Ser Criston Cole was known as the Kingmaker because he caused a rift between Aegon II Targaryen and his half-sister Rhaenyra Targaryen by helping the former's mother Alicent Hightower persuade her son to usurp the throne of Rhaenyra, who was the designated heir. More @Wikipedia
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