Great Council of 101 AC

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The Great Council of 101 AC was a landmark assembly of Westerosi lords convened at Harrenhal to settle the Targaryen succession, ultimately choosing Viserys I over rival claimants and shaping the political landscape that led to the Dance of the Dragons.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
political assembly ⓘ
succession council ⓘ
aftermath Rhaenyra Targaryen’s later claim conflicted with its precedent ⓘ
Viserys I Targaryen later crowned King of the Seven Kingdoms ⓘ
attendedBy House Arryn ⓘ
House Baratheon ⓘ
House Greyjoy ⓘ
House Lannister ⓘ
House Stark ⓘ
House Tully ⓘ
House Tyrell ⓘ
House Velaryon ⓘ
great houses of Westeros ⓘ
lords of the Seven Kingdoms ⓘ
chronologicalContext late reign of Jaehaerys I Targaryen ⓘ
continent Westeros ⓘ
convenedBy Jaehaerys I Targaryen ⓘ
fictionalUniverse A Song of Ice and Fire ⓘ
Game of Thrones ⓘ
governingBodyType extraordinary council of nobles ⓘ
hostedAt castle Harrenhal ⓘ
linked to: Harrenhal
issue whether a woman or her male descendants could inherit the Iron Throne ⓘ
kingdom Seven Kingdoms ⓘ
languageOfNarrative English (original publication language of sources) ⓘ
legalPrecedent established that the Iron Throne would pass through the male line ⓘ
location Harrenhal ⓘ
mainClaimant Daemon Targaryen ⓘ
Laenor Velaryon ⓘ
Rhaenys Targaryen ⓘ
Viserys Targaryen ⓘ
mentionedIn Fire and Blood ⓘ
linked to: Fire & Blood

The World of Ice and Fire ⓘ
politicalImpact intensified tensions over Targaryen succession law ⓘ
shaped conditions leading to the Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
presidedOverBy Jaehaerys I Targaryen ⓘ
purpose to settle the Targaryen succession ⓘ
realm Targaryen dynasty ⓘ
linked to: House Targaryen
rejectedClaimant Daemon Targaryen ⓘ
Laenor Velaryon ⓘ
Rhaenys Targaryen ⓘ
relatedConflict Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
result Laenor Velaryon passed over in succession ⓘ
Rhaenys Targaryen passed over in succession ⓘ
Viserys I Targaryen chosen as heir ⓘ
Viserys I Targaryen confirmed as successor to Jaehaerys I ⓘ
precedent favoring male-preference succession ⓘ
successorChosen Viserys I Targaryen ⓘ
year 101 AC ⓘ

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Princess Rhaenys Targaryen → notableEvent → Great Council of 101 AC ⓘ
The Queen Who Never Was → event → Great Council of 101 AC ⓘ
reign of King Viserys I Targaryen → includesEvent → Great Council of 101 AC (selection of Viserys as heir) ⓘ
linked to: Great Council of 101 AC
Prince Aemon Targaryen → relatedEvent → Great Council of 101 AC ⓘ