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Royal bodyguards sworn to the Iron Throne
Established by King Aegon I and Queen Visenya Targaryen in 10 AC

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.

His Kingsguard
Ser Corlys Velaryon
First Lord Commander of the Kingsguard
Ser Robin Darklyn
Darkrobin
Ser Richard Roote
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
Lord Commander after Ser Corlys Velaryon

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.
First son of King Aegon I by his sister-wife, Queen Rhaenys.

His Kingsguard
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.
Second son of King Aegon I by his sister-wife, Queen Visenya.

His Kingsguard
Ser Davos Darklyn
Ser Owen Bush
Ser Maladon Moore
Ser Jon Tollett
Ser Symond Crayne
Ser Harrold Langward
Ser Olyver Bracken
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".

His Kingsguard
Ser Gyles Morrigen
First Lord Commander of the Kingsguard to King Jaehaerys I
Ser Joffrey Doggett
Ser Lorence Roxton
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
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
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
Ser Rickard Thorne
Ser Steffon Darklyn
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," splitting the Kingsguard in two and creating the core of Rhaenyra's Queensguard.

His Kingsguard
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
Ser Willis Fell
Ser Marston Waters
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 the marriage of his daughter, the claimant Queen Rhaenyra, and his younger brother, Prince Daemon.

His Kingsguard
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
Ser Amaury Peake
Ser Mervyn Flowers
Ser Raynard Ruskyn
Became Lord Commander of the Kingsguard in 135 AC
Ser Edmund Warrick
Ser Dennis Whitfield
Ser Agramore Cobb
Ser Joffrey Staunton
Ser Aemon Targaryen
The Dragonknight
Nephew of King Aegon III
Joined the Kingsguard in 153 AC

Aegon III's Dismissed Appointees
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
Ser Aemon Targaryen
The Dragonknight
Cousin of King Daeron I
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
Ser Aemon Targaryen
The Dragonknight
Cousin of King Baelor

Viserys II Targaryen

Second 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".

His Kingsguard
Ser Aemon Targaryen
The Dragonknight
Lord Commander of the Kingsguard
Son of King Viserys II

Aegon IV Targaryen

Fourth of His Name.

Of House Targaryen
Aegon the Unworthy
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 II.

His Kingsguard
Ser Aemon Targaryen
The Dragonknight
Lord Commander of the Kingsguard
Younger brother of King Aegon IV
Ser Terrence Toyne

Daeron II Targaryen

Second of His Name.

Of House Targaryen
Daeron the Good
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 IV.

His Kingsguard
Ser Gwayne Corbray
Ser Donnel
of Duskendale
Ser Willem Wylde
Ser Roland Crakehall

