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Rhaenys herself was the first to object to the king's decision, and her husband, Lord Corlys Velaryon, gave up his position as lord admiral and his place on the small council. Jaehaerys appointed Baelon as the new Prince of Dragonstone, passing over the pregnant Rhaenys and her unborn child. The choice was between Rhaenys, Aemon's only child and heir, and Aemon's brother Baelon.
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As Aemon had been the Prince of Dragonstone, King Jaehaerys I Targaryen had to formally appoint a new heir to the Iron Throne. Rhaenys's father, Prince Aemon Targaryen, died in 92 AC. In early 92 AC, Rhaenys learned that she was pregnant with her first child. She insisted on arriving at the wedding on the back of Meleys. Rhaenys married Corlys in 90 AC at the age of sixteen. On Greenshield she informed the king about her intention to marry Lord Corlys Velaryon, and received her grandfather's blessing.
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She flew on Meleys to Highgarden to meet up with Jaehaerys, and together they flew to all four of the Shield Islands. In 89 AC, Rhaenys joined King Jaehaerys I Targaryen for part of his royal progress. Rhaenys became a dragonrider in 87 AC when she claimed the dragon Meleys. Queen Alysanne Targaryen, when being presented with her granddaughter, called her "our queen to be". As her father was the Prince of Dragonstone, and she was his firstborn child, many considered her as being next in line for the Iron Throne, after her father Aemon. Rhaenys was born in 74 AC on the seventh day of the seventh moon of the year. Rhaenys wore a steel and copper armor which flashed in the sun. She was a clever, capable, spirited, proud, fierce and fearless woman. By the time she was fifty-five, she had a lean, lined face and her black hair was streaked with white.