Lyonel Baratheon

Lord Lyonel Baratheon was the Lord of Storm's End and head of House Baratheon during the reign of King Aegon V Targaryen. In his time, he was one of the most skilled fighters in Westeros, and would often laugh at his opponents, earning him both the love of the smallfolk and the nickname "the Laughing Storm". His daughter, Arrana Baratheon, was eventually betrothed to the heir to the Iron Throne, Prince Duncan Targaryen, but after the Crown Prince broke his vow after falling in love with Jenny of Oldstones, an enraged Lyonel renounced his fealty to the king and declared himself Storm King. Lyonel's brief rebellion was ended after he yielded to Ser Duncan the Tall during a trial by combat, but King Aegon V Targaryen none-the-less agreed to instead wed his daughter, Rhaelle Targaryen, to Lyonel's son and heir, Ormund Baratheon. This marriage of House Baratheon to House Targaryen would later serve to significantly strengthen the royal claim made by Lyonel's great-grandson, Robert I Baratheon, around half a century later.