Aerys II Targaryen

King Aerys II Targaryen was the seventeenth ruler of the Seven Kingdoms and equivalent monarch of the Targaryen Dynasty. He was the only son and elder child of King Jaehaerys II Targaryen and his wife, Queen Shaera Targaryen, and the older brother and husband of Queen Rhaella Targaryen. He reigned from 262 AC until his death in 281 AC, and was overthrown by his first cousin once removed, Robert I Baratheon. He was formally styled as Aerys of the House Targaryen, the Second of His Name, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, and Protector of the Realm.