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Aegon I Targaryen

King Aegon I was also known as Aegon the Conqueror, Aegon the Dragonlord, or Aegon the Dragon, Aegon is the firstborn to Aeiron Targargryen and Valaena Targaryen. King Aegon was known to have the dragon Balerion, the Black Dread. He was Balerion's first dragon rider.

King Aegon I married both of his sisters Visenya Targaryen and Rhaenys Targaryen. Together with Rhaenys, he had one son, Aenys Targaryen. Together with Visenya, he had one son Maegor Targaryen. King Aegon, I passed from a stroke in 37 AC.

In His Early Days: Pentos and Tyrosh asked Aegon I for his aid in their struggle against Volantis. Aegon I, Lord of Dragonstone, flew to Pentos atop Balerion to meet with the Prince of Pentos and the city's Magisters. Aegon I flew to Lys, where he burned a Volantene fleet before it could attempt to invade the city. Shortly after, Aegon returned to Dragonstone.

Aegon's Conquest: As the Century of Blood came to an end, Aegon's interest in Westeros grew. He had previously visited the Citadel of Oldtown and the Arbor in the Kingdom of the Reach with his elder sister Visenya, and he might also have visited Lannisport in the Kingdom of the Rock. He had a huge wooden table made, cut in the shape of Westeros with the map of the Seven Kingdoms painted upon the surface. No borders were painted upon the Painted Table, however, Aegon believed it should be one realm instead of seven.

The Storm King, Argilac Durrandon, reached out to Aegon I, proposing a marriage between Aegon I and his only daughter, Princess Argella. All the lands west of the Gods Eye from the Trident to the Blackwater Rush were offered as her dowry, although the lands did not belong to Argilac. His offer was an attempt to create a buffer between his kingdom and that of Harren Hoare, King of Isles and the Rivers. Aegon I spurred the offer, stating he did not need a third wife, and instead offered his close friend and rumored bastard half-brother, Orys Baratheon, as Argella's husband instead, in return for land. Insulted, Argilac cut off the hands of Aegon's envoy and sent those back to Dragonstone, upon which Aegon called his councilors together. After six days of consulting, Aegon I sent forth ravens to every lord in Westeros, declaring his claim to the throne.

Aegon I landed with his army on the eastern coast of Westeros at the mouth of the Blackwater Rush, where he constructed the wooden Aegonfort. House Rosby and Stokeworth surrendered to their sisters quickly, and Houses Darklyn and Mooton were defeated promptly in Aegon's first test. Before defeated lords gathered to the new Aegonfort, Aegon was crowned with a Valyrian steel circlet by Visenya and hailed King of All Westers by Rhaenys. He also displayed the three-headed dragon symbol of House Targaryen for the first time.

The Targaryen siblings departed the Aegonfort, with Aegon marching northwest into the Riverlands to confront Harren Hoare. Edmyn Tully, Lord of Riverrun, declared for Aegon I and led the Riverlands in revolt against the ruling ironborn. When Harren refused to yield to Harrenhal, Aegon attacked the gigantic new castle with Balerion, and the House Hoare was extinguished with the burning of Harrenhal. The next day Aegon named Edmyn as Lord Paramount of the Trident. Meanwhile, Rhaenys and Orys defeated the Durrandons in the Last Storm, while Visenya fought the Arryns and secured Crackclaw Point.

After regathering at Stoney Sept, the Targaryen Siblings advanced against the larger of the two kings. The Targaryen dragons (Balerion, Meraxes, and Vhagar) allowed Aegon I to achieve a great victory at the Field of Fire, which resulted in the death of Mern IX Gardner, King of the Reach, and the surrender of Loren I Lannister, King of the Rock. Aegon then marched for Highgarden, where he named Harian Tyrell as Lord Paramount of the Mander after the castle's surrender. The Targaryen again reunited to face the host of Torrhen Stark, King in the North, but Torrhen chose to kneel to Aegon I along the Trident instead of fighting a battle.

Visenya returned to the Vale, where she achieved the surrender of the Arryns, while Rhaenys flew to Dorne in an unsuccessful mission to the Martells. Aegon, meanwhile, marched to Old Town, which was surrendered to him by Lord Manfred Hightower upon the advice of the High Septon. Within the Starry Sept, the High Septon declared Aegon to be King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, and Protector of the Realm.