What if rhaegar was born?

If Rhaegar was born a girl, he would not have been heir to the throne. *Her* younger brother, Viserys (whom we all know), would have been. He was a bit mad like his father so they would’ve gotten along much better than Aerys II and Rhaegar did.

What if rhaegar married lyanna first?

If Rhaegar is marrying Lyanna he has the Stark’s support. He has Lannister support by reappointing Tywin as his Hand, and Baratheon support through the Cersei-Robert marriage. Given that Robert and Eddard are wards of Jon Arryn, we can assume the Lord of the Vale also supports Rhaegar’s plan.

Why did Rhaegar fall in love with Lyanna in the first place?

Seasons even then told us they were legally married. But what the show never explained is why Rhaegar Targaryen fell in love with her in the first place.. Lyanna made Ned swear to protect her newborn child, her son with Rhaegar Targaryen, a boy the world knew as Jon Snow.

What happened to Rhaegar’s wife and children?

Shortly after, Jaime Lannister killed The Mad King while the Lannister forces took the city for Robert, brutally killing Rhaegar’s wife and children in the process. —With the war basically over, Ned and his bannermen traveled to the Tower of Joy, where, strangely, Rhaegar had ordered his three best and loyal Kingsguard to protect Lyanna Stark.

Did Rhaegar actually kidnap Lyanna Stark?

None of it adds up, if, like Robert Baratheon and Brandon Stark both believed, Rhaegar kidnapped Lyanna. But that’s because he didn’t. Lyanna Stark was known as The She-Wolf because, like her niece Arya, she was courageous, fierce, and stubborn.

Who was Rhaegar Stark’s first love?

Attempts to unmask the knight proved futile, and to this day there are theories it was Howland Reed himself, Benjen Stark, or even some other Northerner. But the answer is in the other popular candidate: Lyanna Stark. And there lies the origin of Rhaegar’s love for her.