ĭaemon inspired loyalty with many of the rank-and-file men of the City Watch, improving their armaments and equipment. ĭaemon was appointed Commander of the City Watch of King's Landing, a position he thrived in and maintained for about a year to Otto's regret, as, with two thousand men at his command, he waxed more powerful than ever. Governance bored Daemon, however, and the prince's demeanor made him a rival of the Hand of the King, Ser Otto Hightower, who could not stand Daemon's presence and had begged King Viserys to remove him from the small council. Daemon served briefly as master of coin from 103 AC until 104 AC and master of laws for six months after that. Daemon asked his brother to set aside his marriage to Rhea Royce, but was refused. Ser Criston Cole twice defeated Daemon in the tourney for King Viserys I's accession in 104 AC, besting him in first the melee and then the joust. Daemon gathered a small army of sworn swords and men-at-arms when it was rumored that Lord Corlys Velaryon was readying a fleet to defend the rights of his son, Laenor Velaryon. During the Great Council of 101 AC, Daemon supported the claim of Prince Viserys, as it would make Daemon the heir after his brother. In 97 AC, Daemon married Lady Rhea Royce, the heir to Runestone, but he disliked both her and the Vale of Arryn Daemon referred to his wife as his " bronze bitch". ĭaemon was knighted at sixteen, and at some point King Jaehaerys I Targaryen gave him Dark Sister. Daemon was free spirited and adventurous in his youth. Within a fortnight of Daemon's birth, Alyssa took the child flying on Meleys. He had one older brother, Viserys, as well as one younger brother, Aegon, who died in infancy. History Early lifeĭaemon was born as the second son of Prince Baelon Targaryen and his sister-wife, Princess Alyssa Targaryen, in 81 AC, during the reign of his grandfather, King Jaehaerys I Targaryen. He wielded Dark Sister, a Valyrian steel sword, and rode Caraxes. While Commander of the City Watch of King's Landing, he wore a gold cloak and a surcoat depicting the three-headed dragon of House Targaryen. Īccording to art for Fire & Blood and The World of Ice & Fire, Daemon had silver hair and wore plate armor. However, he was intensely disliked by Ser Otto Hightower. ĭaemon made many friends in King's Landing, especially in Flea Bottom, and among the gold cloaks, as well as in Pentos. He was unfaithful to his third wife, Rhaenyra Targaryen, taking Mysaria and possibly Nettles as his lovers. ĭaemon was a renowned warrior skilled in the joust, hunting, and swordplay. Archmaester Gyldayn wrote that Daemon was ambitious, impetuous, and moody, as charming as he was hot-tempered. ĭaemon was described by Maester Yandel as dashing, daring, and dangerous, but mercurial and quick to take offense. In the television adaptation House of the Dragon, Daemon is portrayed by Matt Smith. Much of Daemon's life was written about by Archmaester Gyldayn in The Rogue Prince, or, A King's Brother. During the Dance of the Dragons, he was a prominent supporter of his wife, Rhaenyra. A dragonrider whose dragon was Caraxes, Daemon declared himself the King of the Stepstones and the Narrow Sea. ĭaemon was the most experienced warrior of his time and wielded the Valyrian steel blade Dark Sister. Daemon was the second husband of Rhaenyra Targaryen, Princess of Dragonstone, following Ser Laenor Velaryon. Prince Daemon Targaryen was a member of House Targaryen, being a younger son of Prince Baelon Targaryen and a brother of King Viserys I Targaryen.
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