According to the Game of Thrones Wiki, there seem to be 7 kingdoms but 8 governors. It seems to me that this is the correspondence:
- Kingdom of the North -- The Lord Paramount of the North and Warden of the North
? -- The Lord of the Iron Islands
Kingdom of the Mountain and the Vale -- The Lord Paramount of the Vale and Warden of the East
Kingdom of the Isles and Rivers -- The Lord Paramount of the Riverlands
Kingdom of the Rock -- The Lord Paramount of the Westerlands and Warden of the West
Kingdom of the Stormlands -- The Lord Paramount of the Stormlands
Kingdom of the Reach -- The Lord Paramount of the Reach and Warden of the South
Principality of Dorne -- The Prince of Dorne
My understanding based on the rest of the webpage, Why do they still refer to the "Seven Kingdoms" in Game of Thrones? and What are the different provinces mentioned in a Game of Thrones? is that Kingdom #3 was split into 2 regions and hence there are 8 regions of Westeros that are subject to the rule of the Iron Throne.
Is that right?
Answer
The Iron Islands were a part of the Kingdom of Isles and Rivers. Before the Targeryen invasion, House Hoare ruled over the Iron Islands and the Riverlands.
House Hoare was the Royal House of the Iron Islands. Harwyn Hoare conquered the Riverlands and House Hoare controlled the Riverlands until Harwyn's grandson Black Harren was killed during the Targeryen Invasion.
Yes, you are correct that there are 8 regions due to the fact that the Kingdom of Isles and Rivers was split into two regions - The Iron Islands and The Riverlands.
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