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As king, Robert is no longer used to someone disagreeing with him, which makes him vulnerable to manipulation by others. A proud man, Robert rarely back down on words spoken in a drunken rant. As king, Robert is known to impose upon the hospitality (voluntarily or not) of his subjects, but at the same time also possesses a rather careless generosity. He is quite promiscuous, having fathered multiple bastard children (17 according to the prophecy by Lannisport fortuneteller Maggy the Frog) with whores or any women he encounters, and his lusts are the subject of ribald drinking songs throughout the realms. Robert is a jovial man of huge appetites and knows to indulge in pleasures. Although deconditioned after becoming king due to weight gain and frequent drinking, Jaime Lannister still believes that Robert is stronger than him. Though headstrong, rash, and impatient, Robert can be merciful towards his enemies as long as they are honest and brave, and can inspire loyalty and friendship in even enemies via charisma alone. In his youth, Robert is fearless in battle with a powerful voice, wielding a large spiked iron war hammer too heavy for Eddard Stark to lift, and was a formidable warrior well-loved by soldiers. However, after he won the Iron Throne, Robert becomes very obese due to excessive feasting and drinking, gaining at least eight stone (51В kg) of weight, and turns into an often red-faced man with dark circles underneath his eyes and appears half-drunk and sweating when walking, with a wild, thick, fierce beard that hides his double chin. As a young adult, Robert was handsome, clean-shaven, strong and powerful, and muscled 'like a maiden's fantasy'. He is a very tall man, with Eddard estimating his height to be six and a half feet (2.0В m). Although being a quarter Targaryen (through his paternal grandmother Rhaelle), Robert has the classical Baratheon look: black hair and bright blue eyes, with dense black body hair on his chest and around his sex. Robert is in his mid-thirties when the events of the books begin. He married Cersei Lannister to ensure House Lannister's support for his rule. Robert played a key role in the downfall of the Targaryen dynasty and killed Rhaegar in single combat. Jon Arryn refused and began what is now called Robert's Rebellion. After Lyanna disappeared with Rhaegar Targaryen, and the execution of Eddard's father, Rickard and brother, Brandon Stark King Aerys II called for Robert and Ned's heads. He was betrothed to Ned's younger sister Lyanna, with whom he was madly (and unrequitedly) in love. When he was 16, his parents drowned and died during a storm, and he became the Lord of Storm's End. In his youth, he was the ward of Jon Arryn and was raised at the Eyrie alongside Eddard Stark, with whom he was closer than his brothers. Robert Baratheon was the oldest son and heir of Lord Steffon Baratheon and Lady Cassana Estermont. His death creates a power vacuum in which his brothers, Cersei's eldest son Joffrey, and several other claimants fight for control of the Seven Kingdoms, known as the War of Five Kings. He fathers many bastards, and is unaware that his three children with Cersei had been fathered by her twin brother Jaime Lannister.ДЄlthough Robert is killed in the first novel, the legacy of his rebellion and reign continues to have a great impact on the contemporary events of Westeros. He is unhappy in both his marriage to Cersei, whom he abuses, and his responsibilities as king, and lives a life of infidelity and wanton excess. Although Robert's reign is relatively peaceful, he proves to be an ineffective ruler. He married Tywin Lannister's daughter Cersei to ensure political stability. After crushing the Targaryen dynasty and winning the war, during which Lyanna died, Robert took the Iron Throne. After his betrothed Lyanna Stark was allegedly kidnapped by prince Rhaegar Targaryen, Robert, Ned and Jon started a rebellion against the 'Mad King' Aerys II Targaryen. He is a close friend to Ned Stark, both being wards of Lord Jon Arryn.

Introduced in 1996's A Game of Thrones, Robert is the eldest son and heir of Lord Steffon Baratheon. Martin, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones, where he is portrayed by English actor Mark Addy.

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Robert Baratheon is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of epic fantasy novels by American author George R.

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