of the Wars of Conquest in 2 BC.ĭuring Aegon's Conquest, the family built the Aegonfort in the new capital city of King's Landing. The only family of dragonlords who survived the Doom of Valyria, the Targaryens left the Valyrian Freehold twelve years before the Doom. The Targaryen sigil is a red three-headed dragon, breathing red flames on black. House Targaryen of King's Landing is a noble family of Valyrian descent who once ruled the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. Targaryen family: before 114 BC House Targaryen of Dragonstone: 114 BC House Targaryen of King's Landing: 1 AC
