Aerys II Targaryen

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Aerys II Targaryen, known as the Mad King, was the last Targaryen ruler to sit on the Iron Throne before Robert's Rebellion overthrew his increasingly tyrannical and unstable reign.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men
Targaryen monarch
fictional character
alias the Mad King NERFINISHED
capitalRuledFrom King's Landing NERFINISHED
causeOfDeposition Robert's Rebellion NERFINISHED
child Daenerys Targaryen NERFINISHED
Rhaegar Targaryen NERFINISHED
Viserys Targaryen NERFINISHED
createdBy George R. R. Martin NERFINISHED
culture Valyrian descent
deathCause stabbed with sword
deathPlace Throne Room of the Red Keep NERFINISHED
dynastyPosition last Targaryen king to sit the Iron Throne before Robert's Rebellion
famousQuote Burn them all
father Jaehaerys II Targaryen NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse A Song of Ice and Fire NERFINISHED
Game of Thrones (TV series) NERFINISHED
formerHandOfTheKing Tywin Lannister NERFINISHED
fullName Aerys II Targaryen NERFINISHED
gender male
house House Targaryen NERFINISHED
killedBy Jaime Lannister NERFINISHED
mentalState increasingly unstable
mother Shaera Targaryen NERFINISHED
notableEvent imprisonment and torture of Rickard and Brandon Stark
notableKingsguardMember Arthur Dayne GENERATED
Barristan Selmy GENERATED
Jaime Lannister GENERATED
obsession wildfire
opponent Eddard Stark NERFINISHED
Jon Arryn NERFINISHED
Tywin Lannister NERFINISHED
orderedExecutionMethod burning with wildfire
overthrownBy Robert Baratheon NERFINISHED
personalityTrait cruel
paranoid
sadistic
predecessor Jaehaerys II Targaryen NERFINISHED
reignEndEvent Robert's Rebellion NERFINISHED
reignStartEvent accession after death of Jaehaerys II Targaryen
residence Red Keep NERFINISHED
spouse Rhaella Targaryen NERFINISHED
successor Robert I Baratheon NERFINISHED
swornGuard Kingsguard NERFINISHED
threatenedAction burn King's Landing with wildfire
title King of the Seven Kingdoms NERFINISHED
Lord of the Seven Kingdoms NERFINISHED
Protector of the Realm NERFINISHED

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Joanna Lannister associatedWith Aerys II Targaryen
Jon Connington exiledBy Aerys II Targaryen
Daenerys Targaryen father Aerys II Targaryen
Jaime Lannister killed Aerys II Targaryen
House Targaryen member Aerys II Targaryen
Robert’s Rebellion opposingCommander Aerys II Targaryen
Robert Baratheon overthrew Aerys II Targaryen
Robert Baratheon predecessor Aerys II Targaryen
Robert’s Rebellion predecessor Aerys II Targaryen
this entity surface form: reign of Aerys II Targaryen
Jon Connington servedAsHandTo Aerys II Targaryen
Barristan Selmy servedKing Aerys II Targaryen
Varys servesMonarch Aerys II Targaryen
Jaime Lannister swornToProtect Aerys II Targaryen