Jaehaerys I Targaryen

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	==In the books==		==In the books==
−	In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Jaehaerys I is fondly remembered as one of the best kings the Targaryen dynasty ever produced, and his long reign became synonymous with peace and prosperity. He was the longest-ruling king in history, sitting on the [[Iron Throne]] for fifty-five years, and due to his advanced age by the end of his reign is often called "the Old King". He is also known as "Jaehaerys the Conciliator" because he brought an end to the eleven year uprising by the [[Faith of the Seven]] which had been fought by his uncle [[Maegor Targaryen|Maegor the Cruel]]. Jaehaerys offered the Faith generous terms of amnesty, so long as they acknowledged Targaryen rule and disbanded the military orders of the religion, known as the Faith Militant. Jaehaerys I was also the first king to establish a unified system of laws across the entire realm (even Aegon the Conqueror had not tampered with the local laws of each kingdom, fearing this would unnecessarily antagonize his new subjects).	+	In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Jaehaerys I is fondly remembered as one of the best kings the Targaryen dynasty ever produced, and his long reign became synonymous with peace and prosperity. He was the longest-ruling king in history, sitting on the [[Iron Throne]] for fifty-five years, and due to his advanced age by the end of his reign is often called "the Old King". He is also known as "Jaehaerys the Conciliator" because he brought an end to the eleven year uprising by the [[Faith of the Seven]] which had been fought by his uncle [[Maegor Targaryen|Maegor the Cruel]]. Jaehaerys offered the Faith generous terms of amnesty, so long as they acknowledged Targaryen rule and disbanded the military orders of the religion, known as the [[Faith Militant]]. Jaehaerys I was also the first king to establish a unified system of laws across the entire realm (even Aegon the Conqueror had not tampered with the local laws of each kingdom, fearing this would unnecessarily antagonize his new subjects).
	Jaehaerys I was the son of Aegon I's older son, [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys I]], a weakling who did not easily hold onto the throne. The Targaryens' [[incest]]uous marriage practices caused with the Faith of the Seven, but Aenys had no sisters so he married Alyssa of [[House Velaryon]] - a Valyrian family who had followed their Targaryen liege-lords by settling on the islands in Blackwater Bay. Ultimately this failed to appease the Faith because, fundamentally, Aenys and Maegor were already the product of incest, and who each of them subsequently married wouldn't change that.		Jaehaerys I was the son of Aegon I's older son, [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys I]], a weakling who did not easily hold onto the throne. The Targaryens' [[incest]]uous marriage practices caused with the Faith of the Seven, but Aenys had no sisters so he married Alyssa of [[House Velaryon]] - a Valyrian family who had followed their Targaryen liege-lords by settling on the islands in Blackwater Bay. Ultimately this failed to appease the Faith because, fundamentally, Aenys and Maegor were already the product of incest, and who each of them subsequently married wouldn't change that.