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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nikolai" data-source="post: 2328176" data-attributes="member: 10130">This is very complicated, but for the sake of completeness let me spell out the rest of the theory.If Rhaegar just ran off with Lyanna and impregnated her then Jon is still a bastard (through from Rhaegar-Lyanna, not Ned-?), and has no claim over a legitimate Targaryen. But this would make him Dany's heir - assuming there are no more legitimate Targaryens out there.If Rhaegar married Lyanna, then Jon would be legitimate. As has been pointed out Rhaegar was already married to Elia Martell. But this may not be a problem, Targaryens have been known to have polygamous marriages in the past - Aegon the Conqeror and his sisters are one example. So it is certainly feasible for Rhaegar and Lyanna to have married.If this is the case things are still very complicated. Jon had not been born when Aerys and the rest of the Targaryens were killed. Viserys and Dany (and their mother) were the only Targs around at that time. This has implications in terms of line to the throne - as despite being the future eldest son of the King's (dead) eldest son, Jon didn't yet exist, and may not have been able to become king. At this point it's really unclear what the official rules say, or even if there were any. And it is hard to say who has the best claim out of Dany and a (legitimate) Jon.</blockquote>