special chapter: chronology
An 256
Approximate birth of Lord Mace Tyrell.
Year 257
Birth of Elia Martell .
Year 258
Birth of Oberyn Martell.
Alliance of the Nine in the Disputed Lands and beginning of the war of the Kings to Nine sous.
Year 259
Pycelle becomes Grand Mestre.
The tragedy of Lestival.
Death of Aegon V Targaryen. His son Jaehaerys II Targaryen succeeds him.
Death of Prince Duncan Targaryen.
Probable birth of Rhaegar Targaryen.
Death of Ser Duncan the Great, Lord Commander of the Royal Guard.
Year 260
Fifth Rebellion Feunoyr;
Barristan Selmy joins the Royal Guard.
Death of Lord Ormund Baratheon, Hand of King Jaehaerys II Targaryen in the War of the Kings at Nine Under.
Year 261
Rebellion of Reyne and Tarbeck crushed by Ser Tywin Lannister.
Year 262
Death of Jaehaerys II Targaryen. His son Aerys II Targaryen succeeds him.
Tywin Lannister becomes King's Hand.
Birth of Brandon Stark.
Birth of Robert Baratheon.
Year 263
Birth of Eddard Stark.
Birth of Merrett Frey.
Birth of Stannis Baratheon].
Year 264
Birth of Catelyn Tully.
Year 265
Birth of Lollys Castelfoyer.
Year 266
Birth of Lysa Tully.
Birth of Jaime and Cersei Lannister.
Birth of Gregor Clegane.
Year 267
Death of Lord Tytos Lannister, Tywin Lannister becomes the new lord of Castral Roc.
Birth of Lyanna Stark.
Birth of Petyr Baelish.
Birth of Princess Shaena Targaryen, stillborn daughter of King Aerys II Targaryen and Rhaella Targaryen.
Year 269
Birth of Prince Daeron Targaryen, son of King Aerys II Targaryen and Rhaella Targaryen who lived only 6 months.
Year 270
Creation of Erre-au-Vent.
Year 271
Birth of Sandor Clegan].
Lord Rickard Stark sends his son Eddard as pupil to the Eyrié to Lord Jon Arryn.
Year 272
Birth of Obara Sand.
Birth of Prince Aegon Targaryen, son of King Aerys II Targaryen and Rhaella Targaryen who lived only a few months.
Year 273
Birth of Tyrion Lannister and death of his mother Joanna Lannister.
Lord Tywin Lannister refuses to marry one or the other of his twins to Oberyn Martell and Elia Martell, he reserves Cersei Lannister to Prince Rhaegar Targaryen.
Birth of Willos Tyrell.
Death of Prince Aegon Targaryen, son of King Aerys II Targaryen and Rhaella Targaryen.
Year 274
Duel between Prince Oberyn Martell and Lord Ferboys resulting in the death of the second.
Birth of Prince Jaehaerys Targaryen, son of King Aerys II Targaryen and Rhaella Targaryen who lived only a few months.
Year 275
Birth of Nymeria Sand.
Year 276
At a major tournament in Port-Lannis, King Aerys II Targaryen publicly refuses to betroth Prince Rhaegar to Cersei Lannister.
Lord Hoster Tully and Lord Rickard Stark agree to marry Catelyn Tully and Brandon Stark.
Birth of Asha Greyjoy.
Birth of Viserys III Targaryen.
Year 277
Probable Year of the Sombreval Challenge.
Birth of Lord Beric Dondarrion.
Birth of Renly Baratheon.
Birth of Arianne Martell.
Birth of Tyerne Sand.
Birth of Garlan Tyrell
Jaime Lannister becomes sergeant of Ser Sumner Crakehall
Death of Lord Steffon Baratheon and Lady Cassana Estremont in the sinking of La Fiere-à-Vent.
Year 278
Lord Tywin Lannister summons his daughter Cersei to Port-Real.
Year 279
Birth of Theon Greyjoy.
