The Forgotten End of Maegor’s Line

This thread traces how contested legitimacy and reproductive failure destabilize Maegor’s reign and leave the dynasty vulnerable to succession conflict.

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A Rival Heir Is Born

Maegor Enters the Succession A Strong Second Son Maegor’s robust birth and martial talent make him a possible alternative to the sickly Aenys in the eyes of some observers. Family Difference Becomes Political The brothers’ contrasting temperaments create competing models of kingship before either sits the throne.

The Faith Blocks a Marriage

A Royal Match Is Negotiated Visenya’s Proposed Betrothal Visenya wants Maegor to marry his niece Rhaena, but Aenys and the High Septon oppose the match. A Hightower Bride Aegon accepts Ceryse Hightower instead, prioritizing political ties to Oldtown and the Faith over Maegor’s preference.

Maegor Takes a Second Wife

A Marriage Defies the Crown Alys Harroway Is Wed Maegor marries Alys Harroway in a Valyrian rite without his brother’s approval. The Faith Condemns Him The High Septon denounces the union. Aenys exiles Maegor, but the division becomes one of the triggers for rebellion and usurpation.

The Heir Never Comes

An Unsuccessful Search for Succession Pregnancies End in Loss Maegor’s queens bear malformed stillborn children. Tyanna is accused of poisoning pregnancies, and the king’s hope of an heir collapses. Violence Fills the Vacancy Without a child to inherit, Maegor’s rule depends entirely on force. His isolation makes his eventual fall more likely.

A New Dynasty Must Choose

Succession Without an Heir Jaehaerys Inherits Maegor dies childless, and Aenys’s surviving son becomes king. The transition avoids a contest only because opponents accept Jaehaerys’s claim. A Precedent of Instability The line’s future depends on disputed family relationships, religious accommodation, and the monarch’s capacity to secure an heir.

12 AC, during Aegon I’s reign

25 AC, at Maegor’s first marriage

39 AC, during Aenys’s reign

44–48 AC, during Maegor’s later reign

48 AC, after Maegor’s death