Is the Mad King Jon Snow's grandfather?

Is the Mad King Jon Snow's grandfather?

The Mad King is Daenerys' Father & Jon Snow's Grandfather The Mad King Aerys Targaryen is Daenerys' father (and also the father of Rhaegar and Viserys.) Because Rhaegar is Jon Snow's dad, that makes the Mad King the grandfather of Jon Snow.

How is Daenerys related to the mad king?

Daenerys Targaryen is the daughter of King Aerys II Targaryen (also referred to as "The Mad King") and his sister-wife Queen Rhaella, and is one of the last survivors of House Targaryen.

How is Rhaegar Targaryen related to Jon Snow?

The Targaryen connection One of the great revelations in season seven was that Jon Snow is actually the son of Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen. This means that Daenerys is Jon's aunt - since Rhaegar is the older brother of Viserys and Daenerys.

How is the Night King related to Jon Snow?

• (The Night King himself was originally a First Man whom the Children of the Forest stabbed in the heart with dragonglass, turning him into the creator of the White Walkers and the wights.)

How is Jon Snow related to the Targaryens?

• Since the Mad King was overthrown there's been very little stability in the seven kingdoms as myriad dynasties vie for power - from the Lannisters, to the Baratheon brothers, to his own descendants. How is Jon Snow a Targaryen and is he the heir to the Iron Throne?

How is the Mad King related to Daenerys Targaryen?

• The Mad King Aerys Targaryen is Daenerys’ father (and also the father of Rhaegar and Viserys.) Because Rhaegar is Jon Snow’s dad, that makes the Mad King the grandfather of Jon Snow. So yes, those crazy genetics are in Jon’s blood too.

How did Jon Snow get his name in Game of Thrones?

• Years in Westeros are marked A.C. for " Aegon's Conquest " or "After the Conquest." As the seventh season finale revealed, Jon Snow's birth name is Aegon Targaryen, Sixth of His Name. The first Aegon Targaryen was the same one who conquered Westeros and whose namesake is in the year markings.