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| name = Margaery Tyrell<br />
| title = Queen of the Seven Kingdoms<br />
| house = [[House Tyrell]]<br />
| race = Westerosi (of the [[Reach]])<br />
| status = Alive (as of ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]''; imprisoned by the Faith)<br />
| region = [[The Reach]]; [[King's Landing]]<br />
| born = c. 283 AC, [[Highgarden]]<br />
| died =<br />
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| fate = Married thrice to claimants and kings; imprisoned by the [[Faith Militant]] on charges of adultery engineered by [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]]<br />
| actor = Natalie Dormer<br />
| quote = I want to be the queen.<br />
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'''Margaery Tyrell''' is the only daughter of Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] of [[Highgarden]] and granddaughter of the formidable [[Olenna Tyrell]]. Beautiful, gracious, and politically astute, she is married in turn to a series of kings and claimants as [[House Tyrell]] maneuvers its way to the heart of power in [[Westeros]]. Unlike many central figures, Margaery is not a viewpoint character; she is seen through the eyes of others, chiefly the suspicious [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]].<br />
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Margaery's charm and her skillful courting of the smallfolk's love make her a quiet but potent player, and the chief target of Cersei's paranoia.<br />
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== Background ==<br />
Margaery was raised at [[Highgarden]], the seat of the wealthy and powerful House Tyrell, the lords of the fertile [[Reach]]. Schooled in courtesy and the arts of a great lady, she came of age under the sharp tutelage of her grandmother, the "Queen of Thorns" [[Olenna Tyrell|Olenna]]. Ambition for the throne ran in the family, and Margaery's marriages became the instrument of Tyrell power.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
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=== ''A Clash of Kings'' ===<br />
Margaery is wed to [[Renly Baratheon]] when House Tyrell backs his claim to the [[Iron Throne]], the marriage sealing a vast alliance and a great host. The union is unconsummated, and she becomes a widow when Renly is murdered by a shadow before he can press his claim. Her family swiftly seeks a new royal match.<br />
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=== ''A Storm of Swords'' ===<br />
The Tyrells abandon the dead Renly's cause and ally with [[House Lannister]]. Margaery is betrothed to King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], a far crueler husband-to-be, and weds him at a lavish ceremony, only for Joffrey to be poisoned at the wedding feast (the [[Purple Wedding]]). Widowed again before consummation, Margaery is quickly betrothed to Joffrey's gentle younger brother, the new boy-king [[Tommen Baratheon]].<br />
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=== ''A Feast for Crows'' ===<br />
Now queen and married to the child-king [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]], Margaery cultivates Tommen's affection and the love of the people of [[King's Landing]], distributing charity and winning popularity that the Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] cannot match. Convinced by prophecy that Margaery is the "younger, more beautiful queen" fated to cast her down, Cersei schemes against her. Cersei suborns false witnesses and uses the restored [[Faith Militant]] to have Margaery arrested on charges of adultery and fornication. Margaery awaits trial by the Faith, even as her family musters its strength to free her.<br />
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== Character ==<br />
Margaery is clever, poised, and generous, with a politician's instinct for winning hearts. She understands that the love of the smallfolk is a kind of power, and she wields kindness and charm as deftly as others wield armies. Whether her sweetness conceals deeper calculation is left ambiguous; what is clear is that she is a far more capable player than the husbands she is married to, and a worthy rival to Cersei.<br />
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== Relationships ==<br />
Margaery is closely guided by her grandmother [[Olenna Tyrell|Olenna]], the true strategist of the family. Her marriages to [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]], [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], and [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]] are political instruments. Her chief antagonist is [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]], whose jealousy and fear ultimately drive Margaery's imprisonment.<br />
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== Quotes ==<br />
<blockquote>''I want to be the queen.''</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''Not Renly. Tommen.'' (on whom she would wed)</blockquote><br />
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== In the television series ==<br />
In HBO's ''Game of Thrones'', Margaery was portrayed by Natalie Dormer, in a notably expanded and more overtly cunning role. Her arc follows the broad shape of the novels through her marriages and arrest by the Faith, then ends beyond them: she dies when [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] destroys the [[Great Sept of Baelor]] with wildfire. This event has not occurred in the books, where Margaery awaits trial.<br />
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