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Family

Acolmiztli was a son of a Chieftain named Tzompantzin and was married to the Princess Cihuateotzin of Cohuatlichan, who bore him a daughter, the Princess Tozquentzin of Cohuatlichan. Princess Tozquentzin married the King of Texcoco, Techotlalatzin. Acolmiztli was also married to Tlazozomizqui. Their daughter was Queen Acxocueitl. His other daughter was queen Xiuhtomiyauhtzin. He was a grandfather of kings Tlacateotl and Tezozomoctli (Cuauhtitlan) and queens

Matlalatzin Matlalatzin was a Queen of Tenochtitlan as a wife of the king Chimalpopoca, and was a princess Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin '' princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has b ...

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Huacaltzintli Huacaltzintli was a Princess of Tlatelolco and Queen of Tenochtitlan. She was a daughter of the king Quaquapitzahuac and sister of the king Tlacateotl and queen Matlalatzin. Her husband was Itzcoatl, Aztec emperor. She bore him a son called Tez ...

Lineage from Coatlichan

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's rulers according to Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl,* Ixtlilxochitl, Fernando de Alva. ''Historia de la Nación Chichimeca''. Editorial Dastin, España, 2002. p. 79. including the Coatlichan's Rulers. Inside the green boxes is the Coatlichan's lineage with bold text. The others with dates are from the Tetzcoco's lineage.

References

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