![]() Shortly thereafter, at the age of sixteen, Oberyn was caught abed with Lord Edgar Yronwood's paramour. He claimed Cersei was meant to marry Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, and suggested the new-born dwarf Tyrion for Elia instead, which was taken as an insult. When the Princess of Dorne eventually broached the subject of marriage to him, both matches were brusquely refused. Lord Tywin Lannister ignored them for weeks. Oberyn Martell believes that his mother had planned with Joanna to marry either Elia or Oberyn to one of Joanna's twins, Jaime and Cersei, since there was an empty cabin on their ship meant for someone of high birth. Their final destination was Casterly Rock, and despite learning of Lady Joanna Lannister's death while at Oldtown, they continued their journey. In 273 AC, the Princess of Dorne took her younger children Oberyn and Elia to meet potential suitors. These complaints, among others, were reasons causing several lords to oppose Daeron II's rule during the First Blackfyre Rebellion. ĭuring Daeron II's reign, Dornish influence at court increased, while Daeron's other lords began to grow dissatisfied with the concessions Maron had won during the negotiations. This became official in 187 AC, when Maron married Daeron's sister Daenerys. Myriah's brother Maron was Daeron's most important supporter, and upon Daeron's ascension, agreed to join Dorne under Targaryen rule. This included a betrothal between Myriah Martell and Prince Daeron Targaryen. Rebellion continued until Daeron's death in 161 AC, after which his brother, King Baelor I, travelled to Sunspear and agreed to a peace with House Martell. King Daeron I Targaryen conquered Dorne in 158 AC when the Prince of Dorne bent the knee at the Submission of Sunspear. In 132 AC, the small council of King Aegon III Targaryen considered a younger brother of Princess Aliandra as a potential husband to Lady Baela Targaryen, but ultimately decided on another match. During the Dance of the Dragons, Prince Qoren was contacted by Hand of the King Otto Hightower, but refused the alliance, claiming he'd " sooner sleep with scorpions". Daemon's brother, King Viserys I Targaryen, spoke of wedding his daughter Rhaenyra to the Prince of Dorne as a way of finally uniting the Seven Kingdoms, though ultimately this did not occur. In 110 AC Prince Qoren Martell gave his support to the Triarchy in the war against Prince Daemon Targaryen and Lord Corlys Velaryon in the Stepstones. ![]() In 37 AC, as the Vulture King troubled the lands surrounding the border between Dorne and the Iron Throne, Princess Deria insisted to King Aenys I Targaryen that she was doing what she could to end the rebellion, many suspected that she was secretly giving the rebel her support. In 23 AC, King Aegon I and his son Aenys visited Sunspear for a "feast of friendship" celebrating the tenth anniversary of the peace accord with Princess Deria, now the Princess of Dorne. During the remainder of King Aegon I's reign, the Martells and Targaryens remained on good terms. Although at first determined to refuse the peace offer, Aegon agreed to it after reading Nymor's letter. She brought with her the skull of Rhaenys's dragon Meraxes and a letter from Prince Nymor. Desiring peace, he sent his daughter Deria to King's Landing with an escort as an peace envoy. When the elderly Princess Meria died, her son Nymor assumed rule over Dorne. Īfter nine years, the First Dornish War came to an end in 13 AC. In his Conjectures Archmaester Timotty suggests that Aegon hoped to turn the Dornish against the Martells by leaving them the only ones unharmed, and letters have been discovered in which marcher lords claimed to the Dornish that the Martells had bought their safety. According to the Dornishmen, the Targaryens were did not dare to attack Sunspear as they feared that Princess Meria might have purchased a device from Lys to slay their dragons. In later phases of the war, the Targaryens burned every Dornish stronghold at least once, with the exception of Sunspear and its shadow city. Lord Rosby was captured, and thrown from a window atop the Spear Tower by Princess Meria herself. However, the Dornishmen quickly came out of hiding, retaking Sunspear. King Aegon I and Queen Rhaenys Targaryen declared themselves victorious and left Lord Jon Rosby as Castellan of Sunspear as they returned to King's Landing. When their forces arrived at Sunspear, Meria had vanished. The Targaryens returned in 4 AC, starting the First Dornish War. When Meria refused to submit to the Targaryens, Rhaenys departed Dorne. See also: First Dornish War and Conquest of Dorneĭuring Aegon's Conquest, Queen Rhaenys Targaryen confronted the aged Princess of Dorne, Meria Martell, at Sunspear.
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