Viserys III Targaryen

King Viserys III Targaryn is a Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and the fifteenth Targaryen to sit the Iron Throne as King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men. He succeed his Grandsire, King Aemon I Targaryen, The Old King, after he passed in 302AC.

King Viserys III is known for having adopted the Religion of R'hllor in his youth, which has sparked a "Red Wave" across Westeros as preachers of R'hllor have come from near and far.

History
Viserys was never expected to take the throne. At his birth, he was third in line. His brother, Daeron, was expected to have his own children and to put Viserys even further back in succession. His brother's death, drowned in the Blackwater Bay in an autumn storm, made the realm realize that Viserys, the Red Dragon, would actually come to power. He fulfilled that fear in 302 AC, upon his grandfather's death. He married his brother's widow, Rhaenys, who also happened to be his cousin and sired a son, Maekar. Despite his queer beliefs, Viserys has sworn to follow the oaths set out by his ancestors as a protector of the Faith.

This has done little to ease the qualms of his subjects. Viserys is many things: reviled, feared, and,  among the few who have followed their liege lord in conversion, worshipped. Some believe that  King Viserys III is the Prince that was Promised, an obscure prophecy that was once followed by Prince Aegon of Summerhall before his untimely death. Most believe that is a crazed fool's rambling, supported by the king only to make himself stronger.

Otherwise, Viserys has proven himself a competent ruler, in his dispatching of the bandits that haunted the roads and keeping close eyes on the threats across the sea, which he is said to despise more than anything, thanks to the murder of his father. One of his most controversial moves was the creation of the Third Gift, which the North has not been quiet about in their opposition.