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Is anything known about Dragonstone after:
Stannis Baratheon is killed in his bid for the Iron Throne?
As the seat of the naval defense of King's Landing and the birthplace of Daenerys Targaryen, she has a vested interest in taking it.
At the conclusion of Season 6 Episode 10, is Dragonstone unoccupied?
It is unknown as of now according to show canon. Show has not depicted Dragonstone since Season 2 and it is unlikely that they would include it again, except perhaps in Daenerys' scenes. So this is going to speculation. There can be following scenarios:
In any case, it is unlikely that anyone other than Iron Throne holds the Island.
However, one thing to note is, in Battle of Castle Black, Stannis had ~2800 men. Four episodes before that, in "The Laws of Gods and Men", he says that he has about 4,000 men left overall. If he appears on the wall with ~2800 men, that means he may have left 1200 men as garrison in Dragonstone. Alternative explanations can be that those 1200 men were left behind at East Watch by the Sea.
You are incorrect when you say that Dragonstone is the seat of naval defense of King's Landing. That is simply not true.
Dragonstone is a damp and bleak island with very limited resources. It has a port and traditionally hosts few squadrons of Royal Navy but King's Landing on the other hand is a bigger port and main power of the Royal Navy resides there. However, it lies very close to the Gullet and can be used as a base to impose naval blockade on King's landing if the besieging forces have enough naval vessels.
In any case, there is not much strategic importance of the Island.
But of course it has sentimental value for Daenerys because:
Definitely.
Dragonstone is a formidable castle but like every other castle, it is vulnerable from the air. Daenerys has three dragons and therefore aerial superiority.
She also has a strong fleet to besiege the Island from the sea and prevent any reinforcements coming from the mainland. It is unlikely that a large defending force would be stationed in Dragonstone.
But If I were her, I would rather land in Dorne because:
In the Books:
Dragonstone was occupied by Iron throne with a force under command of Ser Loras Tyrell after Stannis departed for the Wall.
1. Targaryen Kings held Dragonstone as their seat only during the period of time they were nominated Prince of Dragonstone by the incumbent King. Although many Kings did not hold either the title or the Island before their coronation. Princess Rhea, Viserys I, Prince Joffrey Velaryon, Aegon III, did not hold the land despite being named Prince(ss) of Dragonstone. Baelor I, Viserys II, Aerys I, Maekar I and Aegon V held neither the title nor the land prior to their coronation.
Daenerys indeed chose Dragonstone as her landing base. She entered it without any resistance and found the palace uninhabited. Cersei and Jaime anticipated this but apparently they lacked resources to seize control over the island and resist Daenerys's landing.
CERSEI: Where will they land?
JAIME: Dragonstone. They have deep-water ports for the ships. Stannis left the castle unoccupied, and that's where she was born.
(...)
CERSEI: How do we proceed?
JAIME: Winter is here. We can't win a war if we can't feed our men and our horses.
However, episode 1 doesn't say anything about the rest of Dragonstone, meaning, we still don't know if there are any rebel armies left hiding there or if the island is completely deserted.
Stannis died while Tommen Baratheon still ruled.
At the time Tommen was Stannis's only living (nominal) blood-relative, and so the holding would rightfully be his (or his Regent's) to retain or grant as he desired. Had Stannis died leaving no one with a particular claim on his titles and holdings, they would revert to crown ownership for the same outcome.
I haven't read the books, so I am no expert how banks in game of thrones work, but wouldn't it be possible that iron bank could now own Dragonstone because of Stannis debt? Iron bank will always have its due and this seems most plausible answer.
