Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon as queen consort

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Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon was a Macedonian noblewoman and the last wife of King Philip II, whose marriage to him intensified dynastic rivalries that shaped the succession struggles after his assassination.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Macedonian noblewoman
ancient Greek person
queen consort of Macedon
associatedWith Alexander the Great
Attalus (father of Attalus I)
surface form: Attalus (Macedonian general)

Olympias
surface form: Olympias of Epirus

Philip II of Macedon
causeOfConflict succession dispute in Macedon
childrenFate children killed in dynastic struggle
contemporaryOf Alexander the Great
countryOfCitizenship Macedon
surface form: Kingdom of Macedon
deathCause likely assassination
ethnicGroup Ancient Macedonians
family Argead dynasty
surface form: Argead dynasty (by marriage)
father Attalus (father of Attalus I)
surface form: Attalus (Macedonian general)
gender female
historicalSources Diodorus Siculus
Plutarch
killedBy agents of Olympias of Epirus (according to ancient sources)
languageSpoken Ancient Greek
maritalStatusAtDeath widow of Philip II of Macedon
marriageType political marriage
motherOf Caranus of Macedon
surface form: Caranus (son of Philip II of Macedon)

Europa (daughter of Philip II of Macedon)
nobleFamily Macedonian nobility
notableFor being last wife of Philip II of Macedon
role in Macedonian succession crisis
placeOfMarriage Aegae (ancient Macedonian capital)
politicalFaction Macedonian court party opposed to Olympias and Alexander
politicalImpact affected succession struggles after Philip II’s assassination
intensified dynastic rivalries in Macedon
positionHeld Queen consort of Macedon
realm Macedon
surface form: Kingdom of Macedon
religion Ancient Greek religion
roleInHistory figure in the transition from Philip II’s reign to Alexander’s reign
significantEvent marriage to Philip II of Macedon
wedding at Aegae
spouse Philip II of Macedon
spouseOrder last wife of Philip II of Macedon
stepMotherOf Alexander the Great
timePeriod 4th century BC

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Olympias successor Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon as queen consort