Jon Snow Lineage Revealed

Aegon Targaryen, son of Rhaegar and Lyanna.

Jon Snow's true parentage is revealed in "The Dragon and the Wolf", the seventh-season finale of Game of Thrones: he is the child of Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen.

Quick Facts

Episode: Season 7, episode 7
Revealed by: Bran Stark and Samwell Tarly

Lore & Background

Samwell Tarly arrives at Winterfell, and Bran tells him who Jon's real parents were. Sam adds what he read in the High Septon's journal: Rhaegar's marriage to Elia Martell was secretly annulled and he married Lyanna.

Reader's Guide

In the same episode Jon and Daenerys's relationship comes to fruition and the Army of the Dead breaks through the Wall. Some critics faulted the resemblance of Rhaegar to his brother Viserys.