Cook Family Ancestry Seleucus IV 'Philopator' King of Syria [60738] This title is just so we know which tree we are working in, as there are many families represented here.

Seleucus II 'Callinicus' King of Syria [60739]
(Abt 0265 B.C.-Abt 0226 B.C.)

Laodice II [60740]
(0265 B.C.-)

Mithradates II King of Pontus [60601]
(0270 B.C.-0210 B.C.)

Laodice II [60602]
(0260 B.C.-)

Antiochus III Megas King of Syria [60599]
(Abt 0242 B.C.-Abt 0187 B.C.)

Laodice III [60600]
(0240 B.C.-)

Seleucus IV 'Philopator' King of Syria [60738]
(Abt 0222 B.C.-0175 B.C.)

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Laodice IV [60737]

Seleucus IV 'Philopator' King of Syria [60738]

Born: Abt 222 B.C.
Marriage: Laodice IV [60737]
Died: 175 B.C. about age 47

bullet Cause of his death was assassinated.

bullet General Notes:

http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps22/ps22_430.htm

Seleucus IV Philopator

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Seleucus IV Philopator reigned from 187 BC to 176 BC over the Seleucid kingdom consisting of Syria (now including Cilicia and Palestine ), Mesopotamia ,Babylonia and Nearer Iran (Media and Persia ).

He was compelled by financial necessities, created in part by the heavy war-indemnity exacted by Rome, to pursue an ambitious policy and was assassinated by his minister Heliodorus.

The true heir, Demetrius, son of Seleucus, now being retained in Rome as a hostage, the kingdom was seized by the younger brother of Seleucus, Antiochus IV Epiphanes , even though an infant son, also named Antiochus, was formal head of state for a few years until Epiphanes had him murdered.

Seleucus married Laodice IV [60737] [MRIN: 551617119], daughter of Philip V King of Macedonia [60735] and Polycrateia of Argos [60736]. (Laodice IV [60737] was born in 207 B.C..)