cersei killed robert baratheon in game of thrones.
who killed robert baratheon in game of thrones?
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robert baratheon (season 1) portrayed by mark addy. robert baratheon of house baratheon, formerly a fierce warrior, became king of the seven kingdoms after leading a rebellion against aerys ii targaryen. he was betrothed to ned stark's sister lyanna and loved her deeply, and she was kidnapped by rhaegar targaryen. her father and another brother were killed when they went to king's landing to reclaim her, which resulted in robert and ned stark's revolt known as robert's rebellion, whereupon the targaryens were all slaughtered or routed from the kingdoms. since robert's family had closer ties to the former royal family, this put robert on the iron throne. now, robert has grown fat and miserable; he has no more wars to fight, is surrounded by plotters and sycophants, hates and is bored by the constant work needed to manage the kingdoms properly, and trapped in a political marriage to the scheming cersei lannister, whom he has never loved. he is unaware that none of his three children are his, but instead jaime lannister's. under his reign, the realm has been bankrupted, and robert is deeply in debt to his wife's family. killed while hunting, he unknowingly leaves no rightful heir behind. his bastards are ordered dead by joffrey, many of which are killed, and gendry is subsequently forced to flee the capital.
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robert baratheon is king of the seven kingdoms at the beginning of "a game of thrones". he was the ward of jon arryn and was raised at the eyrie alongside eddard stark. fifteen years before the novels, robert was betrothed to ned's sister lyanna, and after lyanna and rhaegar targaryen disappeared, robert killed rhaegar and seized the throne.





























in the hbo television adaptation, he is portrayed by mark addy.





























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