He was the son of Aegon IV and his sixth mistress Melissa Blackwood.īeing a loyalist during the Blackfyre Rebellions, he served as the Hand for various Targaryen Kings he was feared by both friends and enemies, he was the head of a vast network of spies and was even reputed a sorceror. In his personal arms he combined the Coat of Arms of his parents' Houses they depicted a fire-breathing red stallion with black wings on a golden field. One of the mottos of the company was 'Beneath the Gold, the Bitter Steel', referencing both the Nickname of Aegor Rivers and the fact that their emblem is a pike supporting the gilded skulls of the previous commanders. He was famous fer being the founder and first commander of the Golden Company, the mercenary company that supported many of the Blackfyre Rebellions. He was the son of Aegon IV and his fifth mistress Barba Bracken. In his personal arms, he reversed the colors of the Targaryen Coat of Arms: they depicted a black three-headed dragon on a red field. He founded House Blackfyre (named after the sword), and all of his successors bore his arms. He was the most important of the bastard sons of Aegon IV his father also gave him Blackfyre, the sword of Aegon I, that was considered the real royal heirloom, a symbol of the royalty itself more than a crown.īecause of this, he was a pretender to the throne, contesting the succession and legitimacy to rule of Daeron II. The most famous bastard sons of House Targaryen were the Great Bastards of Aegon IV in his deathbed, the King legitimized them all, causing five major rebellions and more than sixty years of troubles all the males had a personal Coat of Arms derived in part of the standard Targaryen three-headed dragon. I'm focusing my answer on bastard sons Aegon's answer has covered pretty much all the legitimate Targaryens, there is no point to duplicate information

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