The position was created when Aegon the Conqueror succeeded in his conquest of Westeros, unifying the independent kingdoms of the Isles and Rivers, the Rock, the Reach, the Mountain and Vale, the Stormlands and the Kingdom of the North. The office of the ruler of the Seven Kingdoms is often referred to as the Iron Throne, in reference to the eponymous throne on which the King holds court. The crown of Aegon the Conqueror, the first King of the Andals and the First Men. Known cases of this include Queen Cersei Lannister.
Some rulers have combined the two aforementioned titles and have instead held the title Protector of the Seven Kingdoms. The office of "Protector of the Realm" is sometimes given to someone other than the current monarch, particularly during a regency when the ruler is under-aged, though if the current ruler does not possess great martial skill he may simply choose to delegate the office to someone else.
The ruler usually also holds the title and office of Protector of the Realm, the commander of the armies of the Seven Kingdoms (led by the four Wardens). As of the North's independence after the ascension of Brandon I, the title is Lord of the Six Kingdoms. The king or queen simultaneously possesses the title Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, which refers to the seven independent kingdoms that existed prior to their unification in the Targaryen Conquest. The title refers to the Andals and the First Men, the two largest ethnic groups on the continent.
Tommen Baratheon is crowned King of the Andals and the First Men.Ĭersei Lannister is the first Lannister to sit the Iron Throne and the first official Queen of the Andals and the First Men. King Joffrey Baratheon sits on the Iron Throne. Robert Baratheon was the first King of the Andals and the First Men who was not a Targaryen. " I now proclaim Cersei of the House Lannister, First of Her Name, Queen of the Andals and the First Men, Protector of the Seven Kingdoms." ― Qyburn Īerys II Targaryen was the final Targaryen to sit upon the Iron Throne.