Sitting on the Iron Throne and ruling over Westeros is no easy task. In the story of Game of Thrones, there have been several kings who were not quite up to the task. We have ranked the 10 worst.
What was the ranking based on? In our search for the worst kings of Westeros, we look at both the series and the underlying book lore.
We evaluated primarily aspects such as:
- Political incompetence
- Negative consequences for the realm
- Brutality
Spoiler alert: Of course, the list contains lots of spoilers for Game of Thrones. Actions that are likely to occur in the upcoming seasons of House of the Dragon are marked with a separate note.
Viserys I. Targaryen – A good man, but a bad king
Rank 10 of the worst kings to ever sit on the Iron Throne.
- Reign: 103-132 AC (29 years)
- Biggest mistake: too benevolent
Including Viserys on this list may seem a bit strange. He was actually also part of our ranking of the best kings of Westeros. This is mainly due to the fact that Viserys was a relatively benevolent and peaceful person. During his reign, the realm was actually doing quite well. However, we must also face the fact that Viserys more or less caused the worst war within his own house.
For a long time, he ignored the disputes between “Team Black” and “Team Green”, never really managed to assert himself, and was simply too benevolent for a king. The conflicts surrounding his inheritance thus persisted and led to the dramatic events that we see in House of the Dragon.
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