The One-Year Reign of Viserys Targaryen
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- čas přidán 16. 06. 2024
- Viserys II Targaryen only ruled Westeros for a year, but helped keep the realm afloat as Hand of the King during the reigns of his brother (Aegon the Dragonbane) and his nephews (Daeron the Young Dragon & Baelor the Blessed). There were a lot of idiotic Targaryens during this time period, and Vizzy's own son, Aegon the Unworthy, was the worst of them all. In all ASOIAF lore, Aegon IV might be the worst king ever. Does Viserys deserve some blame for the outcome of his son? Did his son poison him to take the throne? Did Viserys poison Baelor to take the throne?
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0:00 Depressing youth & HOTD spoilers
5:29 Hand of the King
8:15 One-year King
10:43 Conspiracy theory
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"Now that is a name fit for a King" - Viserys I Targaryen
A great forshadowing
My personal headcanon was that Viserys knew what a monster Aegon would become and was going to disinherit him and then raise his grandson, Daeron, as his heir.... With a stroke of a pen, Aegon would have lost all his wealth and privilege, so he murdered his father. He was half-Lyseni. It is possible he was aware and had the means to purchase the Tears of Lys. This may be the true source of animosity between Aegon IV and his own son Daeron. The heir his father truly wanted.
Not to mention, as king, Aegon IV was free to do as he pleases... as a prince he had to keep his mistresses a secret from both Baelor and then his father. He had to 'give up' Merry Meg and their children on Viserys's orders. As King he could do all he wanted without repercussion and his duties would be delegated to Hands who have pretty daughters...
This actually makes a lot of sense.
Looking forward to a Fire and Blood 2 so theories like this can be confirmed or at least speculated upon further.
Never heard of this one but it sounds likely, and it’d really add to Aegon being the worst King.
Your hypothesis would probable make much sense, in my humble opinion.
It makes sense, especially given that Viserys entirely had the legal power and support to do so. If Aegon got stuck in a civil war for his succession, I doubt many would support him
totally makes sense. what would the realm be like if dearon had been king right away instead of his father. great that's what. also in 170 dearon had his first son bealor so when viserys becomes king he already as a great grand son to follow dearon. which points out another factor why didn't aegon secertly kill his son dearon and mabye my deamon his hier right then. the answer is dearon kept having sons who had sons of thier own which sir duncan once says that dearon's son secured house taragreyan for all time. a century at least.
Viserys "The only sane man in the room" Targaryen.
The sane men who allowed the kickstarting a worthless war with Dourne and raising an imbecile son to rule the kingdom? Yeah, right :D
Problematic marriages involving an older woman was not the equality I was striving for
Vizzy T II really just be cleaning up the messes of his nephews. Love this series, can't wait for the next episode.
Viserys II was goated. Only problem was keeping Aegon IV as his heir over time when he kept on getting worse. Aside from that, a solid Hand and a capable King, with few faults.
That said, on a side note... unpopular opinion;
I feel people give Daeron the Young Dragon too much hate. Not only was he very promising as a young king, it was said he and his uncle would've been a decent pair while Daeron was still around.
I truly think it was a shame he died so young, and he and Daena would've been quite the power couple. Would've solved so many problems going forward tbh.
Ah, the best king and subject of my first ASOIAF video. Great work!
I'll never forgive him for forcing Naerys to marry Aegon because out of all the women in Westeros, he chose his sickly, fragile daughter to marry her bullish, abusive older brother.
Agreed - Naerys would have been better suited to the life of a septa, and given her piety it would have made her happy to become one.
@@Lionstar16 And Viserys could've married Aegon to literally anyone else. It would honestly be better if he did since House Targaryen needed allies through blood and he wasn't in line for the throne yet.
I’m happy Viserys II is getting some of the limelight he deserves 😊
Looking forward to the next video about Aegon The Unworthy. He really is the biggest troll in westeros.
Viserys II was a great administer and perhaps he was a very great example of how this man could have made the realm better he is also example that great kings sometimes do not create great heirs.
Loving this series very much, keep up the great work
Glad you enjoy it!
Great video man. Love your channel.
I wish Viserys “III” was like this guy, the main series would have been way more straightforward
Viserys III Grew up as a beggar on the streets with the weight of the Targaryen name on his back as a child while taking care of his young sister.
He wasn’t a great guy by any stretch of the imagination. But he’s not as bad as people make him out to be.
