(CNN Spanish) — “House of the Dragon” has already been released and, in the midst of the complicated house targaryen family treecirculates a question: where does princess Daenerys fit in, one of the great protagonists of “Game of Thrones”?
The short answer: Daenerys is the great-great-granddaughter of King Viserys I.
First, a clarification about the time frame: “House of the Dragon” is set three centuries before “Game of Thrones”, so King Viserys I, one of the characters in the most recent HBO premiere, does not live with Daenerys in the same time and space.
Emilia Clarke interpreta a Daenerys Targaryen en Game of Thrones.
The Targaryen dynasty of kings begins before Viserys I, with Aegon I, known as Aegon the Dragon or Aegon the Conqueror, whose ancestors survived the Curse of Valyria and settled on Dragonstone. From the reign of Aegon I, fixed between the years one and 37 from the landing, different kings of the Targaryen house succeeded each other.
Viserys I, king of Westeros at the time in which the GoT prequel is set, develops his reign between 103 and 129, indicates the chronology of the book.
Paddy Considine as a very tired Viserys Targaryen king in “House of Dragon.”
After his death, the dynasty continues until King Aerys II, dethroned and assassinated by Jamie Lannister. Princess Daenerys is, precisely, one of his daughters. Aerys II, known as the Mad King, also had two sons: Prince Rhaegar, heir to the throne, who was also assassinated, and Prince Viserys, known as the “Beggar King”.
Who is “the new Daenerys”?
One of the characters that emerges as great protagonists of “House of the Dragon” is the princesa Rhaenyra, daughter of Viserys by his first wife. Her father favors her as her successor, but there are several other contenders at stake.
CNN’s AJ Willingham argues that we should think of her as the Daenerys of this series. She wants to rule, she has the makings, but a lot of guys get in her way. Her dragon’s name is Syrax.