Alexander IV of Macedon

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Argead dynasty member Hellenistic-period figure ancient Macedonian king heir apparent

Alexander IV of Macedon was the posthumous son of Alexander the Great who briefly held the title of king of Macedon during the turbulent Wars of the Diadochi before being assassinated.

Aliases (2)

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Argead dynasty member →
Hellenistic-period figure →
ancient Macedonian king →
heir apparent →
ageAtDeath about 13 or 14 →
associatedConflict Diadochi →
surface form: "Wars of the Diadochi"
birthDate 323 BC →
late 323 BC →
birthPlace Babylon →
Macedon →
surface form: "Macedonian Empire"
causeOfDeath assassination →
co-rulerWith Philip III Arrhidaeus →
country Macedon →
deathDate 309 BC →
circa 309 BC →
deathPlace Amphipolis →
Macedon →
dynasty Argead dynasty →
ethnicity Macedonians →
surface form: "Macedonian"
father Alexander the Great →
fullName Alexander IV of Macedon →
grandfather Philip II of Macedon →
grandmother Olympias →
halfSibling Heracles of Macedon →
historicalPeriod Hellenistic period →
killedBy Cassander of Macedon →
surface form: "Cassander"
killedOnOrdersOf Cassander of Macedon →
surface form: "Cassander"
mannerOfDeath murdered →
mother Roxana →
nativeName Alexander IV of Macedon →
surface form: "Ἀλέξανδρος Δ΄"
notableFor being a child king during the Wars of the Diadochi →
being the posthumous son and heir of Alexander the Great →
paternalGrandfather Philip II of Macedon →
paternalGrandmother Olympias →
posthumousSonOf Alexander the Great →
predecessor Alexander the Great →
regency Antipater →
Cassander of Macedon →
surface form: "Cassander"

Perdiccas →
Polyperchon →
regnalName Alexander IV →
reignEnd 309 BC →
reignStart 323 BC →
reignType nominal co-king →
religion ancient Greek religion →
sibling Heracles of Macedon →
status legitimate heir of Alexander the Great →
successor Cassander of Macedon →
surface form: "Cassander"
title King of Macedon →

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Philip III Arrhidaeus → coRuler → Alexander IV of Macedon →
Alexander IV of Macedon → fullName → Alexander IV of Macedon →
Argead dynasty → hasMember → Alexander IV of Macedon →
Alexander IV of Macedon → nativeName → Alexander IV of Macedon →
this entity surface form: "Ἀλέξανδρος Δ΄"
Alexander the Great → successor → Alexander IV of Macedon →
Innocentius PP. IV → successor → Alexander IV of Macedon →
this entity surface form: "Alexander IV"
Philip III Arrhidaeus → successor → Alexander IV of Macedon →