Alexander of Judaea


Alexander of Judaea
Diedc. 49 BCE
SpouseAlexandra Maccabeus
IssueAristobulus III, Mariamne I
HouseHasmonean
FatherAristobulus II

Alexander of Judaea (Gr. Ἀλέξανδρος, died c. 49 BCE), otherwise known as Alexander II or Alexander Maccabeus, was the eldest son of Aristobulus II, king of Judaea. Alexander married his cousin Alexandra Maccabeus, daughter of his uncle, Hyrcanus II. Their grandfather was Alexander Jannaeus, the second eldest son of John Hyrcanus. Mariamne, the daughter of Alexander and Alexandra, was Herod the Great's second wife and queen of the Jewish kingdom.

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