Orys Baratheon
Aegon’s closest companion and first Hand. He killed Argilac the Arrogant, married his daughter, took his sigil and words, and founded House Baratheon.
At a glance
- Lived
- d. 37 AC
- Titles
- Lord of Storm’s End, Hand of the King
- Death
- Died in 37 AC of wounds taken fighting the Vulture King’s Dornishmen, on the road home to Storm’s End.
Family
Parents (disputed)
- Aerion Targaryen Lord of Dragonstone, father of the Conqueror
Siblings and half-siblings
- Visenya Targaryen
- Aegon I Targaryen
- Rhaenys Targaryen sister-wife of Aegon the Conqueror, 25 BC to 10 AC
On the parentage. Widely rumoured to be Aerion’s bastard son, which would make him Aegon’s half-brother. Fire & Blood repeats the rumour and never settles it.
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Where this comes from
Dates and relationships for Orys Baratheon 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.