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Aegon III Targaryen

Aegon Of House Targaryen, Third Of His Name, King Of The Andals, The Rhoynar, And The First Men, Lord Of The Seven Kingdoms, And Protector Of The Realm. King Aegon III Targaryen was also known as Prince Aegon III, Aegon the Younger, Aegon the Dragonbane, Aegon the Unlucky, The Broken King, The Uncrowned King, he was first born of Rhaenyra Targaryen and Daemon Targaryen. King Aegon III was known to have the dragon Stormcloud, he was Stormclud's first dragon rider. King Aegon III's first wife was his cousin Jaehaera Targaryen, they had no children. His second wife was Daenaera Velaryon, together they had five children, Daeron I Targaryen, Baelor I Targaryen, Daena Targaryen, Rhaena Targaryenm, and Elaena Targaryen. King Aegon III passed from consumption in 157 AC at 36 years of age.

Youth: Aegon was born towards the end of 120 AC to Prince Daemon Targaryen and Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen. Aegon was named after the first Targaryen king, Aegon the Conqueror. Queen Alicent Hightower, the second wife of his grandfather King Viserys I Targaryen, took offense to Aegon's name, since she had given birth to a son named Aegon herself years before, and felt that Rhaenyra's choice of the name was a slight against her son. Because two princes during the reign of King Viserys I Targaryen were named Aegon, history refers to Queen Alicent's son as Aegon the Elder, whereas Rhaenyra's son was called Aegon the Younger.

Aegon had three older half-brothers, Princes Jacaerys, Lucerys, and Joffrey Velaryon, from his mother's first marriage to Ser Laenor Velaryon, and two older half-sisters, Princesses Baela and Rhaena Targaryen, from his father's second marriage to Lady Laena Velaryon. Two years after Aegon's birth, Rhaenyra gave birth to another boy, Viserys. Aegon lived with his mother, father, and siblings on Dragonstone, the ancestral seat of House Targaryen, and his mother's seat as the Princess of Dragonstone. In 129 AC on Dragonstone, his mother gave birth to Aegon's sister, Visenya, who was stillborn. Aegon shared his bedchamber with his younger brother Viserys. They were constant companions during their youth on Dragonstone; they took their lessons together and played together as well. By 129 AC, Aegon had bonded with the dragon Stormcloud.

The Dance of the Dragons: A war of succession began with the death of Aegon's grandfather, King Viserys I Targaryen, early in 129 AC. Though Aegon's mother, Rhaenyra Targaryen, had been named heir to the Iron Throne by Viserys, Aegon the Younger's half-uncle, Aegon the Elder, was crowned King Aegon II in King's Landing. The resulting war became known as the Dance of the Dragons.

As part of the terms King Aegon II Targaryen offered to Prince Aegon's mother Rhaenyra, Aegon the Younger and his brother Viserys would be given places of honor at the royal court, with Aegon becoming a squire for King Aegon II. Rhaenyra angrily refused the terms.

Late in 129 AC, at the behest of their half-brother Jacaerys Velaryon, Aegon and his younger brother Viserys were sent to Essos while their mother Rhaenyra secured the Iron Throne. During the journey, their ship, the Gay Abandon, was captured by ships of the Triarchy. Aegon escaped capture by flying on his dragon Stormcloud, leaving his brother Viserys behind. He had never flown Stormcloud before, and the experience left him shaken. He clung to the dragon's neck during the journey back to Dragonstone, where he informed the garrison of all that had happened. His dragon Stormcloud had been severely wounded during the flight and died within an hour after arriving on Targaryen Island. Aegon would never ride a dragon again. Aegon would always feel guilty for leaving his younger brother Viserys behind. Their brother Jacaerys led an attack against the fleet of the Triarchy that had attacked Aegon's ship but died in the struggle together with his dragon Vermax on the fifth day of 130 AC.

In 130 AC Queen Rhaenyra took King's Landing. Once she felt secure enough, Aegon was summoned to the capital. Rhaenyra named him her cupbearer, so he would always be close to her. Aegon hardly spoke a word during this time.

Although Rhaenyra had secured the capital, her reign still faced several threats, most notably the missing King Aegon II Targaryen, Prince Aemond Targaryen and his dragon Vhagar, who were terrorizing the Riverlands, and the large army under the command of Lord Ormund Hightower and Prince Daeron Targaryen, which continued to advance on King's Landing, defeating every enemy they met on route. Lord Corlys Velaryon, Rhaenyra's Hand of the Queen, suggested terms of peace, which included him taking Aegon II's daughter Jaehaera Targaryen as his ward until she could be wed to Prince Aegon. Rhaenyra refused.