Year 280
Marriage of Prince Rhaegar Targaryen and Elia Martell.
Birth of Rhaenys Targaryen, the daughter of Rhaegar Targaryen and Elia Martell.
Birth of Sarella Sand.
Birth of Ygrid
Birth of Brienne de Torth.
Birth of Mya Stone.
Year 281
Known as the Deceiving Spring Year
End of the Brotherhood Bois-du-Roi
Jaime Lannister is armed knight by Sister Arthur Dayne.
Death of Ser Harlan Grandison of the Royal Guard.
Great tournament of Harrenhal.
Jaime Lannister joins the Royal Guard.
Tywin Lannister abandons the King's Hand and is replaced by Lord Owen Merryweather.
Birth of Quentyn Martell .
Birth of Aegon Targaryen, son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Elia Martell.
Year 282
On the first day of the year, Rhaegar and a half dozen of his relatives leave Port-Réal for Conflans for a mysterious purpose.
Lyanna Stark's abduction by Rhaegar Targaryen.
Death of Brandon Stark and Lord Rickard Stark.
Beginning of the rebellion of Robert Baratheon.
Birth of Loras Tyrell
Birth of Meera Reed.
Year 283
Exiled in Essos, Jon Connington enters the Golden Company
Deaths of Rhaegar Targaryen, Aerys II Targaryen, Elia Martell, Rhaenys and Aegon Targaryen.
Fighting Joy, Arthur Dayne, Gerold Hightower, Oswell Whent, Martyn Cassel, Ethan Glover, William Dustin, Theo Wull and Mark Ryswell.
End of the rebellion of Robert Baratheon.
Beginning of the reign of Robert Baratheon.
Weddings of Eddard and Catelyn, and Jon Arryn and Lysa Tully.
Births of Robb Stark and Jon Snow
Birth of Samwell Tarly
Birth of Jeyne Ouestrelin
Birth of Lancel Lannister
Birth of Margaery Tyrell
Year 284
Death of queen Rhaella Targaryen in childbirth at the birth of Daenerys Targaryen
Taking of the fortress of Peyredragon by Stannis Baratheon.
Marriage of King Robert Baratheon and Cersei Lannister.
Year 286
Birth of Joffrey Baratheon
Birth of Jojen Reed
Wedding of Stannis Baratheon and Selyse Florent.
Birth of Elia Sand
Depreciation of Tyrion Lannister by Tysha
Birth of Sansa Stark
Year 287
Birth of Edric Dayne
Birth of Edric Storm
Year 288
Jon Connington is dismissed from the Compagnie Dorée
Birth of Félicité Hill
Birth of Obella Sand
Birth of Trystan Martell
Birth of Elenya Ouestrelin
Lord Petyr Baelish is appointed to the Customs of Goëville by Lord Jon Arryn.
Early summer (towards the end of the year).
Year 289
The Greyjoy rebellion.
Tournament of Port-Lannis.
Birth of Arya Stark
Birth of Shôren Baratheon
Year 290
Birth of Myrcella Baratheon
Birth of Bran Stark
Year 291
Birth of Tommen Baratheon
Birth of Rollam Ouestrelin
Gerion Lannister leaves for Valyria in search of Roaring, the steel sword of the Lannister house, and disappears
Year 292
Birth of Robert Arryn
Birth of Dorea Sand
Year 293
Departure in exile of Jorah Mormont.
Year 294
Birth of Loreza Sand
Allyria Dayne is engaged to Lord Beric Dondarrion
Edric Dayne becomes the squire of Lord Beric Dondarrion
Sombreval is home to a small tournament in which Ser Balmain Boulleau is distinguished
Year 295
Tournament of Castral Roc.
Birth of Rickon Stark
Year 296
Death of Domeric Bolton
Euron Greyjoy is exiled from the Iron Islands after sleeping with the wife of his younger brother, Victarion Greyjoy
Year 297
Birth of Belette
Year 298
Beginning of the saga: The Iron Throne.