HBO Jon Snow, Rhaegar and Daenerys Targaryen Family Tree The Targaryen and Stark family trees can be a little complicated on Game of Thrones. Just how are Jon Snow and Daenerys related again and who has the best claim to the Iron Throne? Is Daenerys really Jon Snow’s aunt? Read on to learn more about their complicated family tree. The Stark family tree and the Targaryen family tree don’t mix that often. The Starks have been in the North as far back as anyone can remember, descended from the First Men. (If you recall, the Night King was a First Man whom the Children of the Forest stabbed in the heart with dragonglass, turning him into the Night King and the creator of the White Walkers and the wights.) The Targaryens, meanwhile, are an offshoot of the Valyrians and the only branch to survive the Doom of Valyria because they were at Dragonstone, not Valyria, when the mysterious doom happened. While the Targaryens have a special bond with dragons, the Starks have a bond with direwolves, which means both family trees have magic in them. Jon Snow, as part Targaryen and part Stark, could theoretically be stronger in the “magic” arena, and perhaps this is why Melisandre was able to resurrect him, and why he has a bond with a direwolf and a dragon. So just how are they all related? First, Rhaegar is Daenerys’ older brother, killed before she was born so she has no memories of him. (The brother we saw in earlier seasons, whom Khal Drogo killed, was Viserys, who was Rhaegar’s younger brother.) Rhaegar, Viserys, and Daenerys are the children of the Mad King Aerys. Their mother is Rhaella Targaryen. Daenerys had always heard that her brother Rhaegar was kind (unlike Viserys). Barristan Selmy told Dany that Rhaegar used to disguise himself as a minstrel and play in King’s Landing. He usually gave the money he made to other minstrels or orphans. He said that despite Rhaegar’s history, he actually never liked killing and preferred singing. So the story about his kidnapping Lyanna Stark seemed very strange. Lyanna Stark is Ned’s sister and the betrothed of Robert Baratheon. Robert loved her, as did Rhaegar. But Lyanna was in love with Rhaegar, not Robert, and ultimately went away with Rhaegar in secret. They were secretly married after Rhaegar annulled his other marriage. Rhaegar had been married to Elia Martell, Oberyn’s sister, and had two children with her (one who was also named Aegon, but not to be confused with Jon Snow’s real name.) Elia and his two children were killed by The Mountain. Rhaegar was killed in “Robert’s Rebellion” by Robert Baratheon himself, during a battle called the Battle of the Trident. Just before this, Rhaegar took Lyanna to the Tower of Joy, where she gave birth to Jon. After Ned found her dying in the Tower, she gave Jon to Ned and he swore to protect his nephew. She told him that Rob would kill the baby if he knew. (Another hint of Jon’s parentage is that the King’s Guard was protecting Lyanna and her baby, and the guards on
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HBO Jon Snow, Rhaegar and Daenerys Targaryen Family Tree The Targaryen and Stark family trees can be a little complicated on Game of Thrones. Just how are Jon Snow and Daenerys related again and who has the best claim to the Iron Throne? Is Daenerys really Jon Snow’s aunt? Read on to learn more about their complicated family tree. The Stark family tree and the Targaryen family tree don’t mix that often. The Starks have been in the North as far back as anyone can remember, descended from the First Men. (If you recall, the Night King was a First Man whom the Children of the Forest stabbed in the heart with dragonglass, turning him into the Night King and the creator of the White Walkers and the wights.) The Targaryens, meanwhile, are an offshoot of the Valyrians and the only branch to survive the Doom of Valyria because they were at Dragonstone, not Valyria, when the mysterious doom happened. While the Targaryens have a special bond with dragons, the Starks have a bond with direwolves, which means both family trees have magic in them. Jon Snow, as part Targaryen and part Stark, could theoretically be stronger in the “magic” arena, and perhaps this is why Melisandre was able to resurrect him, and why he has a bond with a direwolf and a dragon. So just how are they all related? First, Rhaegar is Daenerys’ older brother, killed before she was born so she has no memories of him. (The brother we saw in earlier seasons, whom Khal Drogo killed, was Viserys, who was Rhaegar’s younger brother.) Rhaegar, Viserys, and Daenerys are the children of the Mad King Aerys. Their mother is Rhaella Targaryen. Daenerys had always heard that her brother Rhaegar was kind (unlike Viserys). Barristan Selmy told Dany that Rhaegar used to disguise himself as a minstrel and play in King’s Landing. He usually gave the money he made to other minstrels or orphans. He said that despite Rhaegar’s history, he actually never liked killing and preferred singing. So the story about his kidnapping Lyanna Stark seemed very strange. Lyanna Stark is Ned’s sister and the betrothed of Robert Baratheon. Robert loved her, as did Rhaegar. But Lyanna was in love with Rhaegar, not Robert, and ultimately went away with Rhaegar in secret. They were secretly married after Rhaegar annulled his other marriage. Rhaegar had been married to Elia Martell, Oberyn’s sister, and had two children with her (one who was also named Aegon, but not to be confused with Jon Snow’s real name.) Elia and his two children were killed by The Mountain. Rhaegar was killed in “Robert’s Rebellion” by Robert Baratheon himself, during a battle called the Battle of the Trident. Just before this, Rhaegar took Lyanna to the Tower of Joy, where she gave birth to Jon. After Ned found her dying in the Tower, she gave Jon to Ned and he swore to protect his nephew. She told him that Rob would kill the baby if he knew. (Another hint of Jon’s parentage is that the King’s Guard was protecting Lyanna and her baby, and the guards on
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