Daemon Targaryen Relationship History
"House of the Dragon" Depicts Daemon's Complicated Relationship History
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Daemon's first wife, Lady Rhea Royce, comes about as an arranged marriage at the behest of his grandmother, Queen Alysanne, when he is only 16 years old. Although the marriage is a good fit in terms of rank, with Rhea serving as the heiress of House Royce at the time, "Fire and Blood" describes the marriage as not a happy one.
The couple have no children together, and they are soon bitterly estranged, but remain married for nearly 20 years. Rhea dies after a riding accident, and Daemon is unwelcome in her home of the Vale afterward.