Brandel Theirin

King Brandel was the rightful King of Ferelden after Brandel's own father had died in battle against the Orlesians who later occupied Ferelden. He was the father of Moira the Rebel Queen and the grandfather of King Maric Theirin.

Background
As the rightful king of Ferelden, King Brandel carried on the rebellion against the Orlesians. However, he wasn't very successfull in doing so - David Gaider attributes this to a combination of the belief of the nobles of Ferelden that Ferelden was inviteably lost and thus it was meaningless to resist, as well as a lack of charisma on Brandel's own part. In the end, King Brandel couldn't do much more than hide and run which earned him the nickname "Brandel the Defeated" and it wasn't before his daughter, Moira the Rebel Queen took over the cause that things started to look better for the rebellion.

Trivia
In The Stolen Throne, King Maric remembers that his grandfather used to have a pair of golden spectacles that Maric as a child had a habit of stealing as a fun game.