Cersei Lannister trivia: 127 facts about the character that everyone loves to hate!

Cersei Lannister is one of the most compelling character of Game of Thrones. She has been through a lot and has done many things.

So let’s find out what is so compelling about her!

Cersei Lannister is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones
There she is portrayed by English actress Lena Headey
In the novels, she is a point of view character
Introduced in 1996’s A Game of Thrones, Cersei is a member of House Lannister
One of the wealthiest and most powerful families in the kingdom of Westeros
She subsequently appeared in A Clash of Kings (1998) and A Storm of Swords (2000)
She becomes a prominent point of view character in the novels beginning in A Feast for Crows (2005) and A Dance with Dragons (2011)
The character will also appear in the forthcoming volume The Winds of Winter
In the story, Cersei Lannister, Queen of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, is the wife of King Robert Baratheon
Her father arranged the marriage after his attempt to betroth her to Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, as she wanted, failed
The Targaryen dynasty lost the war
And her father schemed his way into the role of a political counselor for the newly crowned King Robert
The Lannisters are the richest family in Westeros and helped him to win the Throne
Which is why Robert agreed to a marriage between them
Cersei has a twin brother, Jaime
With whom she has been involved in an incestuous affair
All three of Cersei’s children are Jaime’s
Cersei’s main character attribute is her desire for power and her ambition
Headey has received critical acclaim for her portrayal of the character on the HBO series Game of Thrones
She has been nominated for four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her performance
Headey and the rest of the cast were nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016
In season 5, a young version of the character is portrayed by Nell Williams in a flashback
Much of Cersei’s storyline from the first and second seasons in the television series is unchanged from the books
However, a notable change in the show is Joffrey’s authorising the purge of Robert’s bastards, rather than Cersei
Cersei learns that her husband Robert is in danger of finding out that the children he sees as his heirs to the throne are not his
Robert meets his end as the result of a boar attack on a hunting trip
Before Ned Stark tells him the truth about his children
Cersei works quickly to instate her oldest son, Joffrey, on the throne
With her as his chief political advisor and Queen Regent
Joffrey quits listening to his mother
Tywin decides that Cersei does not exercise enough control over her son
And sends Tyrion as an additional political advisor
Cersei and Tyrion do not get along, and constantly try to undermine each other’s authority over the crown
As of the end of season 2, Tyrion has accumulated more sway over the Iron Throne
And has shipped Cersei’s only daughter off against Cersei’s will
To be married to the prince of Dorne
Cersei comes to fear that Margaery intends to usurp her as queen
And unsuccessfully tries to alienate Joffrey from her
Cersei is delighted when Tywin learns of the Tyrells’ plan to wed Sansa Stark to Margaery’s brother Loras
And he intervenes by having Tyrion marry Sansa instead
But is furious when Tywin also orders Cersei to marry Loras
When Jaime returns to King’s Landing, he immediately seeks out Cersei
Who is shocked to discover that his sword hand has been cut off
Cersei has Tyrion arrested after Joffrey is fatally poisoned
It is implied that she knows Tyrion’s guilt is highly unlikely but just wants to see him dead
Although Jaime refuses to carry out the order
Indeed, at Tyrion’s trial, it is obvious Cersei has manipulated the entire procedure so that the witnesses give either incomplete or entirely false testimonies to implicate Tyrion and Sansa further in the murder
When Tyrion demands a trial by combat, Cersei quickly chooses Ser Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane as her champion
To diminish Tyrion’s chances of acquittal
And has Bronn betrothed to a noblewoman so that Tyrion cannot choose him as his champion
Cersei’s wish comes true when Tyrion’s champion, Oberyn Martell, is killed by Clegane
But she still refuses to marry Loras
Threatening her father with revealing the truth about her relationship with Jaime and the parentage of her children
Tywin is killed by an escaping Tyrion soon afterward
Cersei receives a threat from Dorne, where Myrcella is betrothed to Trystane Martell
And sends Jaime to Dorne to retrieve her
Tommen is married to Margaery
Who tries to manipulate Tommen into sending Cersei to Casterly Rock
Fearful of losing her power, Cersei meets the religious leader, the High Sparrow
Appoints him as the High Septon
And gives him authority to re-establish the Faith Militant
