There was also a second reason for the intermarrying.
Rather like the Ptolemys, the Targaryens believed themselves to be superior to all others. They rarely polluted their bloodlines with other houses, unless there was no Targaryen candidate.
When they did, it was often with houses that had already had Targaryen blood mingled in. House Baratheon was actually founded by Orys, the bastard brother of Aegon the Conqueror.
There were also frequent Martell marriages that strengthened the ties between the families, all the way to Rhaegar’s ill-fated union with Elia Martell.
There were also marriages with House Velaryon on Driftmark, next to Dragonstone. It was actually the only other house which survived the Doom of Valyria, although they did not have a bloodline that could control dragons.
As well as the need to control dragons and maintain their ‘superior’ bloodline, the Targaryens were also very aware that their blood was the last of a very great but utterly destroyed empire. Once it was diluted too far, that direct line back to Valyria would be gone forever.
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