![]() His marriage to his sister-wife Rhaella was never a happy one, and became sexually abusive late in his reign. He developed a fascination with fire, which eventually grew so consuming that he could only become sexually aroused by watching someone burn to death. He began to see every unexplained event or act of minor defiance as evidence of fearful conspiracies against him, and devised sadistic punishments for those he imagined to be his enemies. Īfter the Defiance of Duskendale, these characteristics became more pronounced. While a healthy son was born the following year, this only increased Aerys's obsessive behavior and fear for his child's life. A notable change in his infidelity occurred in 274 AC, when Aerys renounced all women but his wife following the death of his newborn son. Regardless, he would often quickly lose interest in these women. Although most historians doubt the accuracy of it, some believe Aerys had as many mistresses as Aegon the Unworthy. ![]() Aerys loved fair maidens and took multiple mistresses. ![]() He became more and more jealous, suspicious, and violent as the years went on, prone to furious outbursts. As his reign continued, Aerys's mood swings became more frequent and his behavior increasingly erratic. He was vain, proud, and changeable, which made him an easy target for lickspittles and flatterers. However, at the same time, Aerys was not the most intelligent or the most diligent person, and was somewhat quick to anger. Aerys liked music, dancing, masked balls, and young women. He was generous, resolute, and ambitious, and during the early part of his reign was an active and lively king. In his youth, Aerys had an undeniable charm. Īerys wore the crown previously worn by Aegon IV and Daeron II Targaryen: a large and heavy crown of red gold, each of its points a dragon's head with gemstone eyes. His arms and legs were always covered with scabs and half-healed cuts from the Iron Throne, and he became known as King Scab. ![]() Towards the end of his reign, Aerys would often cut himself on the blades of the Iron Throne. As he was afraid of being poisoned, Aerys became very thin and gaunt, and he looked much older than he actually was. As a result, his hair grew past his shoulders to his waist and became matted, his beard tangled, and his fingernails grew to be yellow talons of almost a foot long. He afterwards refused to wash, and would not allow anyone to cut his hair, trim his beard, or cut his fingernails due to his fear of being touched. Later in his life, as his insanity grew, his appearance deteriorated, most notably after his captivity during the Defiance of Duskendale. ![]() In the television adaptation Game of Thrones, Aerys is portrayed by David Rintoul in a flashback scene.Īerys was a handsome young man, with purple eyes and gold-silver hair. He was eventually killed by a member of his own Kingsguard, Ser Jaime Lannister, during Robert's Rebellion. His paranoia and cruelty grew out of control. His children that lived to adulthood, by his sister-wife, Rhaella, were Rhaegar, Viserys, and Daenerys Targaryen.Īerys showed great promise at the start of his reign, bringing peace and prosperity to the Seven Kingdoms, but later descended into insanity, caused by, amongst other factors, multiple miscarriages and stillbirths, the deaths of three sons, and a brief uprising known as the Defiance of Duskendale, in which he was held prisoner for half a year by a rebellious lord. In 283 AC , at the throne room of the Red Keep in King's LandingĪerys II Targaryen, also called the Mad King and King Scab, was the seventeenth and last member of the Targaryen dynasty to sit the Iron Throne, ruling from 262 AC to 283 AC. King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men ![]()
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