In order to destabilise House Tyrell, Cersei arranges for the High Sparrow to arrest Loras for his homosexuality
And have Margaery also arrested for perjury after lying to defend Loras
However, Cersei’s plot backfires when Lancel, now a member of the Faith Militant, confesses to his affair with Cersei
And his role in Robert’s assassination
And accuses Cersei of incest
Prompting the High Sparrow to arrest her
Cersei is eventually allowed to return to the Red Keep after confessing to having committed adultery with Lancel
But has her hair cut off
And is forced to walk naked through the streets of King’s Landing as atonement
Cersei returns, distraught from the abuse directed at her by the smallfolk of King’s Landing
But is consoled by Qyburn’s successful reanimation of Ser Gregor Clegane
Cersei remains in the Red Keep
Confined to her chambers and stripped of her authority
Alhough she accepts Tommen’s apology for his lack of action in her arrest and walk of atonement
She remains looked down upon by other members of the court
Cersei learns from Tommen that the High Sparrow plans to have Margaery do a walk of atonement before Cersei’s trial
And conspires with the Small Council to have the Tyrell army march on the Sept of Baelor to secure Margaery’s and Loras’ release
Their plan backfires when it is revealed that Margaery has joined the Faith of the Seven
And has convinced Tommen to merge the Faith and the Crown
Despite being stripped of her allies, Cersei opts to remain in King’s Landing
Having named Ser Gregor as her champion in her trial by combat
However, Tommen announces that trial by combat has been abolished and replaced by trial by the Seven
Cersei arranges for a cache of wildfire to be detonated beneath the Sept during Loras’ trial
Which kills the High Sparrow, Margaery, Loras, and the rest of the Small Council
As a direct result of Cersei’s actions, Tommen commits suicide after witnessing the explosion
With House Baratheon officially extinct
And no one to oppose her in King’s Landing
Cersei is crowned the first ever Queen Regnant of the Seven Kingdoms
Despite nominally being ruler of Westeros, Cersei’s grip on the throne is tenuous
With the Riverlands in upheaval following Arya Stark’s massacre of House Frey
The Vale and the North’s declaration of Ned Stark’s bastard son Jon Snow King in the North
And Tyrion, Dorne, and the Reach all supporting Daenerys Targaryen, whose fleet has seized Dragonstone
Cersei remains cold and distant after Tommen’s suicide
Viewing it as a betrayal of their family
With no children left to protect, Cersei’s malice and vindictiveness have grown
And she relentlessly seeks to expand her power and destroy her enemies
Cersei reaches out to the King of the Iron Islands, Euron Greyjoy, to form an alliance
But rejects Euron’s marriage proposal as she considers him untrustworthy
Euron later ambushes Daenerys’ fleet and captures Yara Greyjoy, Ellaria, and Tyene Sand
And presents them as a “gift” to Cersei
She agrees to marry Euron after the war is won
However, she continues her affair with Jaime, no longer attempting to hide their relationship from their servants
Cersei imprisons Ellaria and Tyene in the dungeons
Kills Tyene with the same poison used to kill Myrcella
And keeps Ellaria alive to watch her daughter die and rot
Tycho Nestoris of the Iron Bank arrives in King’s Landing to request repayment of their debt
Cersei requests a fortnight in order to comply
She then has the Lannister and Tarly armies attack Highgarden, defeating the Tyrells
Olenna Tyrell commits suicide following the defeat and gloats to Jaime that she was responsible for poisoning Joffrey
The Tyrells’ wealth is transported safely to King’s Landing
But the food the Lannisters steal from the Reach is destroyed when Daenerys attacks the caravan with her Dothraki horde and dragon Drogon
Jaime barely survives the battle and encourages Cersei to consider a ceasefire
Tyrion infiltrates the capital to meet with Jaime
And Jaime tells Cersei that Daenerys and Jon want to meet with Cersei to negotiate an armistice while mankind fights the threat of the White Walkers
Cersei is skeptical but agrees
And tells Jaime that she is pregnant
Daenerys and Jon meet with Cersei in the Dragonpit on the outskirts of King’s Landing
And present to her a wight reanimated by the White Walkers as evidence of their threat
Although terrified, Cersei initially refuses to agree to an armistice
As Jon refuses to remain neutral in the war between the Lannisters and Targaryens
Tyrion speaks to Cersei in private
And apparently persuades her to ally with the rival monarchs
However, she later reveals to Jaime that she intends for her enemies to wipe each other out and then attack the victor
And has sent Euron to Essos to transport the Golden Company to Westeros
Disgusted by Cersei’s selfishness and shortsightedness, Jaime finally abandons her side and goes north on his own
Leaving Cersei alone