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House Baratheon of King's Landing is an extinct cadet branch of the also extinct original House Baratheon of Storm's End. It had been the royal house of Westeros since the defeat of and exile of the Targaryen dynasty following Robert's Rebellion. Their seat was the Red Keep in the city of King's Landing and their domains were the lands ruled directly by the Iron Throne, the Crownlands.
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Robert was the first son of Steffon and Cassana Baratheon, and has two younger brothers, Renly and Stannis. Robert has been the King of the Andals and the First Men and the ruler of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros since the end of the civil war. However, he was more interested in drinking, whoring and hunting than ruling his kingdom. He revels in the glory days of the rebellion. King Robert also loves to throw events such as tournaments at which he spares no expense. Robert has fathered several illegitimate bastards, to whom he pays no attention.
Joffrey is believed to be the oldest son and heir of Robert and Cersei, but in reality, his father is Jaime Lannister, the queen's brother. Joffrey takes after his mother in terms of looks and personality, his blond hair being a subtle clue that he isn't really a Baratheon. Joffrey is usually accompanied by his sworn shield, the Sandor Clegane, better known as the Hound. Even before he ascends to the Iron Throne, Joffrey is spoiled, arrogant, cowardly, and sadistic; however these traits are further exacerbated upon Robert's death and his ascension to the crown.
Tommen is the youngest son of King Robert Baratheon and Queen Cersei Lannister. Cersei and Robert made a political marriage alliance after Robert took the throne by force from the Mad King Aerys II Targaryen. Tommen's real father is Jaime Lannister, his mother's twin brother and his uncle. He has an older brother, Joffrey, and an older sister Myrcella with the same obfuscated parentage. Tommen is good-natured and passive in contrast to his brother Joffrey, who sometimes bullied Tommen for amusement. Like his sister, he is fond of his uncle Tyrion Lannister.
Princess Myrcella was commonly thought to be the only daughter of King Robert Baratheon and Queen Cersei Lannister. Myrcella had an older brother, Joffrey, and a younger, Tommen, with whom she was close. The real father of all three children is Jaime Lannister, her uncle (Cersei's twin brother) and a member of the Kingsguard, making them bastards born of incest. However, like her siblings and the rest of Westeros, Myrcella had no idea of the truth of her parentage at the time. She had a sweet and quiet disposition and was fond of her uncle Tyrion Lannister.
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In reality, House Baratheon of King's Landing became a puppet house of House Lannister the moment Joffrey I ascended; all three of Robert Baratheon and Cersei Lannister's supposed children were actually the products of an incestuous relationship between Cersei and her twin brother Jaime. After the Destruction of the Great Sept of Baelor, with King Tommen I's suicide, House Baratheon of King's Landing is now extinct, along with its parent house, House Baratheon.
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The Kingsguard is an elite group of seven knights, supposedly the greatest and most skilled warriors in all of Westeros, who serve as the royal bodyguard of the King of the Andals and the First Men. Their duty is to protect the king and the royal family from harm at all times. The Kingsguard swear the most holy of vows to fulfill their sacred duty, and - in theory - are meant to be the living exemplars of the pinnacle of knightly virtues. Members of the Kingsguard are sworn for life and are forbidden from owning land, taking a wife, or fathering children.
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The Kingsguard wear signature all-white cloaks, and gold armor with extensive white enameling. For this reason they are sometimes colloquially called the "White Cloaks", or the "White Swords". The Kingsguard is led by the Lord Commander and appears to have no marks on his armor to distinguish him from other members. Under normal circumstances, the Lord Commander sits on the Small Council as the King's advisor in military matters.
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Under the reign of Robert I, House Baratheon of King's Landing used a combination of Baratheon soldiers as well as Lannister soldiers. Robert I's untimely death and the ascension of his supposedly legitimate son, Joffrey I, Lannister soldiers seem to comprise the entirety of the royal army. After Renly Baratheon and Robert I's deaths, Stannis Baratheon claimed the right to the Iron Throne, pitting Baratheon soldiers against the throne and against each other, in which Stannis presumably gains control of most, if not all soldiers loyal to House Baratheon.
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