He married Cersei Lannister to ensure House Lannister's support for his rule. Robert played a key role in the downfall of the Targaryen dynasty and killed Rhaegar in single combat. Jon Arryn refused and began what is now called Robert's Rebellion. After Lyanna disappeared with Rhaegar Targaryen, and the execution of Eddard's father, Rickard and brother, Brandon Stark King Aerys II called for Robert and Ned's heads. He was betrothed to Ned's younger sister Lyanna, with whom he was madly (and unrequitedly) in love. When he was 16, his parents drowned and died during a storm, and he became the Lord of Storm's End. In his youth, he was the ward of Jon Arryn and was raised at the Eyrie alongside Eddard Stark, with whom he was closer than his brothers. Robert Baratheon was the oldest son and heir of Lord Steffon Baratheon and Lady Cassana Estermont. His death creates a power vacuum in which his brothers, Cersei's eldest son Joffrey, and several other claimants fight for control of the Seven Kingdoms, known as the War of Five Kings. He fathers many bastards, and is unaware that his three children with Cersei had been fathered by her twin brother Jaime Lannister.Īlthough Robert is killed in the first novel, the legacy of his rebellion and reign continues to have a great impact on the contemporary events of Westeros. He is unhappy in both his marriage to Cersei, whom he abuses, and his responsibilities as king, and lives a life of infidelity and wanton excess. Although Robert's reign is relatively peaceful, he proves to be an ineffective ruler. He married Tywin Lannister's daughter Cersei to ensure political stability. After crushing the Targaryen dynasty and winning the war, during which Lyanna died, Robert took the Iron Throne.
After his betrothed Lyanna Stark was allegedly kidnapped by prince Rhaegar Targaryen, Robert, Ned and Jon started a rebellion against the "Mad King" Aerys II Targaryen. He is a close friend to Ned Stark, both being wards of Lord Jon Arryn.
Introduced in 1996's A Game of Thrones, Robert is the eldest son and heir of Lord Steffon Baratheon. Martin, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones, where he is portrayed by English actor Mark Addy. Robert Baratheon is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of epic fantasy novels by American author George R.
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