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Every Daeron Targaryen, told apart

6 of them across three hundred years, 2 of whom ruled. This is the single biggest reason the Targaryen family tree confuses people.

All 6, in order of birth

  1. Daeron Targaryen

    d. 232 AC

    Maekar’s eldest, a drunk who had true prophetic dreams and hated having them.

    Parents
    Maekar I Targaryen and Dyanna Dayne
    Remember them as
    eldest son of Maekar I, died c. 232 AC

  2. Daeron Targaryen

    114 to 130 AC

    the Daring

    The youngest and best liked of Alicent’s sons, fostered at Oldtown. He rode Tessarion, the Blue Queen.

    Dragon
    Tessarion
    Parents
    Viserys I Targaryen and Alicent Hightower
    Remember them as
    son of Viserys I, 114 to 130 AC

  3. Daeron I

    143 to 161 AC

    the Young Dragon

    Conquered Dorne at fourteen without a single dragon, and could not hold it. He wrote a book about it.

    Reigned
    157 to 161 AC
    Parents
    Aegon III Targaryen and Daenaera Velaryon
    Remember them as
    the Young Dragon

  4. Daeron II

    153 to 209 AC

    the Good

    Brought Dorne into the realm by marriage rather than conquest, finishing what Aegon the Conqueror could not.

    Reigned
    184 to 209 AC
    Parents
    Aegon IV Targaryen and Naerys Targaryen
    Remember them as
    the Good

  5. Daeron Targaryen

    228 to 251 AC

    Aegon V’s third son. He broke his betrothal to Olenna Redwyne and never married, keeping Ser Jeremy Norridge at his side instead.

    Parents
    Aegon V Targaryen and Betha Blackwood
    Remember them as
    son of Aegon V, 228 to 251 AC

  6. Daeron Targaryen

    269 to 269 AC

    Lived half a year.

    Parents
    Aerys II Targaryen and Rhaella Targaryen
    Remember them as
    son of Aerys II, died in infancy

Why they kept reusing the same names

Naming a Targaryen child was a political act. Calling a son Aegon invoked the Conqueror. Calling him Jaehaerys invoked the Old King and fifty five years of peace. Calling him Daeron invoked either the boy who conquered Dorne or the man who married it into the realm, depending on which one you needed.

The cost of that habit is a family tree where the first name tells you almost nothing. The chart on this site labels every person with their dates and their epithet for exactly that reason. If you are trying to work out which one you are looking at, the year is the fastest way in.

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Questions about the Daerons

How many Targaryens were named Daeron?

At least 6 appear on this family tree, of whom 2 ruled from the Iron Throne. The Targaryens reused a small pool of names deliberately, to tie each new child to an ancestor worth invoking.

Why are there so many Targaryens named Daeron?

Naming a child after a celebrated ancestor was a claim on that ancestor’s reputation. Aegon invoked the Conqueror, Jaehaerys invoked the Old King, Daeron invoked the Good. The result is a family tree where a first name tells you almost nothing.

How do you tell them apart?

By their dates and their epithet. Every Targaryen who mattered picked up a nickname, and where they did not, the reign years do the work. This site labels every node on the chart with both.