However, Laenor is not his biological father. Joffrey’s biological father is Harwin Strong, who’s been having an illicit affair with Rhaenyra for the past 10 years.

Rhaenyra quickly reaches an understanding with her husband-to-be Laenor Velaryon that they can both secretly see other people. This is an exhausting kind of secret to have, as shown by the ...

Rhaenyra Targaryen The face of House of the Dragon along with Alicent Hightower for a reason. Rhaenyra is a deeply complex, infinitely flawed, but never-less-than captivating character.

Rhaenyra is framed by the shelves holding the many historical scrolls and family records of House Targaryen, while Alicent stands on a cliff edge at Dragonstone, watching the sun rise.

Rhaenyra’s eldest son, called Jace, and middle son, called Luke, are Laenor’s legally — but not biologically. The princess' husband was very, very gay, and so they decided to have an open ...

Later, Rhaenyra refers to Sunfyre as having been slain. But how would she know that for certain? Let’s just say whether Sunfrye is alive or dead has a bearing on the story, and leave it at that.

Episode 2, ‘Rhaenyra the Cruel,’ opens amid the chaos unfolding in the Red Keep after a key murder.

Tasked with finding a husband ASAP, Rhaenyra is matched with Laenor (John MacMillan), the son of the king’s Master of Ships, Corlys “The Sea Snake” Velaryon (Steve Toussaint).

Meanwhile that same weekend, Rhaenyra, Daemon, and Laenor conspire to fake Laenor’s death so he can go live with his lover Qarl Correy (Arty Froushan) in the Free Cities.

5. Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen married into House Velaryon – but had bastard sons Emma D'Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra and John Macmillan as Ser Laenor Velaryon in Targaryen in House of the Dragon.