Alexandra the Maccabee

Alexandra the Maccabee
Alexandra the Maccabee from Nuremberg Chronicle, published in 1493
Died	ca. 28 BC
Spouse	Alexander of Judaea
Issue	Mariamne I Aristobulus III of Judea
House	Hasmonean
Father	Hyrcanus II

Alexandra the Maccabee (died ca. 28 BC), part of the Hasmonean dynasty, was an influential politician in Judea. She is most famous for her intense political manoeuvrings and attempted coup against her son-in-law, Herod the Great.^[1][2][3]

She was the daughter of Hyrcanus II (died 30 BC), and granddaughter of Alexander Jannaeus.^[4][5] She married her cousin^[6] Alexander of Judaea (died 48 BC), who was the son of Aristobulus II. Their grandfather was Alexander Jannaeus, the second eldest son of John Hyrcanus.^[7] Their daughter was the Hasmonean Mariamne and son was Aristobulus III.

Alexandra opposed her son-in-law Herod, and when he became sick with grief after having Mariamne executed, Alexandra tried to seize power, but was unsuccessful and was herself executed.

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: William Milwitzky (1901–1906). "Alexandra". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.

Footnotes

1. Vermes, Geza (2014-05-22). The True Herod. A&C Black. ISBN 978-0-567-18657-7.
2. The Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible. ISBN 978-0-19-514641-7.
3. Gelb, Norman (2013-02-21). Herod the Great: Statesman, Visionary, Tyrant. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4422-1067-7.
4. "Second Temple Judaism: A Brief Historical Outline--Part Three". Westmont. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
5. Alexandra Maccabeus
6. The Hasmonean Dynasty by Al Maxey
7. Singer, Isidore; Alder, Cyrus; (eds.) et al. (1901-1906) The Jewish Encyclopedia. Funk and Wagnalls, New York. LCCN:16014703

External links

• Henry Gardiner Adams, ed. (1857). "Alexandra". A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography: 29–30. Wikidata Q115585526.
• "Alexandra". A Biographical Dictionary of the Celebrated Women of Every Age and Country: 21–23. 1804. Wikidata Q115585696.
• Egyptian family trees including Alexandra Maccabeus