Why did Aegon marry his sister?

The first Targaryens to sit on the Iron Throne were a sister-brother-sister throuple. By all accounts, Aegon the Conqueror was in love with his sister Rhaenys but felt obligated to also marry his older sister Visenya. The three of them had a solid ruling relationship and each of the wives had one son.

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Who did Rhaegar love?

Many years later, it is pieced together by Bran Stark and Samwell Tarly at Winterfell that Robert's Rebellion, which had resulted in the greatest shift of power in the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros since Aegon's Conquest, was built on a lie: Rhaegar and Lyanna had loved each other and had eloped together. Why did Lyanna choose Rhaegar? Lyanna was the “Knight of the Laughing Tree,” a secret Rhaegar learned and kept for her safety. And he fell in love with her for it, as she fell in love with him. It's why she stole away with Rhaegar a short time later, and why he had the Kingsguard protect her during Robert's Rebellion.

How old was Rhaegar when he married Lyanna?

Rhaegar crowned Lyanna Queen of Love and Beauty when she was 14. Why did Rhaegar Targaryen marry Elia? The whole reason Rhaegar had to marry Elia is that she was the closest female connection to the Targaryens left. Daenerys isn't born until after Rhaegar was already dead.

Who killed aerys Targaryen?

Perhaps the greatest swordsman in the kingdom, Jaime is derisively referred to as "the Kingslayer" because he killed the "Mad King" Aerys Targaryen in the coup that put Robert on the Iron Throne. Are there any targaryens left? Ever since Dany's brother was "crowned" with molten gold, she's been the only official surviving Targaryen. There's also Jon Snow, who is almost certainly a secret Targaryen love child.

Why was Rhaegar killed?

Rhaegar was popular with the smallfolk during his lifetime, but he died in Robert's Rebellion which was triggered in part by his abduction of Lyanna Stark. He was slain in single combat by Robert Baratheon at the ruby ford during the Battle of the Trident. Is Rhaegar the night king? Now, though, people have begun to suspect that the Night King and Jon Snow also share a familial connection. Because, yup, they reckon that Rhaegar was somehow turned into the Night King after he was murdered by Robert Baratheon.

Why did Rhaegar leave Elia for Lyanna?

The Targaryen family have a history of polygamy dating back to Aegon the Conqueror, who was married to both his sisters simultaneously. But that isn't the case with Rhaegar. He left Elia - a marriage arranged by the Mad King - for Lyanna, whom he fell in love with and she apparently reciprocated that love.