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-Royal bodyguards sworn to the Iron Throne<br>Established in 10 AC<br>Based in the White Sword Tower, in the Red Keep in King's Landing<br>Traditionally composed of seven of Westeros’s best knights<br>Led by the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard<br>
+Royal bodyguards sworn to the Iron Throne<br>Established by King Aegon I and Queen Visenya Targaryen in 10 AC<br>
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-<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom;color: #292929;font-size:15px;text-align:center;line-height: 0.3em;font-family:Caudex; margin-bottom:40px">[[File:House Targaryen.svg|thumb|320px|First of His Name.]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height:30px;">Of [[House Targaryen]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''Aegon the Conqueror''<br>King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.<br>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.
+<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom;color: #292929;font-size:15px;text-align:center;line-height: 0.3em;font-family:Caudex; margin-bottom:40px">[[File:House Targaryen.svg|thumb|320px|First of His Name.]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height:30px;">Of [[House Targaryen]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''Aegon the Conqueror''<br>King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.
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 Unknown Arms.svg|Ser Griffith Goode<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Brother of Ser Gregor</span>
 Blank.svg|Ser Humfrey<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''Humfrey the Mummer''</span>
-Blank.svg|Ser Addison Hill<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''The Bastard of Cornfield''<br>May have become Lord Commander (following the aforementioned Ser Corlys Velaryon) in the reign of Aegon I or his son and successor Aenys</span>
+Blank.svg|Ser Addison Hill<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''The Bastard of Cornfield''<br>Lord Commander after Ser Corlys Velaryon</span>
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-<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom;color: #292929;font-size:15px;text-align:center;line-height: 0.3em;font-family:Caudex; margin-bottom:40px">[[File:House Targaryen.svg|thumb|320px|First of His Name.]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height:30px;">Of House Targaryen<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''King Abomination''<br>King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.<br>Firstborn son of King Aegon I by his sister-wife, Queen Rhaenys.
+<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom;color: #292929;font-size:15px;text-align:center;line-height: 0.3em;font-family:Caudex; margin-bottom:40px">[[File:House Targaryen.svg|thumb|320px|First of His Name.]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height:30px;">Of House Targaryen<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''King Abomination''<br>King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.<br>First son of King Aegon I by his sister-wife, Queen Rhaenys.
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-<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom;color: #292929;font-size:15px;text-align:center;line-height: 0.3em;font-family:Caudex; margin-bottom:40px">[[File:House Targaryen.svg|thumb|320px|First of His Name.]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height:30px;">Of House Targaryen<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''Maegor the Cruel''<br>King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.<br>Secondborn son of King Aegon I by his sister-wife, Queen Visenya.
+<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom;color: #292929;font-size:15px;text-align:center;line-height: 0.3em;font-family:Caudex; margin-bottom:40px">[[File:House Targaryen.svg|thumb|320px|First of His Name.]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height:30px;">Of House Targaryen<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''Maegor the Cruel''<br>King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.<br>Second son of King Aegon I by his sister-wife, Queen Visenya.
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-<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom;color: #292929;font-size:15px;text-align:center;line-height: 0.3em;font-family:Caudex; margin-bottom:40px">[[File:House Targaryen.svg|thumb|320px|First of His Name.]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height:30px;">Of House Targaryen<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''Jaehaerys the Conciliator''<br>''The Old King''<br>King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.<br>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.
+<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom;color: #292929;font-size:15px;text-align:center;line-height: 0.3em;font-family:Caudex; margin-bottom:40px">[[File:House Targaryen.svg|thumb|320px|First of His Name.]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height:30px;">Of House Targaryen<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''Jaehaerys the Conciliator''<br>''The Old King''<br>King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.<br>Third son of King Aenys and step-nephew of Maegor "the Cruel".
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 Missing.svg|Ser Gyles Morrigen<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">First Lord Commander of the Kingsguard to King Jaehaerys I</span>
-Missing.svg|Ser Joffrey Doggett<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Former member of the Warrior's Sons</span>
+Missing.svg|Ser Joffrey Doggett</span>
 House Roxton.svg|Ser Lorence Roxton</span>
 Blank.svg|Ser Victor<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''Victor the Valiant''</span>
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-<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom;color: #292929;font-size:15px;text-align:center;line-height: 0.3em;font-family:Caudex; margin-bottom:40px">[[File:Aegon II Targaryen.svg|thumb|320px|Second of His Name.]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height:30px;">Of House Targaryen<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''Aegon the Elder''<br>''Aegon the Usurper''<br>King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.<br>Eldest son of King Viserys I by his second wife, Queen Alicent Hightower.<br>His succession was challenged by his stepsister, Rhaenyra Targaryen, in the civil war known as the "Dance of the Dragons."<br>The civil war split the Kingsguard in two, with one half forming the core of Rhaenyra's Queensguard.
+<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom;color: #292929;font-size:15px;text-align:center;line-height: 0.3em;font-family:Caudex; margin-bottom:40px">[[File:Aegon II Targaryen.svg|thumb|320px|Second of His Name.]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height:30px;">Of House Targaryen<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''Aegon the Elder''<br>''Aegon the Usurper''<br>King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.<br>Eldest son of King Viserys I by his second wife, Queen Alicent Hightower.<br>His succession was challenged by his stepsister, Rhaenyra Targaryen, in the civil war known as the "Dance of the Dragons," splitting the Kingsguard in two and creating the core of Rhaenyra's Queensguard.
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-<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom;color: #292929;font-size:15px;text-align:center;line-height: 0.3em;font-family:Caudex; margin-bottom:40px">[[File:House Targaryen.svg|thumb|320px|Third of His Name.]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height:30px;">Of House Targaryen<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''Aegon the Younger''<br>''Dragonbane''<br>''The Broken King''<br>King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.<br>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".
+<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom;color: #292929;font-size:15px;text-align:center;line-height: 0.3em;font-family:Caudex; margin-bottom:40px">[[File:House Targaryen.svg|thumb|320px|Third of His Name.]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height:30px;">Of House Targaryen<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''Aegon the Younger''<br>''Dragonbane''<br>''The Broken King''<br>King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.<br>Eldest surviving grandson of King Viserys I through the marriage of his daughter, the claimant Queen Rhaenyra, and his younger brother, Prince Daemon.
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 Unknown Arms.svg|Ser Agramore Cobb</span>
 House Staunton.svg|Ser Joffrey Staunton</span>
-House Targaryen.svg|Ser Aemon Targaryen<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''The Dragonknight''<br>Nephew of King Aegon III<br>Joined the Kingsguard in 153 AC<br>Hailed as the greatest knight of his generation</span>
+House Targaryen.svg|Ser Aemon Targaryen<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''The Dragonknight''<br>Nephew of King Aegon III<br>Joined the Kingsguard in 153 AC</span>
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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.
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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<br>Became 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</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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-House Targaryen.svg|Ser Aemon Targaryen<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''The Dragonknight''<br>Cousin of King Baelor<br>Rescued from Dornish captivity by the king</span>
+House Targaryen.svg|Ser Aemon Targaryen<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''The Dragonknight''<br>Cousin of King Baelor</span>
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-<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom;color: #292929;font-size:15px;text-align:center;line-height: 0.3em;font-family:Caudex; margin-bottom:40px">[[File:House Targaryen.svg|thumb|320px|Second of His Name.]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height:30px;">Of House Targaryen<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.<br>Second son of the claimant Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen and Daemon "the Rogue Prince".<br>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.
+<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom;color: #292929;font-size:15px;text-align:center;line-height: 0.3em;font-family:Caudex; margin-bottom:40px">[[File:House Targaryen.svg|thumb|320px|Second of His Name.]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height:30px;">Of House Targaryen<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.<br>Second son of the claimant Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen and Daemon "the Rogue Prince".
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 House Targaryen.svg|Ser Aemon Targaryen<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''The Dragonknight''<br>Lord Commander of the Kingsguard<br>Younger brother of King Aegon IV</span>
-House Toyne.svg|Ser Terrence Toyne<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Brutally executed after being caught ''in flagrante delicto'' with Bethany Bracken, King Aegon IV's seventh mistress</span>
+House Toyne.svg|Ser Terrence Toyne</span>
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