Lord of Highgarden

Highgarden, the seat of the Lord of Highgarden.
TheLord of Highgarden[1] is the ruler of the stronghold ofHighgarden, the capital of theReach. The Lord of Highgarden usually holds the additional titlesLord Paramount of the Reach andWarden of the South.
The Reach was originally a sovereign nation known as theKingdom of the Reach untilAegon the Conqueror arrived inWesteros and united theSeven Kingdoms.House Tyrell were the stewards of Highgarden, swearing fealty toHouse Gardener before the latter house was eradicated in theField of Fire. After that, Aegon namedHarlen Tyrell as the first Lord Paramount of the Reach.
Olenna Tyrell was the penultimate ruling Lady of Highgarden of House Tyrell, assuming the title after her sonMace Tyrell died in theDestruction of the Great Sept of Baelor duringLoras Tyrell's trial. She was later assassinated viapoison byJaime Lannister on the orders ofQueen Cersei.
After the extinction of House Tyrell, SerBronn of the Blackwater, who had been dispatched byCersei to assassinate her brothersJaime andTyrion Lannister, agreed to spare them should he be named the Lord of Higharden afterDaenerys overthrows Cersei.[2] This wish was granted after theBattle of King's Landing by the newly crownedBrandon Stark, who additionally named Lord Bronn theMaster of Coin on hisSmall Council.[3]
Known Lords of Highgarden[]
- ~1 AC: {Harlen Tyrell}, first Lord Paramount of the Reach
- ? AC: {Lyonel Tyrell}, Lord during theConquest of Dorne
- ?–? AC: {Luthor Tyrell}
- ?–303 AC: {Mace Tyrell}, son of Luthor
Vacant 303–305 AC: {Olenna Tyrell} is effectively Lady of Highgarden 303–304 AC.
References[]
- ↑Game of Thrones:Season 3, Episode 2: "Dark Wings, Dark Words" (2013).
- ↑"The Last of the Starks"
- ↑"The Iron Throne"
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Head | Vacant(extinct) | Heir | Vacant(extinct) | ||
Seat | Highgarden | Region | Reach | ||
Titles | High Steward of Highgarden ·Lord of Highgarden ·Lord Paramount of the Reach ·Warden of the South | ||||
Ancestors | Alester Tyrell ·Harlen Tyrell ·Lyonel Tyrell ·Leo Tyrell | ||||
Deceased | Luthor Tyrell ·Mace Tyrell ·Loras Tyrell ·Margaery Tyrell ·Olenna Tyrell ·Tyrell lady ·Alerie Tyrell | ||||
Overlords | House Targaryen |
Head | LordBronn | Heir | Unknown | ||
Seat | Highgarden | Region | Reach | ||
Titles | Lord of Highgarden ·Lord Paramount of the Reach | ||||
Overlords | King of the Andals and the Rhoynar and the First Men |