Viserys loved his mother and always blamed Daenerys for killing her in childbirth. It was the price they paid for centuries of keeping the bloodlines pure. Probably the last straw which truly broke Viserys was when they became so desperate that he had to resort to selling his mother's crown just so they could have enough coin to pay for food.
Rhaegar, meanwhile, grew into an adult and gradually realized that his father was going insane, but hoped to quietly wait out the rest of his reign without major incident. Queen Dowager Rhaella Targaryen is the mother of King Rhaegar I Targaryen, She is the sister, wife, and queen of King Aerys II Targaryen and the only daughter of King Jaehaerys II Targaryen and his sister-wife, Queen Shaera Targaryen. Queen Rhaella Targaryen was the daughter of King Aegon V Targaryen and the sister-wife of King Aerys II Targaryen. She was unhappily married to her brother Aerys. She also had an older bastard sister, Lynora. Rhaella was confined to Aerys then fasted for a fortnight, made a walk of repentance across the city to the In the later years of the marriage of Aerys and Rhaella, the Mad King's Aerys grew sexually abusive toward Rhaella, developing a sexual fetish for fire and death and only sleeping with Rhaella after he had executed someone by burning.
Aerys Targaryen the Second, also called The Mad King, is the last Targaryen king to rule the Seven Kingdoms. He did try to restrain this anger at first, but as their years in exile grew meaner and harsher he grew ever more bitter. Nine moons after sailing from King's Landing Rhaella gave birth to her only daughter, whom she named The queen your mother was always mindful of her duty. The fourteen year old Lyanna resists her cage and her new husband; the older Rhaegar finds himself discomforted by her immaturity and willful nature. She is the mother of Rhaegar, Viserys and Daenerys Targaryen.
Barristan explains that Rhaella always tried to hide the worst of Aerys's behavior from their children, not wanting to frighten them. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Bonifer once named her his queen of love and beauty. She had an older brother, Aerys.According to Ser Barristan Selmy, Rhaella had been in love with Ser Bonifer Hasty, a young landed knight from the stormlands, during her youth. It is said that one time when Aerys had married Rhaella partly out of duty, since he had lusted after Rhaella was apparently a good mother to Rhaegar and Viserys. He was married to his sister Rhaella, who bore him eight children, but only three survived into adulthood: sons Rhaegar and Viserys , and daughter Daenerys , who was not yet born when the Targaryen dynasty fell. Rhaella Targaryen lost nearly everything by the time Daenerys was born, but she lived and chose to fight the only way she could, with her mind. Viserys always told Daenerys that the stories saying their father was insane and "the Mad King" were nothing but lies spread by the Usurper (Robert Baratheon) and his followers. Ashara vows to help Crown Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, her brother’s best friend, and her best friend’s husband, dethrone his father for the sake of the realm and those she loves. The fourteen year old Lyanna resists her cage and her new husband; the older Rhaegar finds himself discomforted by her immaturity and willful nature. And Aerys more than happily continued the "noble" sister-fucking tradition of his forefathers." He accused her of having been unfaithful, and claimed that the dead children had been bastards.