@@Cbutton oh no I completely agree, in fact I like him very much despite his faults. And yeah I understand that he was basically dodging assassins all his life even if they weren’t actually sent by Robert Baratheon at the time, he was still smart enough to realize that they always had a target on their backs
@@billychops1280 exactly man! He’s so much more complex than people give him credit for, the anxiety anyone would have in that situation would drive anyone mad imo
Honestly if he’d had even one member of the Kingsguard by his side from the beginning then I could really see him growing up to be a better man. A real example of chivalry and stories of Kingship beside little Vis as he grew.
Honestly Targaryen strategy sucked. They went from winning not just with dragons but on the battlefield, taking Six kingdoms… to losing even when they had the advantage. I can understand the Mad King messing up but Rhaegar was an absolute fool during that time. Imagine if the Kingsguard were used to their full potential and spread out to protect the heirs to the Iron Throne.
Instead Jon, Elia Martell and her children, the Mad King, and Rhaegar himself were all killed and Viserys and Dany went into exile.
Daemon and others would be so disappointed in their offspring bro
@@elijahalbiston Rhaegar was dumb to run away at a time of turmoil yes, but the mad king was supremely at fault he alienating his allies, causing even the reach to keep their distance, and yes Barristan thought if going to Viserys but decided against it cuz he was a little kid and seemed like Aerys
Viserys II is underrated, considering he tried to keep the cap on his two predecessors. His only sin really is Aegon IV which I don't think he had much control of.
CZcams’s King of Love and Beauty once again earns his crown. Great video!
This dude is the main reason i want fire and blood 2
Can't wait for the next video !
Am taking a guess here, but Viserys 'reforms of the royal household and its functions' might be that he got rid of jobs that were not relevance anymore, reduced household expenses - basically he's trying to make the royal household more cost effective.
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Viserys 2 is pretty awesome tho, shout outs
*I've been looking forward to this..*
Finally early for one these videos
can’t wait for Joffrey the Just’s episode
Hope that you rank them all when it is complete
Lore of The One-Year Reign of Viserys Targaryen momentum 100
Vizzy T. the man, the myth, the legend.! The best hand of king in history and also one the top 4 Targaryen kings
We don't know enough about Viserys II, I think you should remake this video after Fire and Blood Volume 2 comes out.
Yeah I’ll have to do that for all the post-Dance Targaryens, but I highly doubt Fire & Blood 2 is happening.
@@CrusaderChris 😭
I wish Visaerys 2 had a cool nickname. His brother had a name all his sons had a name , his father had a nickname and so did all his nephews and one of his nieces even his grandson and three of his four grandsons why doesn’t he
2:55 is that Lord Kermit Tully😂
Wait, did Lorra love Viserys but was unhappy with Kings Landing? Or was unhappy to both?
Viserys 2 is my favorite king. Very underrated
2:55 "Sheesh" lmaooo 🤣
The James Garfield of Westeros.
I think the maester killed him seeing that he would be a shrewd king and saw a way to put Aegon IV who they could more easily manipulate the Iron Throne. Those grey rats are dangerous!
nah both septons and maesters despite Aegon IV a lot mainly because of his intentional misrule during his reign(based on the in-universe book Lives of Four Kings, Grandmaester Kaeth bashed him a lot for example, Kaeth suggested that rumors about Crown prince Daeron’s parentage were likely start by the Aegon IV himself because their disagreement in dorne’s policy and in his last years the septons literally pronounced it a judgment of the gods when he’s rotten alive)
I still see an inner Cabal at the Citadel as behind the death and knew they could via proxies control Aegon IV far better than his father. They would kkk no ow how to play to his ego as well. Once Daemon I Blackfyre was born they would have nudged Aegon IV favoring no if that son over Daeron and I believe might have whispered to him to legitimate all his bastard knowing with time this could be used to spark a rebellion that would weaken House Targaryen more.
Part of a reason why I hope after Dance Saga in House we get the Bloodraven Saga
My favorite king in ASOIAF.
That king is hilarious 😂 We need an adaptation of his reign.
Maegor the Great will always be my favorite 🤩
i think if they continue on w hotd after the dance the main perspective should 100% be viserys ii
💯 he’s really has that main character energy in f&b book ngl
@@sleepyguy236 prob the most interesting character to me. his life rly was one big “wtf is happening”
He is i my eyes the greatest hand of the king of all-time alongside Bloodraven!
