Amyntas IV ( Greek: Ἀμύντας Δ΄) was a titular king of the Greek kingdom of Macedonia in 359 BC and member of the

Argead dynasty The Argead dynasty (), also known as the Temenid dynasty (, ''Tēmenídai'') was an Ancient Macedonians, ancient Macedonian royal house of Dorians, Dorian Greek provenance. They were the founders and the ruling dynasty of the kingdom of Macedoni ...

Biography

Amyntas was a son of King Perdiccas III of Macedon. He was born in about 365 BC.Joseph Roisman, Ian Worthington (eds.), ''A Companion to Ancient Macedonia'', Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2010, p. 166. After his father's death in 359 BC he became king, but he was only a child. His uncle,

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, who was Perdiccas' brother, became his tutor and

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. In that same year, Philip declared himself king of Macedonia, expropriating his young nephew. Amyntas was not judged as dangerous enough to be a menace to Philip, who even gave him his daughter Cynane in marriage. The succession of Amyntas' cousin

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in 336 BC changed things — Alexander immediately had Amyntas executed. Eurydice II of Macedon was Amyntas' daughter.

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{{MacedonKings 336 BC deaths 4th-century BC Macedonian monarchs Argead kings of Macedonia Monarchs deposed as children Ancient child monarchs People executed by Alexander the Great Executed royalty of Macedonia (ancient kingdom) Old Macedonian kingdom Year of birth unknown Executed monarchs