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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. | ||
<gallery mode="nolines" align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;"> | <gallery mode="nolines" caption="Aegon III's Dismissed Appointees" align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;"> | ||
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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<gallery mode="nolines" caption="His Kingsguard" align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;"> | <gallery mode="nolines" caption="His Kingsguard" align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;"> | ||
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< | 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
- Aegon I Targaryen
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.- His Kingsguard
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Ser Corlys Velaryon
First Lord Commander of the Kingsguard -
Ser Robin Darklyn
Darkrobin -
Ser Richard Roote
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Ser Gregor Goode
Brother of Ser Griffith -
Ser Griffith Goode
Brother of Ser Gregor -
Ser Humfrey
Humfrey the Mummer -
Ser Addison Hill
The Bastard of Cornfield
May have become Lord Commander (following the aforementioned Ser Corlys Velaryon) in the reign of Aegon I or his son and successor Aenys - Aenys Targaryen
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.- His Kingsguard
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Ser Raymont Baratheon
Of dubious canonicity - Maegor Targaryen
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.- His Kingsguard
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Ser Davos Darklyn
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Ser Owen Bush
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Ser Maladon Moore
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Ser Jon Tollett
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Ser Symond Crayne
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Ser Harrold Langward
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Ser Olyver Bracken
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Ser Raymund Mallery
- Jaehaerys I Targaryen
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.- His Kingsguard
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Ser Gyles Morrigen
First Lord Commander of the Kingsguard to King Jaehaerys I -
Ser Joffrey Doggett
Former member of the Warrior's Sons -
Ser Lorence Roxton
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Ser Victor
Victor the Valiant -
Ser Willam
Willam the Wasp -
Ser Pate
Pate the Woodcock -
Ser Samgood
of Sour Hill -
Ser Lucamore Strong
Lucamore the Lusty -
Ser Robin Shaw
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Ser Ryam Redwyne
Second Lord Commander of the Kingsguard to King Jaehaerys I -
Ser Clement Crabb
- Viserys I Targaryen
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".- His Kingsguard
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Ser Ryam Redwyne
Lord Commander until his death in 105 AC -
Ser Harrold Westerling
Lord Commander until his death in 112 AC -
Ser Erryk Cargyll
Twin brother of Ser Arryk -
Ser Arryk Cargyll
Twin brother of Ser Erryk -
Ser Criston Cole
Kingmaker
Joined in 105 AC and became Lord Commander in 112 AC -
Ser Willis Fell
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Ser Rickard Thorne
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Ser Steffon Darklyn
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Ser Lorent Marbrand
- Aegon II Targaryen
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.- His Kingsguard
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Ser Criston Cole
Kingmaker
Lord Commander of the Kingsguard
Hand of the King to Aegon II following Ser Otto Hightower's dismissal
Earned his infamous moniker by crowning Aegon himself -
Ser Arryk Cargyll
Died in a mutual liquidation against his twin, Ser Erryk, who had pledged allegiance to Rhaenyra -
Ser Rickard Thorne
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Ser Willis Fell
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Ser Marston Waters
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Ser Gyles Belgrave
- Aegon III Targaryen
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".- His Kingsguard
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Ser Willis Fell
Lord Commander of the Kingsguard until his death in 133 AC -
Ser Marston Waters
Lord Commander of the Kingsguard until his death in 135 AC -
Ser Regis Groves
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Ser Amaury Peake
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Ser Mervyn Flowers
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Ser Raynard Ruskyn
Became Lord Commander of the Kingsguard in 135 AC -
Ser Edmund Warrick
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Ser Dennis Whitfield
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Ser Agramore Cobb
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Ser Joffrey Staunton
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Ser Aemon Targaryen
The Dragonknight
Nephew of King Aegon III
Joined the Kingsguard in 153 AC
Hailed as the greatest knight of his generation - Aegon III's Dismissed Appointees
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Ser Robin Massey
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 -
Ser Robert Darklyn
- Daeron I Targaryen
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.- His Kingsguard
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Ser Aemon Targaryen
The Dragonknight
Cousin of King Daeron I
Participated in Daeron's conquest of Dorne
Became a Dornish captive after the Conquest was undone in 161 AC -
Ser Olyvar Oakheart
The Green Oak - Baelor Targaryen
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.- His Kingsguard
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Ser Aemon Targaryen
The Dragonknight
Cousin of King Baelor
Rescued from Dornish captivity by the king - Viserys II Targaryen
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.
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.