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Amyntas IV of Macedon
Background
Amyntas IV, known in Greek as Ἀμύντας Δ΄ as a king of Macedon in 359 BCE and a member of the Argead Dynassty. He was born in 365 BCE as the son of Perdicass III of Macedon.
After his father’s death in 359 BC he became king, but he was only an infant. Philip II of Macedon, Perdiccas’ brother, became his tutor and regent. In that same year Philip declared himself king of Macedonia, expropriating his young nephew.Amyntas was not judged dangerous enough to be a menace to Philip, who even gave him his daughter Cynane in marriage. The succession of Amyntas’ cousin Alexander in 336 BC changed things — Alexander immediately had Amyntas executed.Eurydice II of Macedon was Amyntas’ daughter.