As eMinja mentioned, it's sort of a part of Westeros folklore. King Jaehaerys used to say "madness and greatness are two sides of the same coin." Hence the saying, when a Targaryen child is born (out of incest) the gods would flip a coin. Speculation says this applies to Joffrey as well, and his coin obviously landed on madness.
Also at King’s Landing: Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) began getting back in fighting form, Q&A: ‘Game of Thrones’ Director Says Joffrey’s Death Sets Up Bigger Things to Come . One last example of Joffrey’s potential to go against Tywin and establish his own base of power was in Season 1 Episode 3, when Joffrey was speaking with Cersei on how to handle the North and Joffrey declared the feudal structure of warfare to be antiquated and that the King should have control over a standing army.
1) Joffrey / Caligula. From left: Joffrey and Caligula. HBO; De Agostini—Getty Images. King Joffrey resembles Roman Emperor Caligula so much, they even have the same haircut. Both boy-kings
Robert Baratheon (Picture: HBO) Robert Baratheon was the first king of the Seven Kingdoms at the start of the Game of Thrones series. He took the throne from Aerys Targaryen in a battle that took Joffrey's Strength: The Iron Throne. Joffrey likely has the biggest advantage out of all of the kings simply because he was the one sitting on the Iron Throne. While the others could make their claim for the throne, raise their own armies, and declare Joffrey a bastard, the fact that he was already on the throne made it much harder to remove him. Game of Thrones (TV Series 2011–2019) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. King Joffrey Baratheon Dwarf 1 episode
Game of Thrones’ fourth season premiere ended with the death of Joffrey Baratheon, the villainous boy king who ruled from the Iron Throne in King’s Landing for only a short – but bloody
Game of Thrones' Joffrey Baratheon was an incompetent king who unlawfully occupied the Iron Throne after King Robert I. He himself was assassinated at his own wedding feast, paving the way for his
Summary - From one day to the other, Joffrey Baratheon wakes up a changed man. Far from the spoiled boy-child known to the court of King's Landing, the Joffrey that comes out of his room three days after the death of John Arryn walks with the stride of a veteran commander and leader of men. A scholar, a sea-captain, a general, a lover.

Cersei Lannister is the mother of King Joffrey Baratheon in "Game of Thrones." (Image credit: HBO) Cersei Lannister shares a fate with any number of medieval queens: She was married off at a young

Summary. Tommen Baratheon's death was not only caused by the death of his wife, but also by the manipulation and pressure from his family members and high-ranking figures in Westeros. Tommen's suicide was a result of feeling alone, betrayed, and hopeless, as he lost his family members and witnessed the destruction caused by his mother's actions.
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