Alexander, son of Herod

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Alexander
Alexander, depicted in the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle
heir of Judea
Born	c. 35 BC
Died	c. 7 BC
Spouse	Glaphyra
Issue	Tigranes V of Armenia Alexander prince of Judea
Dynasty	Herodian dynasty
Father	Herod the Great
Mother	Mariamne I

Alexander, son of Herod was born about 35 BC; died about 7 BC. His mother was the Hasmonean princess Mariamne.

The unfortunate fate which persistently pursued the Hasmonean house overtook this prince also. As heir presumptive to the throne by right of descent on his mother's side, he was sent to Rome for his education in the year 23 BC. He remained there in the household of Asinius Pollio until about the year 17 BC, when Herod himself brought him and his younger brother Aristobulus, who had been with him, home to Jerusalem. Shortly afterward Alexander received in marriage the Cappadocian Princess Glaphyra, the daughter of King Archelaus of Cappadocia. Glaphyra bore Alexander three children, two sons: Tigranes, Alexander and an unnamed daughter.^{[not verified in body]}