and official head of House Baratheon. The last two houses to hold the throne are effectively dead, though. House Targaryen doesn't really exist anymore, and House Baratheon was split into three by the war of five kings. Stannis may have an individual claim, but it could be argued that no house has a claim to the throne anymore, and with the rise of the church, is the crown the real seat of power? We're looking at a Holy Roman Empire situating here.