The Blackfyre Pretenders were a series of claimants to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, flying the banner of House Blackfyre, opposing the reign of House Targaryen. It is said that the Blackfyre Pretenders troubled the Targaryens for five generations before their threat was finally eradicated. They originated during the reign of King Daeron II and were eliminated when the future King Aerys II was still a young man, spanning five generations.