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Alexander of Judaea
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Alexander of Judaea
Alexander
(
Gr.
, died 48 or 47 BC), or
Alexander Maccabeus
, was the eldest son of
Aristobulus II
, king of
Judaea
. He married his cousin
Alexandra Maccabeus
, daughter of his uncle,
Hyrcanus II
. Their grandfather was
Alexander Jannaeus
, the second eldest son of
John Hyrcanus
.
Mariamne
, the daughter of Alexander and Alexandra, was
Herod the Great
's second wife and
Hasmonean
queen of the Jewish kingdom.
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