A look at some of the people who could have been the best King or Queen to sit on the Iron Throne in Game of Thrones, and what they would have brought — and in one case, will bring — to their Over a 283-year period, 17 kings (and one queen) of Targaryen descent sat on the Iron Throne and ruled Westeros. During that time, the Targaryens went unyielding mighty dragon lords to weak rulers The world of Thrones does frown whenever a queen lays claim to the Iron Throne. King Viserys I's firstborn daughter, Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen from House of the Dragon, and Mad King Aerys II's A list of all queens, past and present. 1. The Heirs of the Dragon; 2. The Rogue Prince; 3. Second of His Name; 4. King of the Narrow Sea Following Aegon the Conqueror, 16 more kings/queens would sit on the Iron Throne, concluding with Daenerys Targaryen’s death in 305 AC. Daenerys reign was brief though (she’s not on the Iron Throne throughout most of Game of Thrones). Mother of Dragons aside, The Targaryens were also unseated in 283 AC, when Robert Baratheon usurped the The Night's King brought the Corpse Queen to the Nightfort, the first castle given to the Night's Watch, and ruled it as his own. Wielding mysterious sorcery, he dragged the other men of the Watch When Kings and Queens meet, it seems like sitting only on appropriate chairs is just good practice. So avoiding the fictional Iron Throne was probably just good practice. The 95-year-old monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland doesn't need a special chair to feel important like the rest of us peasants. A Game of Thrones. Walking through a corridor of the Red Keep, Lord Eddard Stark sees empty suits of black steel armor with dragon scales on the crests of their helms, possibly the armor of Targaryen guards or the Dragonkeepers. Daenerys Targaryen names Ser Jorah Mormont as the first of her Queensguard. A Clash of Kings Introduced in 1996's A Game of Thrones, Cersei is a member of House Lannister, one of the wealthiest and most powerful families on the continent of Westeros. She subsequently appears in A Clash of Kings (1998) and A Storm of Swords (2000), and becomes a prominent point of view character beginning with A Feast for Crows (2005). Between "Game of Thrones" and the prequel series, "House of the Dragon," we've seen several kings and queens rise and fall at different points in Westeros's history. Wm2rst.