The Succession Crisis of 101 AC

Fire & Blood

This thread traces the competing claims after the deaths of Jaehaerys’s heirs and the precedent established by a Great Council.

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Aemon’s Death Aemon’s Death from "Fire & Blood". The Heir Is Lost An Accidental Killing A crossbow bolt meant for another man kills Aemon on Tarth. His death removes the king’s named heir.

Aemon’s Death from "Fire & Blood". The Heir Is Lost An Accidental Killing A crossbow bolt meant for another man kills Aemon on Tarth. His death removes the king’s named heir.

The Heir Is Lost An Accidental Killing A crossbow bolt meant for another man kills Aemon on Tarth. His death removes the king’s named heir. Baelon Replaces Him Jaehaerys names Baelon heir, passing over Rhaenys and her unborn child. The decision prompts Alysanne’s protest and a prolonged separation.

Baelon’s Sudden Death Baelon’s Sudden Death from "Fire & Blood". Another Heir Dies A Short Illness Baelon suffers severe pain and dies after a sudden illness. Jaehaerys loses the heir he had chosen.

Baelon’s Sudden Death from "Fire & Blood". Another Heir Dies A Short Illness Baelon suffers severe pain and dies after a sudden illness. Jaehaerys loses the heir he had chosen.

Another Heir Dies A Short Illness Baelon suffers severe pain and dies after a sudden illness. Jaehaerys loses the heir he had chosen. Claims Multiply Viserys, Daemon, Rhaenys, Laenor, and Vaegon can all be raised as claimants. The king faces the possibility of a violent succession struggle.

A Great Council Called A Great Council Called from "Fire & Blood". The Realm Is Convened Claims Go Public Jaehaerys summons the lords, maesters, and Faith to assess the succession.

A Great Council Called from "Fire & Blood". The Realm Is Convened Claims Go Public Jaehaerys summons the lords, maesters, and Faith to assess the succession.

The Realm Is Convened Claims Go Public Jaehaerys summons the lords, maesters, and Faith to assess the succession. The scale of attendance turns Harrenhal into a temporary city. Primogeniture Versus Proximity The council must weigh Laenor’s descent from the elder branch against Viserys’s closer relationship to the king.

Viserys Is Selected Viserys Is Selected from "Fire & Blood". A Lopsided Decision Male-Line Preference The lords choose Viserys by an overwhelming margin, favoring a male claimant descended through the male line.

Viserys Is Selected from "Fire & Blood". A Lopsided Decision Male-Line Preference The lords choose Viserys by an overwhelming margin, favoring a male claimant descended through the male line.

A Lopsided Decision Male-Line Preference The lords choose Viserys by an overwhelming margin, favoring a male claimant descended through the male line. A Precedent Is Born The Great Council’s choice is remembered as a precedent against a woman inheriting or passing a claim to her sons, though later kings may ignore it.

The Precedent Returns The Precedent Returns from "Fire & Blood". An Old Decision Reopened Two Competing Claims Aegon II’s supporters cite male succession, while Rhaenyra relies on her father’s designation and the oaths sworn…

The Precedent Returns from "Fire & Blood". An Old Decision Reopened Two Competing Claims Aegon II’s supporters cite male succession, while Rhaenyra relies on her father’s designation and the oaths sworn…

An Old Decision Reopened Two Competing Claims Aegon II’s supporters cite male succession, while Rhaenyra relies on her father’s designation and the oaths sworn to her. History Does Not Settle the War The precedent strengthens one faction but cannot compel the other to yield. Its political force depends on which claimants and lords choose to honor it.

92 AC, after the fighting on Tarth

101 AC, during the king’s second succession crisis

101 AC, after Baelon’s death

101 AC, at the council’s conclusion

129 AC, after Viserys I dies