Philip III

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Philip III was a mentally impaired half-brother of Alexander the Great who served as a nominal king of Macedon after Alexander’s death while real power was held by his regents.

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Philip III canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Macedonian person
king of Macedon
alsoKnownAs Philip Arrhidaeus
Philip Arrhidaios
birthDate 4th century BC
birthPlace Macedon
capitalOfRealm Pella
linked to: Pella, Greece
causeOfDeath assassination
co-ruler Alexander IV of Macedon
countryOfCitizenship Macedon
deathDate 317 BC
deathPlace Macedon
dynasty Argead dynasty
ethnicGroup Ancient Macedonians
linked to: Macedon
father Philip II of Macedon
givenName Philip
hasDisability intellectual disability
house Argead dynasty
killedBy Olympias
mannerOfDeath murder
mother Philinna of Larissa
nativeLanguage Ancient Greek
nobleTitle King of Macedon
notableFor being nominal king after Alexander the Great’s death
being used as a figurehead by Macedonian regents
partOf Wars of the Diadochi
politicalStatus figurehead monarch
positionHeld King of Macedon
predecessor Alexander the Great
regent Antipater
Cassander
Perdiccas
Polyperchon
regnalName Philip III
reignEnd 317 BC
reignStart 323 BC
religion Ancient Greek religion
residence Pella
linked to: Pella, Greece
roleAfterAlexander nominal king under regency
sexOrGender male
sibling Alexander III of Macedon
Alexander the Great
spouse Eurydice II of Macedon
successor Alexander IV of Macedon
Cassander
timePeriod Hellenistic period

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Philip III Arrhidaeus regnalName Philip III
Philip III of France regnalName Philip III
Philip III of Macedon regnalName Philip III
Philip III of Macedon regnalName Philip III
subject linked to: Philip III