Daenerys Targaryen is a character in the book series A Song of Ice and Fire, written by George RR Martin. Daenerys is one of the main characters and has chapters narrated from her point of view in Game of Thrones, Clash of Kings, Storm of Swords and Dance of Dragons. In the television adaptation Game of Thrones, the character is played by actress Emilia Clarke.
Daenerys was the only child of King Aerys II Targaryen and his sister-wife, Queen Rhaella. Following the death of her father and older brother in the Usurper's War, her mother died giving birth to little Daenerys. In this way, her older brother Viserys was left as the rightful Targaryen king to the Iron Throne and she as his heir.