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Originally Posted by AltaGuy
Seems like she's being set up to marry Rhaenyra's son would be my guess.
If I'm not mistaken, in GoT the Baratheons were somewhat related to the Targaryens, which made them next in line to the Iron Throne. And one of the themes there was that the dark hair of the Baratheons was a strong genetic marker (that blacksmith kid). So maybe House Baratheon comes out of Rhaenyra's indiscretions, since her brood all seem to have their father's dark hair.
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House Baratheon already existed at this time (we see the Lord of the house in at least one of the earlier episodes this season). The founder of the house was rumoured to be a bastard brother of Aegon the Conqueror.
Robert's claim to the throne was legitimized because his grandmother was a sister of the Mad King. After Robert's Rebellion left all of the Mad King's descendants either dead or fled, Robert was the oldest descendant of the Mad King's father who was still alive in Westeros.