Herodias

Herodias
Herodias, by Paul Delaroche, depicting the princess (right) with John's head
Spouse	Herod II Herod Antipas
Issue	Salome
Dynasty	Herodian dynasty
Father	Aristobulus IV
Mother	Berenice

Herodias (/həˈroʊdiəs/; Greek: Ἡρῳδιάς, Hērōidiás; c. 15 BC – after AD 39) was a princess of the Herodian dynasty of Judaea during the time of the Roman Empire.^[1] Christian writings connect her with the execution of John the Baptist.

The daughter of Aristobulus IV and his wife Berenice, Herodias was a full sister to Herod V (king of Chalkis), Herod Agrippa (king of Judea), Aristobulus Minor, and Mariamne III (wife of Crown Prince Antipater). Following Antipater's execution by Herod the Great, she was possibly the first wife of Herod Archelaus, principal heir of Herod the Great and ethnarch of Judea.