Harren Hoare, King of the Isles and the RiversĪlthough the term refers to seven kingdoms, Dorne was ruled by by a princess instead of a king. The term 'Seven Kingdoms' derives from the situation in Westeros just prior to Aegon's Conquest three centuries ago, when most of the continent had been consolidated under the rule of seven great monarchs:
Throughout thousands of years of history, the continent of Westeros was often divided amongst a multitude of monarchs and realms, including the so-called Age of the Hundred Kingdoms. The new kingdom created from Aegon's Conquest contains nine distinct regions or provinces. Its name derives from the situation three centuries ago when Aegon the Conqueror set to unite the lands of Westeros, which then contained seven independent realms. The Seven Kingdoms is a realm located on the continent of Westeros, ruled by the Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, the king who sits on the Iron Throne in the capital city, King's Landing. King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men
The north, the Iron Islands, the riverlands, the Vale of Arryn, the westerlands, the crownlands, the Reach, the stormlands, and Dorne. The provinces of the Seven Kingdoms after Aegon's Conquest, from top-left to bottom-right:
