Targaryen Family Tree

House Targaryen is the most famous dynasty in the history of Westeros — and one of the most complex family trees in all of fantasy literature. Whether you arrived here searching for a Targaryen family tree after watching House of the Dragon, or you are deep into the ASOIAF books trying to untangle the Targaryen dynasty from Aegon's Conquest to Daenerys, this interactive visualization will help you see the connections that prose alone can make hard to follow.

The Targaryen Dynasty

The Targaryens were the dragonlord family that unified the Seven Kingdoms and ruled for nearly three hundred years. Their history is not a single straight line — it is a story of civil wars, sibling marriages, exile, and, ultimately, a restoration campaign on the far side of the Narrow Sea. Two periods stand out as the most eventful — and the most confusing for readers trying to keep every cousin, half-sibling, and rival claimant straight:

• The Dance of the Dragons (129–131 AC): The Targaryen civil war that pitted Rhaenyra Targaryen against her half-brother Aegon II for the Iron Throne. The conflict tore the dynasty apart, killed most of the family's dragons, and left wounds that never fully healed. House of the Dragon brought this story to television, and with it a flood of new fans searching for a House of the Dragon family tree to make sense of who is fighting whom.

• The Fall and Exile (283 AC–present): Robert's Rebellion overthrew Aerys II, the Mad King, sending the surviving Targaryen children — Viserys and the infant Daenerys — into exile across the Narrow Sea. Daenerys Targaryen's journey from a frightened girl to the Mother of Dragons is the central thread of the main saga's Targaryen storyline, and her Daenerys Targaryen family tree is one of the most-searched character lineages in the fandom.

What This Interactive Tree Covers

This Targaryen family tree is interactive — you can drag nodes, zoom in on clusters, and click any character to see their full profile. Here is what the visualization includes:

From the Dance of the Dragons era, the tree connects Viserys I Targaryen, his daughter and chosen heir Rhaenyra Targaryen, his brother and consort Daemon Targaryen, his son Aemond Targaryen, and Alicent Hightower — the Green Queen whose children by Viserys I set the entire succession crisis in motion. The rivalry and fatal duel between Daemon and Aemond — one of the most iconic confrontations in Targaryen history — is mapped here as a direct relationship edge.

From the main saga era, the tree centers on Daenerys Targaryen and her network. It shows her blood ties to her brothers Rhaegar Targaryen — the tragic crown prince whose actions triggered Robert's Rebellion — and Viserys Targaryen, the Beggar King. It also maps Daenerys's key allies: Jorah Mormont, the exiled northern lord who becomes her most trusted advisor; Barristan Selmy, the legendary Kingsguard knight; Grey Worm, the commander of her Unsullied army; and Missandei, her translator and confidante.

The tree also includes Rhaegar's marriage to Elia Martell of Dorne — a union whose tragic end at the Sack of King's Landing still reverberates through the plot of the main series.

Across both eras, the visualization covers 14 characters and 19 relationships, spanning parentage, sibling bonds, marriages, sworn oaths, and deadly rivalries. It is curated to be a reading companion, not an exhaustive genealogical register — it focuses on the connections that matter most for following the story.

Key Figures at a Glance

• Daenerys Targaryen — The last confirmed Targaryen (alongside her nephew, if you believe certain theories). Mother of three dragons, Breaker of Chains, and claimant to the Iron Throne. Her five relationship edges make her the most connected node in this tree.
• Rhaenyra Targaryen — The Realm's Delight, named heir by her father Viserys I, whose claim was challenged in the Dance of the Dragons. Her marriage to her uncle Daemon and her rivalry with her half-brother Aemond define one half of this tree.
• Daemon Targaryen — The Rogue Prince. Brother to Viserys I, husband to Rhaenyra, and the man who faced Aemond Targaryen in single combat above the Gods Eye.
• Rhaegar Targaryen — Crown prince, harpist, and the man whose actions — whatever his reasons — set Robert's Rebellion in motion. His bloodline and his marriage to Elia Martell connect the Targaryen story to the Martells of Dorne.

Using This Family Tree

This page is designed to make Targaryen genealogy explorable rather than a static wall of text. The interactive graph below lets you switch between graph sets using the dropdown at the top of the visualization panel. Each character node is clickable — select one to open their full profile, including their biography, house affiliations, and all known relationships. If a particular connection is not shown here, it may appear in one of the other house-specific family trees on this site.

The Targaryen story is one of fire and blood — and a family tree this tangled deserves to be seen, not just read about. Drag, zoom, and explore. If you enjoy this view, the Stark family tree, Lannister family tree, and four other great houses have their own interactive pages.