Luthor Tyrell was the previous Lord of Highgarden and the head of House Tyrell. He is the father of the current lord, Mace Tyrell, and Lady Mina and Janna. His wife is the Dowager Lady Olenna Tyrell of Highgarden.
History[]
Luthor had originally been betrothed to Princess Shaera Targaryen in 237 AC when he was the heir to Highgarden, but the pact was broken in 240 AC when she married her brother, Prince Jaehaerys Targaryen. He later married Olenna Redwyne, who gave him three children, and became the Lord of Highgarden.
Luthor rode off a cliff to his death while hawking. He had been looking up and not paying attention to where his horse was going. After his death he was succeeded by his only son, Mace Tyrell.
Books[]
A Storm of Swords[]
After meeting Luthor's widow, Lady Olenna Tyrell, at the royal wedding of King Joffrey I Baratheon, Tyrion Lannister ponders if Luthor rode off the cliff on purpose.
Quotes[]
"Oh I loved him well enough, don't mistake me. A kind man, and not unskilled in the bedchamber, but an appalling oaf all the same." - Olenna Tyrell to Sansa Stark
"Tyrion was beginning to wonder whether Lord Luthor Tyrell had ridden off that cliff intentionally." - Tyrion's thoughts.