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Two more knights were named by King Aegon III to his Kingsguard during his regency, one of them appointed as Lord Commander, but they were both dismissed by the King's Hand and regent, Lord Unwin Peake, in 133 AC.
Two more knights were named by King Aegon III to his Kingsguard during his regency, one of them appointed as Lord Commander, but they were both dismissed by the King's Hand and regent, Lord Unwin Peake, in 133 AC.


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House Massey.svg|Ser Robin Massey<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Appointed as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard by Aegon III only to be dismissed by the King's Hand and regent, Unwin Peake, shortly after</span>
House Massey.svg|Ser Robin Massey<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Appointed as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard by Aegon III only to be dismissed by the King's Hand and regent, Unwin Peake, shortly after</span>
House Darklyn.svg|Ser Robert Darklyn</span>
House Darklyn.svg|Ser Robert Darklyn</span>
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House Targaryen.svg|Ser Aemon Targaryen<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''The Dragonknight''<br>Cousin of King Daeron I<br>Participated in Daeron's conquest of Dorne<brBecame a Dornish captive after the Conquest was undone in 161 AC</span>
House Targaryen.svg|Ser Aemon Targaryen<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''The Dragonknight''<br>Cousin of King Daeron I<br>Participated in Daeron's conquest of Dorne<br>Became a Dornish captive after the Conquest was undone in 161 AC</span>
House Oakheart.svg|Ser Olyvar Oakheart<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''The Green Oak''</span>
House Oakheart.svg|Ser Olyvar Oakheart<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''The Green Oak''</span>
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Revision as of 07:14, 17 December 2025

Westeros | Essos | Military Orders | Personal Arms

Royal bodyguards sworn to the Iron Throne
Established in 10 AC
Based in the White Sword Tower, in the Red Keep in King's Landing
Traditionally composed of seven of Westeros’s best knights
Led by the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard

  • First of His Name.

    Of House Targaryen
    Aegon the Conqueror
    King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.
    First King of the unified Seven Kingdoms of Westeros and creator of the sworn order of the Kingsguard, with one of his sister-wives, Queen Visenya.
      • First of His Name.

        Of House Targaryen
        King Abomination
        King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.
        Firstborn son of King Aegon I by his sister-wife, Queen Rhaenys.
          • First of His Name.

            Of House Targaryen
            Maegor the Cruel
            King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.
            Secondborn son of King Aegon I by his sister-wife, Queen Visenya.
              • First of His Name.

                Of House Targaryen
                Jaehaerys the Conciliator
                The Old King
                King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.
                Third son of King Aenys and step-nephew of Maegor "the Cruel," who had murdered his two elder brothers, Aegon "the Uncrowned" and the prince Viserys.
                  • First of His Name.

                    Of House Targaryen
                    The Young King
                    King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.
                    Eldest grandson of King Jaehaerys I, through his third son, Baelon "the Brave".
                      • Second of His Name.

                        Of House Targaryen
                        Aegon the Elder
                        Aegon the Usurper
                        King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.
                        Eldest son of King Viserys I by his second wife, Queen Alicent Hightower.
                        His succession was challenged by his stepsister, Rhaenyra Targaryen, in the civil war known as the "Dance of the Dragons."
                        The civil war split the Kingsguard in two, with one half forming the core of Rhaenyra's Queensguard.
                          • Third of His Name.

                            Of House Targaryen
                            Aegon the Younger
                            Dragonbane
                            The Broken King
                            King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.
                            Eldest surviving grandson of King Viserys I, through his daughter the claimant Queen, Rhaenyra Targaryen, and Viserys I's younger brother, Daemon "the Rogue Prince".
                            • Two more knights were named by King Aegon III to his Kingsguard during his regency, one of them appointed as Lord Commander, but they were both dismissed by the King's Hand and regent, Lord Unwin Peake, in 133 AC.

                              • First of His Name.

                                Of House Targaryen
                                The Young Dragon
                                King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.
                                Eldest son of King Aegon III.
                                  • First of His Name.

                                    Of House Targaryen
                                    Baelor the Blessed
                                    King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.
                                    Second son of King Aegon III.
                                      • First of His Name.

                                        Of House Targaryen
                                        King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.
                                        Second son of the claimant Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen and Daemon "the Rogue Prince".
                                        Became king over his nieces Daena, Rhaena and Elaena, citing the precedents of the Great Council of 101 AC and the Dance of the Dragons.