Who Is the Rightful Heir to the Iron Throne?
The Rightful Heir to the Iron Throne May Not Be Who You Think
Daenerys Targaryen
Daenerys believes she is the last living Targaryen, and that the Iron Throne is hers by rights. If her claim had ever been that simple, then she would have strolled into Westeros and taken the Iron Throne with no pushback from the Great Houses. But the Mother of Dragons knows deep down that claiming power is not as simple as telling people that she's a Targaryen. She knows her family lost the war, and when they did, they lost their dynasty. That's why Daenerys is waging a war to reclaim the Iron Throne in the name of the Targaryens.
What she doesn't know is that she's neither the last Targaryen nor the one with the best legal claim to the throne. Her nephew/lover, Jon, would come before her in the Targaryen line of succession, but that may not be an issue. She's still the one with a massive army and two dragons. If the Targaryens are going to reclaim the Throne, they're going to have to take it, and given Daenerys and Jon's current romantic situation, it may not matter which one of them has the strongest claim. Given the Targaryen practice of marrying their relatives, the last two Targaryens could rule together. Daenerys wants to break the wheel, after all, so why bother clinging to antiquated rules of succession? Maybe it's time for Westeros to have a king and queen of equal power.
