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Fictional character
Robert Baratheon
A Song of Ice and Fire character Game of Thrones character
Mark Addy as Robert Baratheon
First appearance
Literature:
A Game of Thrones (1996)
Television:
"Winter Is Coming" (2011)
Last appearance
Literature:
A Clash of Kings (1998)
Television:
"You Win or You Die" (2011)
Created by
George R. R. Martin
Adapted by
D. B. Weiss & David Benioff (Game of Thrones)
Portrayed by
Mark Addy
In-universe information
Aliases
The Usurper
Novels:
Demon of the Trident
The Whoremonger King
Television:
The Stag King
Gender
Male
Title
King of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men
Lord of the Seven Kingdoms
Protector of the Realm
Lord of Storm's End
Lord Paramount of the Stormlands
Occupation
King War general and revolutionary figure
Family
House Baratheon
Spouse
Cersei Lannister
Children
Mya Stone
Bella
Gendry
Edric Storm
Barra
Several others (with various women)
Joffrey Baratheon (legal son)
Myrcella Baratheon (legal daughter)
Tommen Baratheon (legal son)
Television:
Unnamed infant son with Cersei
Relatives
Steffon Baratheon (father)
Cassana Estermont (mother)
Stannis Baratheon (brother)
Renly Baratheon (brother)
Shireen Baratheon (niece)
Robert Baratheon is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of epic fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones, where he is portrayed by English actor Mark Addy.
Introduced in 1996's A Game of Thrones, Robert is the eldest son and heir of Lord Steffon Baratheon. He is a close friend to Ned Stark, both being wards of Lord Jon Arryn. After his betrothed Lyanna Stark was allegedly kidnapped by prince Rhaegar Targaryen, Robert, Ned and Jon started a rebellion against the "Mad King" Aerys II Targaryen. After crushing the Targaryen dynasty and winning the war, during which Lyanna died, Robert took the Iron Throne. He married Tywin Lannister's daughter Cersei to ensure political stability. Although Robert's reign is relatively peaceful, he proves to be an ineffective ruler. He is unhappy in both his marriage to Cersei, whom he abuses, and his responsibilities as king, and lives a life of infidelity and wanton excess. He fathers many bastards, and is unaware that his three children with Cersei had been fathered by her twin brother Jaime Lannister.
Although Robert dies in the first novel, the legacy of his rebellion and reign continues to have a great impact on the contemporary events of Westeros. His death creates a power vacuum in which his brothers and Cersei's eldest son Joffrey fight for control of the Seven Kingdoms while Robb Stark and Balon Greyjoy fight for secession, known as the War of Five Kings.
RobertBaratheon is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of epic fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television...
Joffrey Baratheon is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of epic fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its...
and Warden of the North, and briefly serves as Hand of the King to RobertBaratheon. He is executed, by Joffrey's order, on the steps of the Great Sept...
Lannister and King RobertBaratheon. In her first appearance, she accompanies her parents, her two brothers (Joffrey and Tommen Baratheon), and her two "uncles"...
of the Small Council, serving under King RobertBaratheon, King Joffrey Baratheon and King Tommen Baratheon. He is also a Master of Whisperers, with many...
Tommen Baratheon is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television...
Landing after Robert's Rebellion ended and is one of sixteen (twenty in the television series) bastard children of King RobertBaratheon. He is fourteen...
Thrones. He is the second son of Steffon Baratheon and Cassana Estermont, as well as the brother of Robert – lord of the Seven Kingdoms, and Renly –...
Cersei is Queen of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros by marriage to King RobertBaratheon, who abuses her throughout their marriage. Her father, Tywin, arranged...
the three sons of Lord Steffon Baratheon and Cassana Estermont, and the younger brother of Robert and Stannis Baratheon. He is Lord of Storm's End and...
time Ned becomes close friends with RobertBaratheon, heir to the Stormlands and another ward of Arryn's. Robert is eventually betrothed to Ned's sister...
become the King's Hand (chief advisor) to his longtime friend, King RobertBaratheon. Ned seeks to find out who murdered his predecessor, Jon Arryn. He...
Bill Miller in the CBS sitcom Still Standing (2002–2006) and King RobertBaratheon in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2011). Addy was born 14...
King and returned to Casterly Rock. During RobertBaratheon's rebellion, Tywin remained neutral until Robert had all but won the war. He then captured...
father departs for King's Landing to serve as the Hand of the King for RobertBaratheon, Robb becomes acting Lord of Winterfell. Following his father's arrest...
family line, reigns for the next 200 years, until it is overthrown by RobertBaratheon. According to George R. R. Martin, the Dance of the Dragons, the main...
Eddard "Ned" Stark (Sean Bean), is drawn into schemes surrounding King RobertBaratheon (Mark Addy). The series premiered on April 17, 2011, on HBO. David...
king RobertBaratheon's estranged brother Stannis (Stephen Dillane) emerges as yet another claimant to the throne. A frantic search for King Robert's bastard...
Jorah Mormont admits to Daenerys Targaryen that he spied on her for RobertBaratheon years earlier, and is banished from Meereen; and Tyrion Lannister's...
to King RobertBaratheon, eventually brought Baelish to King's Landing as Master of Coin. When Arryn tries to have his and Lysa's son Robert sent to Dragonstone...
Upon the death of Lord Jon Arryn, the principal advisor to King RobertBaratheon, Robert recruits his childhood friend Eddard "Ned" Stark, now Warden of...
respect in return. Due to Joffrey Baratheon's illegitimacy, Stannis names himself heir to his brother King RobertBaratheon. Davos supports him, though he...
fear of being discovered and killed by agents of the Usurper King, RobertBaratheon. Her older brother Viserys frequently abused her, which led to the...
King RobertBaratheon. Jaime is derisively referred to as "the Kingslayer" because he killed the "Mad King" Aerys Targaryen in the coup that put Robert on...
siege of Pyke and was knighted by King RobertBaratheon. At a tourney at Lannisport celebrating the Baratheon victory, Jorah fell in love with the beautiful...
children. Maggy informs her that she will instead be wed to "the king" (RobertBaratheon) and she will have three children, who will wear golden crowns, but...
to a lion and says he is nothing like RobertBaratheon. This statement inspires Ned to investigate the Baratheon family line, prompting him to realise...
Tywin Lannister, as well as the final appearance of Mark Addy (King RobertBaratheon). Lord Tywin gives half his forces to his son Jaime to attack Riverrun...
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