Spoilers for House of the Dragon up to season 3, episode 2 ahead. Three years after the divisive finale of Game of Thrones, the record-breaking franchise returned viewers to a simpler time in Westeros (though is life in Westeros ever simple?) with House of the Dragon. The highly anticipated prequel premiered in August 2022, instantly becoming a global hit as the decades-spanning series introduced fans to several earlier generations of the infamous, incestuous, dragon-riding platinum-blonde Targaryen family, over 150 years before Daenerys Targaryen was born.
After the Targaryen civil war broke out in House of the Dragon season 2, the now-airing third season features some of the biggest battles and most devastating deaths in the Dance of the Dragons. With its various timelines and sects, the full Targaryen family tree, which originated in author George R. R. Martin's A Song of Fire and Ice book series, is complicated enough to warrant its own book series (or at least three more spinoffs). To help remember who everyone is and how they're related, we've compiled a guide to the Targaryens in House of the Dragon and how they connect to the Thrones platinum blondes we know and love.
