Alexander I | |
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King of Epirus | |
Reign | 343/2 - 331 BC |
Predecessor | Arybbas of Epirus |
Successor | Aeacides of Epirus |
Issue | Neoptolemus II of Epirus |
House | Aeacidae |
Father | Neoptolemus I of Epirus |
Religion | Ancient Greek religion |
Alexander I of Epirus (Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος Α'; c. 370 BC[1] – 331 BC), also known as Alexander Molossus (Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μολοσσός), was a king of Epirus (343/2–331 BC) of the Aeacid dynasty.[2][3] As the son of Neoptolemus I and brother of Olympias, Alexander I was an uncle, and a brother-in-law, of Alexander the Great. He was also an uncle to Pyrrhus of Epirus.