Daemon would have been an excellent hand for the King. He loved his brother, Daemon Targaryen, but time and again, he denied him the position that he deserved. Until and unless the issue became indispensable, Viserys refrained from getting bothered by it. But he was unwilling to meddle in affairs and put his mind to it when he didn’t have any interest whatsoever. It was not that he was incapable of dealing with matters of policy and administration. He swayed in whatever direction people wanted him to. When it came to making political decisions, he lacked foresight and often didn’t have a firm standpoint.
He was somebody who could be easily influenced. It would be unfair to say that Viserys was a weak king per se, but it also couldn’t be denied that he was a tad bit timid and apprehensive in his approach.
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Otto also took full advantage of it and guided the King to make decisions that served his interests. That is why he depended on Otto Hightower way too much. It always felt as if dealing with the affairs of the state drained his energy. He didn’t want to come out of his comfort zone. Most of the time, Viserys wanted to shy away from his responsibilities. It felt as if he didn’t have the courage to accept the fact that a conflict could arise in his kingdom. Lord Corlys told him about the rising rebellion in the Stepstones and how they needed to crush it before it became a headache for King’s Landing, but Viserys was more interested in conducting a tournament. It raised questions about his ability to administer an entire kingdom. His interests lay in history books, in art, craft, philosophy, etc., rather than in politics and bureaucracy.Īt the very beginning of “House of the Dragon,” we see Viserys reacting and conducting himself in a manner that could be easily mistaken as him being an escapist. And that is why maybe he was a bit different from the kind of ruler King’s Landing had seen earlier. He just had to run an already flourishing kingdom. He didn’t have any great battles to fight. Viserys didn’t have any formidable adversaries. The dynasty had completely established itself, and for almost half a century, peace and prosperity had prevailed. Viserys was made to sit on the Iron Throne during a time period that could be considered the Golden Era of the Targaryen Empire. He discovered facets of his own personality that he didn’t know existed. Throughout the tenure of his kingship, he discovered a lot of things about himself. He didn’t know how that one decision would change his entire life. When Viserys was made King by the Great Council, he didn’t know exactly what he was signing up for. Shakespeare once said, “Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.” We believe that Viserys I Targaryen also realized that, especially towards the end of his reign.
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