Sansa Stark

Sansa Stark is a main character and protagonist of the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series as well as it's HBO TV series adaptation, Game of Thrones. She eldest daughter of Lord Eddard Stark, sister of the King in the North, Robb Stark and half-sister of the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, Jon Snow. She is betrothed to Prince Joffrey Baratheon, son of King Robert Baratheon and Queen Cersei Lannister, making her the future Queen of the Seven Kingdoms. However, when her father discovers that Joffrey is, in fact, the bastard son born of incest between Cersei and her brother, Ser Jaime, he tries to crown Lord Stannis Baratheon as the new King after Robert's death and is executed in process. This has further negative effects on Sansa, who continues to be tortured by King Joffrey until the end of their betrothal, when Sansa is married to his uncle, Tyrion Lannister.