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Aemon Targaryen

Maester of the Night’s Watch, 198 to 300 AC

Turned down the Iron Throne at the Great Council of 233 AC and served some sixty seven years at Castle Black. He and Jon Snow served together and neither ever knew they were kin.

At a glance

Lived
198 to 300 AC
Titles
Maester of the Night’s Watch
Known as
Maester Aemon
Death
Died at sea in 300 AC, aged one hundred and two.

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The immediate family of Aemon Targaryen A family chart centred on Aemon Targaryen, showing parents, spouses, siblings and children with descent lines between them. Maekar I Targaryen , d. 233 AC 14 Maekar I d. 233 AC the Anvil Dyanna Dayne Dyanna Dayne Daeron Targaryen , d. 232 AC Daeron the Drunken d. 232 AC Aerion Targaryen , d. 232 AC Aerion Brightflame d. 232 AC Brightflame Aemon Targaryen , 198 to 300 AC Maester Aemon 198 to 300 AC Maester Aemon Daella Targaryen , b. 199 AC Daella b. 199 AC Rhae Targaryen Rhae Aegon V Targaryen , 200 to 259 AC 15 Aegon V 200 to 259 AC the Unlikely

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Parent to child (shade varies by family) Married Married, brother and sister Married, cousins Married, uncle and niece Disputed parentage / bastard Lovers, never wed Ruled the Iron Throne (number = order) Rode a dragon The Blacks The Greens
Targaryen Velaryon Hightower Baratheon Stark Martell Arryn Blackfyre Lannister Tyrell

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Not the only Aemon

The Targaryens reused names relentlessly, which is the single biggest reason this family tree confuses people. Here are the others.

Where this comes from

Dates and relationships for Aemon Targaryen are taken from Fire & Blood, The World of Ice & Fire, A Song of Ice and Fire and A Wiki of Ice and Fire, cross-checked against the HBO adaptations. Where the books and the shows disagree, both readings are given. Read how this tree is built and sourced.