Since Viserys had a vision about his firstborn son sitting on the Iron Throne and wearing the Conqueror's crown, his son Aegon II Targaryen was either named simply in tribute to the Song of Ice and Fire dreamer or because Viserys thought there was a possibility he would actually become King if Rhaenyra were ...
Viserys shakes his head -- he's of course referring to Aegon the Conquerer. "His Dream. The Song of Ice and Fi -- It is true.
At this point, Viserys, who is drugged on milk of the poppy only replies to Rhaenyra by calling her his only child. It's a tough look considering he has three other children with Alicent, but it's clear that, in many ways, Rhaenyra has always been his favorite child and the one he is closest with.
His legendary ancestor, King Aegon the Conqueror, had a vision that the world of men would fall, and understood that only his family of Aryan inbreds could save it. Viserys tells his daughter, Princess Rhaenyra, that Aegon “foresaw the end of the world of men.
It was obvious that Viserys thought he was talking to Rhaenyra about her son Aegon, wasn't it?
Daemon strangled Rhaenyra because he felt betrayed by Viserys. “It's a moment that I think is surprising and shocking for Daemon as a character, but I also think it's one of those things that's been set up over the course of the entire season.
Previously, Paddy Considine, who played Viserys, spoke to EW on the nature of Viserys' condition, which he said is "...a form of leprosy." He continued, saying that his illness "... becomes a metaphor for being king, and the stress and strain that it puts on you."
Putting Rhaenyra as his heir is his penance for what happened. After the graphic House of the Dragon episode 1 birth scene, Hess' comments prove that Viserys is desperate to make up for his hand in his wife's demise, which may be a small comfort to viewers.
Given the monarchical rules of the Game of Thrones world abides by, why did Viserys I choose Rhaenyra as his heir, and not his eldest son, Aegon? The House Of The Dragon trailer revealed Viserys I named Rhaenyra as his heir in an ostentatious ceremony rather than his eldest son, Aegon.
After the assassination plot against Laenor Velaryon, which led to the widespread belief that he had been killed (though a brief scene at the end of "Driftmark" reveals that he and his romantic partner, Ser Qarl, have fled Westeros), Princess Rhaenra married her uncle Daemon, and they have had two children, Aegon III ...
In 107 AC, she bore the king a healthy son, naming him Aegon, after the Conqueror. Alicent actually had a pretty normal reason for choosing the name, as it makes sense to name a firstborn prince after the king who had established the dynasty, even if this Aegon wasn't the heir.
Rhaego is son of Daenerys Targaryen and Khal Drogo. He was named after his late uncle, Prince Rhaegar Targaryen.
At long last, King Viserys I Targaryen (Paddy Considine) is dead. His widow, Queen Alicent (Olivia Cooke), recounts his final words to the small council. "He told me he wished for Aegon to be king," she says. "It's the truth, out of his own lips."
Though Viserys is actually referring to Rhaenyra's duty to rule Westeros and carry and pass on the burden of Aegon's dream, Alicent tragically mistakes his message as a command for her to place their son on the Iron Throne and to disinherit Rhaenyra.
In Episode 8, Viserys speaks to Alicent with his final breath and mentions Aegon as king. Alicent takes this to mean that he wants their son, Aegon, to be the next ruler instead of Rhaenyra.
Viserys And Rhaenyra
His love for his daughter was more powerful than the love he had for any of his other children, and he seemed to truly want little more than to see her happy. Likewise, she found comfort in following his will, making the first move toward peace with Alicent when he asked for it.
Their son, too, dies. Viserys is left with no obvious heir and eventually decides to name Rhaenyra as the next in line for the throne. However, by the second episode of the show, Viserys has remarried Alicent Hightower, and together they produce a son, Aegon II Targaryen.
Turns out, Rhaenyra and Daemon are endgame, meaning they have a sexually tense relationship, eventually hook up, and get married—which is pretty significant from a power play perspective considering (1) they both want the throne and (2) their Targaryen union is almost sure to guarantee that happens—even though Alicent ...
In the trailer for episode 9, which confirms Viserys' death, Alicent says it out loud: "He told me he wished for Aegon to be king."
“He's actually suffering from a form of leprosy. His body is deteriorating, his bones are deteriorating. He's not actually old. He's still a young man in there, he's just unfortunately got this thing that's kind of taken over his body.
According to lore, greyscale is spread by direct touch or by coming into contact with objects affected by someone with the disease. Shireen picked up the disease from a contaminated doll, however Viserys has been in direct and indirect contact with many people who have not succumbed to infection.
While this is a revelation in and of itself, this sequence also highlights the truth of Daemon and Rhaenyra - he is an abuser and she is his victim, albeit perhaps one who does not see herself as a victim.
According to Fire & Blood (the source material for House of the Dragon by George R. R. Martin), Rhaenyra's half-brother Aegon II has her killed and eaten by his dragon.
Soon after being widowed, Daemon and Rhaenyra marry each other in secret when he is 39 years old, and she is 23. Their marriage causes a huge scandal at court and another rift between Daemon and Viserys, but it is eventually accepted. The couple has two sons together, Aegon and Viserys.