Why this character matters
Maester Aemon bridges the Dunk and Egg branch and the late dynasty known to Game of Thrones viewers.
Characters
Many readers know him as Maester Aemon first and only later realize how he fits into the royal line.
Aemon Targaryen Family Tree is the exact focus of this page. If you opened Aemon Targaryen Family Tree to place one branch, answer, or policy quickly, start here.
Character overview
Aemon Targaryen Family Tree is the fastest route into this branch. Aemon Targaryen Family Tree works best when you read parents, spouses, children, and canon notes in order.
Maester Aemon bridges the Dunk and Egg branch and the late dynasty known to Game of Thrones viewers.
Starts from Maekar I Targaryen and Dyanna Dayne
His page resolves the common confusion around where Maester Aemon sits in the tree and how he relates to Egg.
Relationship map
Aemon Targaryen Family Tree makes more sense when you start with parents, spouses, children, and sibling links before the longer explanation.
Aemon Targaryen Family Tree stays at the center of the explanation below. Each section extends Aemon Targaryen Family Tree with the details that matter most on this page.
Most people do not search Maester Aemon because they want a biography. They search him because they want to place him correctly in the royal line and understand why he matters to later stories.
The fastest route is father first, then siblings, then the reason he does not become a ruling king. That gives enough family context to make the later connection feel natural.
Source notes
When a relationship changes between book and show, Aemon Targaryen Family Tree keeps that difference visible here.
Sibling
Aegon V TargaryenAegon V and Aemon Targaryen are brothers in the Maekar branch.
Parent
Maekar I TargaryenAemon Targaryen is one of Maekar I's sons.
Descendant
Game of Thrones-era branchEditorially, Aemon is treated as a bridge character for readers moving from Dunk and Egg to the late dynasty.