Frankly I think Vizzy 2: Electric Boogaloo was just aged prematurely by all the bullshit he had to put up with in life and the stress of it all weakened his health so yeah, he up n died of illness.
Re: conspiracy theory: cherchez the Hightowers and the Maesters.
Best king of all time.
Top 5 best king for sure
😂😂😂
When are you gonna react to the new trailers , I hope you're team green 💚🤣
He’s team smallfolk tho(team neutral)
@@sleepyguy236
😂😂 where's the fun in being neutral ? jk have a nice day
@@sleepyguy236
Check m y stuff
He still rule for twice as long as his mother
Maybe Viserys wanted to disinherit Aegon
That's my guess. I picture it as basically a Gladiator style murder. Commodus learned his father meant to pass him up as Emperor for Maximus, so he smothered him so he couldn't make it official. I could 100% see that being the case with Aegon IV, who Viserys clearly didn't want to be his heir, if he knew how bad he was already
One thing I don't unferstand is why did Viserys II passed over his niece Daena in the Iron Throne succession. He is closer in the line because of his mother's claim. If no woman can be the regnant monarch, then clearly Rhaenyra's line would be ignored in favor of another one; Velaryon or even Hightower, who ended up marrying Daemon's daughters
Thing is, aegon iii’s claim is actually come from his half uncle, aegon ii. so, he’s “legally” heir of him not rhaenyra although appendix refer him as rhaenyra’s son and viserys ii also once his brother’s heir when aegon iii doesn’t have any children.
Another point is, he’s eldest member of house Targaryen at that time and very experienced, have tons of alliances while daena lacked this due to maidenvault stuffs, this is likely the reason why small council choose viserys ii to be their new king.
@@sleepyguy236 was it the Small Council who chose him? I always thought he became king out of his own initiative.
Now, that's nothing against Viserys II, but didn't Cersei and Tyrion think that Myrcella is in the line of succession and now is Tommen's heir? Because if that is so, then this law of succession is messy as hell
Doesn’t do much good trying to apply that strict a logic to it. Westerosi succession is meant to fit the story, not any stringent inheritance laws. Viserys was king because Baelor and Daeron had no children, because Daena and her sisters were not considered fit to rule, and because he’d already ruled (and produced heirs) for over a decade.
Things like one person’s “line” being discontinued from the succession forever isn’t really gonna happen in ASOIAF. For example, Aerys was deposed by Robert, yet people still saw Viserys/Dany as rightful rulers. Aerys disinherited Rhaegar in favor of Viserys, but Aegon will still use his claim over Dany’s in TWOW.
Im conflicted with Viserys II I feel he was the one king who couldve done alot more than he did.
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I honestly think that the fandom overrates him at this point. He was a great Hand, but no he wasn't responsible for every success of his brother and nephews' reign.
Maegor was a better king than Baylor
Period
Growing up is realizing that even if Viserys poisoned Baelor that would've only made him an even better king
Kinslaying is cool if the kin is Baelor the Blessed
@@CrusaderChris And if the kin is Aegon IV
This post was made by the Aemon the Dragonknight gang
That makes no sense, Baelor was a great king and one of the reasons the Targaryen lasted so mucho after the Dance and the Dorne fiasco
Maegor did nothing wrong
Uh no he did some foul shit towards the end let’s not forget that
Nah if you look at the text everyone was agaist him due to the mastors and high towers and faith planning agaist the Targeryens producing flase stories about him and exeggerating it, LITERLY everyone betrayed him other then his own mother, he's also the only reason why the Tagaryens survided and thrived after his death leading to King Jaheries the Wise to rule over all of Westeros to prosper, It easy to rule over a nation that already fears what yoy may become if you treat them incorrectly, There a video that goes into detail about all this, also the main series meastors even said the meastors of the past most likely exagerated Meagors crulty. RIP he was a gokd king 😢
@@tellemonhigh4634 relatively speaking besides the double kinslaying
Maegor the Chad
@@tellemonhigh4634cry harder, beta peasant 😢
underrated fo sho. Was technically king for years with his reign as hand. Really the only reason the Dynasty restabilized after his mothers vicous drive to be queen.
Why is rhenyrea at fault for fighting for her claim? Are you suggesting she just let aegon userp her throne and let her other brother get away with killing her son ?
Daeron not being married is the biggest mistake any hand has made. Everything that happens to the targs after cohld have been avoided if daeron got hitched and had a kid