Aerys II Targaryen, or "the Mad King" as he is more popularly known, was the last of the Targaryen kings of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros before events in Game of Thrones.

There were many more generations of Targaryen kings after the death of King Viserys, a dynastic line that survived until Aerys II, known as the Mad King. The son of King Jaehaerys II Targaryen ...

But linking back to GoT, how are the characters related to Daenerys Targaryen’s father, King Aerys, otherwise known as The Mad King? The Mad King’s real name was Aerys Targaryen.

Several generations after the civil war, Aerys II Targaryen (later known as "The Mad King") sits on the Iron Throne with his eldest son, Rhaegar, as his presumed heir. While he was once a generous ...

The new prequel show, House of the Dragon, focuses on the white haired Targaryen family but the Mad King will not feature. This is because Aerys II ruled nearly two centuries after the era in ...

Aerys Targaryen, famously known as The Mad King, sat on the Iron Throne towards the end of the dragon era. He ruled for just 19 years before he was overthrown by a collective of allies.

David Rintoul as Mad King Aerys II Targaryen in Game of Thrones. HBO In the years that followed, Aerys grew more spiteful towards his Hand of the King and old friend Lord Tywin Lannister (Charles ...