Joffrey Baratheon

Joffrey Baratheon
Joffrey Baratheon
A Song of Ice and Fire character ; Game of Thrones character
	Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon
First appearance	Literature:; A Game of Thrones (1996); Television:; "Winter Is Coming" (2011);
Last appearance	Literature:; A Storm of Swords (2000); Television:; "Breaker of Chains" (2014);
Created by	George R. R. Martin
Adapted by	David Benioff ; D. B. Weiss ; (Game of Thrones)
Portrayed by	Jack Gleeson
In-universe information
Nicknames	Joffrey the Illborn; The Young Usurper;
Title	King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men; Lord of the Seven Kingdoms; Protector of the Realm;
Weapon	Crossbow ; Valyrian Sword (named Widow's Wail)
Family	House Lannister; House Baratheon;
Spouse	Margaery Tyrell (unconsummated)
Relatives	Cersei Lannister (mother); Jaime Lannister (father); Robert Baratheon (legal father); Myrcella Baratheon (sister); Tommen Baratheon (brother); Tywin Lannister (grandfather); Joanna Lannister (grandmother); Tyrion Lannister (uncle); Kevan Lannister (granduncle);

Joffrey Baratheon is a fictional character in A Song of Ice and Fire series of epic fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its HBO television adaptation, Game of Thrones. Introduced in 1996's A Game of Thrones, he subsequently appears in A Clash of Kings (1998) and A Storm of Swords (2000).

Joffrey is officially the eldest son and heir of King Robert Baratheon and Cersei Lannister, but in actuality is the eldest child of Cersei and her twin brother Jaime Lannister. Joffrey inherits the throne after Robert's death, which, along with his execution of Lord Ned Stark of Winterfell, triggers a power struggle in Westeros known as the War of Five Kings. He is characterized as a spoiled, sadistic bully. He frequently torments his family and Sansa Stark, to whom he is betrothed in the first two novels. He later marries Margaery Tyrell, but is killed by poison during his wedding reception.

Joffrey is portrayed by Irish actor Jack Gleeson in the television adaptation Game of Thrones, a role for which he received international recognition and critical praise.^[1]^[2]^[3]

^ "Game of Thrones Cast and Crew: Joffrey Baratheon played by Jack Gleeson". HBO. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
^ "The Official Website for the HBO Series Game of Thrones - Season 4". HBO. Archived from the original on 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
^ "From HBO". Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.

[HBOCast-1] "Game of Thrones Cast and Crew: Joffrey Baratheon played by Jack Gleeson". HBO. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.

[2] "The Official Website for the HBO Series Game of Thrones - Season 4". HBO. Archived from the original on 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2015-12-25.

[3] "From HBO". Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.

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Joffrey Baratheon
A Song of Ice and Fire character Game of Thrones character
Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon
First appearance	Literature: A Game of Thrones (1996) Television: "Winter Is Coming" (2011)
Last appearance	Literature: A Storm of Swords (2000) Television: "Breaker of Chains" (2014)
Created by	George R. R. Martin
Adapted by	David Benioff D. B. Weiss (Game of Thrones)
Portrayed by	Jack Gleeson
In-universe information
Nicknames	Joffrey the Illborn The Young Usurper
Title	King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men Lord of the Seven Kingdoms Protector of the Realm
Weapon	Crossbow Valyrian Sword (named Widow's Wail)
Family	House Lannister House Baratheon
Spouse	Margaery Tyrell (unconsummated)
Relatives	Cersei Lannister (mother) Jaime Lannister (father) Robert Baratheon (legal father) Myrcella Baratheon (sister) Tommen Baratheon (brother) Tywin Lannister (grandfather) Joanna Lannister (grandmother) Tyrion Lannister (uncle) Kevan Lannister (granduncle)

Joffrey Baratheon

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