Kingsguard

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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
                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 murdered his elder two 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.