Concept art by Kim Pope for the Game of Thrones. The crownlands are based around Blackwater Bay, with the capital of King's Landing built where the Blackwater Rush meets the bay. King's Landing, the largest city in Westeros, contains the Great Sept of Baelor and the Red Keep, the home of House Baratheon of King's Landing. Still suspicious, Aerys decided that more of Lyanna’s men should die. He ordered Lord Jon Arryn to execute both of his wards — Lyanna’s other brother, Ned, and her betrothed, Robert A high king is a "king of kings," who claims seniority over other kings. Notable kingdoms with such a system include the Iron Islands, Dorne, the Reach, and Sarnor, though the High King of Sarnor was typically more of a figurehead than a true ruler. History. Westeros was ruled by a multitude of kings during the Age of the Hundred Kingdoms. Game of Thrones: All 18 Kings And Queens Who Appeared In The Show. Aerys Targaryen II. Aerys II is the last Targaryen king in Game of Thrones to rule the Seven Kingdoms and is better known to most as The Mad King. He Robert Baratheon. Joffrey Baratheon. Tommen Baratheon. Cersei Lannister. Game of Thrones is laced with quotes and recollections of characters who survived the Mad King's wrath. Aerys II's devolution is a matter of fact. Aerys II's devolution is a matter of fact. Introduced in A Game of Thrones (1996), Sansa is the eldest daughter and second child of Lord Eddard Stark and his wife Lady Catelyn Stark. She subsequently appeared in the following three novels: A Clash of Kings (1998), A Storm of Swords (2000), and A Feast for Crows (2005). While absent from the fifth novel A Dance with Dragons, Sansa will Game of Thrones: Season 8 The White Walkers quickly advance south and attack Last Hearth , massacring the population and adding them to the army of the dead. Ned Umber is found pinned to a wall in the middle of severed arms arranged in a spiral, which Beric Dondarrion deduces is a message from the Night King. Kingdom of the North. The Kingdom of the North is ruled by House Stark of Winterfell, the Kings in the North. It was an independent realm that controlled the northern territories of Westeros and About the Mad King." He goes on to say that the Mad King earned his name: "When the people rose in revolt against him, your father set their towns and castles aflame. He murdered sons in front of Aerys II Targaryen (more commonly called the Mad King, or on occasion King Scab) became the 17th Targaryen to sit on the Iron Throne. Aerys II was also the last Targaryen to claim it before Daenerys' won it back in Season 8 of Game of Thrones. The Mad King sat on the throne from 262 to 283 AC in the books, and is the father of Daenerys Targaryen. BIar.