"Off-screen" characters like the Mad King Aerys or his son Rhaegar will also not be included, simply because both were dead long before the story began. Yes, he's a king and he's got an army but I don't think he "rules" in the traditional sense. Drogo would not be able to rule Westeros even if he managed to conquer it. Khal Drogo and other foreign leaders are also out of the running, because they're foreign and have neither claim nor inclination to rule the Seven Kingdoms.
Likewise, I'm not including characters like Sam Tarly or Bran Stark, and the same goes for the Hound, Ser Barristan Selmy and various other largely apolitical characters, if only because they really don't stand a chance at the crown.
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Meanwhile, his elder brother Doran Martell is presented as a total incompetent in the TV show and is still shrouded in mystery in the books, so it's simply not possible to fit him into the rankings. Oberyn 'The Viper' Martell would have made an okay king, but he probably never wanted the job and we don't really know enough about him outside of his brief and tragic sojourn in King's Landing, at least beyond his sexual proclivities. I'm also leaving the Martells off the list. He's the worst of the worst by leaps and bounds and regardless, he never had a chance of being king. Neither man ever really held very much power, and Ramsay is simply too much the cartoon villain. The vicious Ramsay Bolton and his father, Roose Bolton are two characters I leave out of the running. Nor do I include every potential character. After all, as Robert proved well enough, all one really needs to do to become king is topple the old regime and usurp the throne. Yes, I include the men and women who were actually kings as well as those who wanted to be king, but I also include potential royalty, those who could theoretically have sat upon the Iron Throne. In the following ranking, I don't include just those characters who self-style themselves as royalty.
So using this basic criteria, who makes the best king and queen in Game of Thrones? Thomas Beckett and Henry II, once great friends, ended up bitter rivals and Beckett's death haunted Henry II for the rest of his days.) (Of course, even a good adviser can become a thorn in a king's side. Meanwhile, someone like Elizabeth I enjoyed a long and prosperous reign thanks to her ability to pick the right people to have by her side. Kings like Edward II failed to do this, choosing to cavort with toadies and sycophants, and suffered the consequences. Finally, at least for the purposes of this list, a good king or queen surrounds him or herself with good advisers and wise counsel.They expanded English common law and, in the case of Henry I, began undoing some of the damage done by William the Conqueror. This is what made Henry I, Henry II and Edward III such great kings. Another important kingly quality is being mindful of the laws and customs of the land.Many "great" English kings taxed the English people far too much in order to wage wars overseas, neglecting the important domestic business in favor of marshal glory.
This is where a king like Richard I falls regrettably short, taxing his people far too much to go off on crusades, not to mention pay his king's ransom after being captured on his return voyage. Being able to win wars without bankrupting one's country is also an important part of being a good king.(I don't think he was the worst, but he was a terrible commander and lost almost all England's continental lands.) This is why kings like Richard I Lionheart and Edward I Longshanks are so renowned, and why King John is often considered one of-if not the-worst kings of England.
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