The Tyrells rose to power as stewards to the Kings of the Reach, though they claim descent from Garth Greenhand, gardener king of the First Men. When the last king of House Gardener was slain on the Field of Fire, his steward Harlen Tyrell surrendered Highgarden to Aegon the Conquerer. Aegon granted him the castle and dominion over the Reach. Mace Tyrell declared his support for Renly Baratheon at the onset of the War of the Five Kings, and gave him the hand of his daughter Margaery. Upon Renly’s death, Highgarden made alliance with House Lannister, and Margaery was betrothed to King Joffrey.
MACE TYRELL, Lord of Highgarden, Warden of the South, Defender of the Marches, and High Marshal of the Reach,
—his wife, LADY ALERIE, of House Hightower of Oldtown,
—their children:
—WILLAS, their eldest son, heir to Highgarden,
—SER GARLAN, called THE GALLANT, their second son, newly raised to Lord of Brightwater,
—Garlan’s wife, LADY LEONETTE of House Fossoway,
—SER LORAS, the Knight of Flowers, their youngest son, a Sworn Brother of the Kingsguard,
—MARGAERY, their daughter, twice wed and twice widowed,
—Margaery’s companions and ladies-in-waiting:
—her cousins, MEGGA, ALLA, and ELINOR TYRELL,
—Elinor’s betrothed, ALYN AMBROSE, squire,
—LADY ALYSANNE BULWER, LADY ALYCE GRACEFORD, LADY TAENA MERRYWEATHER, MEREDYTH CRANE called MERRY, SEPTA NYSTERICA, her companions,
—Mace’s widowed mother, LADY OLENNA of House Redwyne, called THE QUEEN OF THORNS,
—ARRYK and ERRYK, her guardsmen, twins seven feet tall called LEFT and RIGHT,
—Mace’s sisters:
—LADY MINA, wed to Paxter Redwyne, Lord of the Arbor,
—their children:
—SER HORAS REDWYNE, twin to Hobber, called HORROR,
—SER HOBBER REDWYNE, twin to Horas, called SLOBBER,
—DESMERA REDWYNE, a maid of sixteen,
—LADY JANNA, wed to Ser Jon Fossoway,
—Mace’s uncles and cousins:
—Mace’s uncle, GARTH, called THE GROSS, Lord Seneschal of Highgarden,
—Garth’s bastard sons, GARSE and GARRETT FLOWERS,
—Mace’s uncle, SER MORYN, Lord Commander of the City Watch of Oldtown,
—Moryn’s son, [SER LUTHOR], m. Lady Elyn Norridge,
—Luthor’s son, SER THEODORE, m. Lady Lia Serry,
—Theodore’s daughter, ELINOR,
—Theodore’s son, LUTHOR, a squire,
—Luthor’s son, MAESTER MEDWICK,
—Luthor’s daughter, OLENE, m. Ser Leo Blackbar,
—Moryn’s son, LEO, called LEO THE LAZY, a novice at the Citadel of Oldtown,
—Mace’s uncle, MAESTER GORMON, serving at the Citadel,
—Mace’s cousin, [SER QUENTIN], died at Ashford,
—Quentin’s son, SER OLYMER, m. Lady Lysa Meadows,
—Olymer’s sons, RAYMUND and RICKARD,
—Olymer’s daughter, MEGGA,
—Mace’s cousin, MAESTER NORMUND, in service at Blackcrown,
—Mace’s cousin, [SER VICTOR], slain by the Smiling Knight of the Kingswood Brotherhood,
—Victor’s daughter, VICTARIA, m. [Lord Jon Bulwer], died of a summer fever,
—their daughter, LADY ALYSANNE BULWER, eight,
—Victor’s son, SER LEO, m. Lady Alys Beesbury,
—Leo’s daughters, ALLA and LEONA,
—Leo’s sons, LYONEL, LUCAS, and LORENT,
—Mace’s household at Highgarden:
—MAESTER LOMYS, counselor, healer, and tutor,
—IGON VYRWEL, captain of the guard,
—SER VORTIMER CRANE, master-at-arms,
—BUTTERBUMPS, fool and jester, hugely fat,
—his bannermen, the Lords of the Reach:
—RANDYLL TARLY, Lord of Horn Hill,
—PAXTER REDWYNE, Lord of the Arbor,
—SER HORAS and SER HOBBER, his twin sons,
—Lord Paxter’s healer, MAESTER BALLABAR,
—ARWYN OAKHEART, Lady of Old Oak,
—Lady Arwyn’s youngest son, SER ARYS, a Sworn Brother of the Kingsguard,
—MATHIS ROWAN, Lord of Goldengrove, m. Bethany of House Redwyne,
—LEYTON HIGHTOWER, Voice of Oldtown, Lord of the Port,
—HUMFREY HEWETT, Lord of Oakenshield,
—FALIA FLOWERS, his bastard daughter,
—OSBERT SERRY, Lord of Southshield,
—SER TALBERT, his son and heir,
—GUTHOR GRIMM, Lord of Greyshield,
—MORIBALD CHESTER, Lord of Greenshield,
—ORTON MERRYWEATHER, Lord of Longtable,
—LADY TAENA, his wife, a woman of Myr,
—RUSSELL, her son, a boy of eight,
—LORD ARTHUR AMBROSE, m. Lady Alysanne Hightower,
—his knights and sworn swords:
—SER JON FOSSOWAY, of the green-apple Fossoways,
—SER TANTON FOSSOWAY, of the red-apple Fossoways.
The Tyrell sigil is a golden rose on a grass-green field. Their words are Growing Strong.