Bircenna | |
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Queen of Epirus | |
Tenure | c. 292 BC – c. 272 BC |
Spouse | Pyrrhus of Epirus |
Greek | Βιρκέννα |
Father | Bardylis II |
Bircenna ( Ancient Greek: Βιρκέννα; ruled c. 292 – 272 BC) was an Illyrian princess and later an Epirote queen.
Bircenna was the daughter of Bardylis II, and granddaughter of Cleitus. [1] Bircenna was the fourth out of the five wives of Pyrrhus of Epirus; she married him around 292 BC. [2] Pyrrhus married Bircenna for diplomatic reasons and to increase his power in southern Illyria as he was an ally of Bircenna's father. Bircenna had a son named Helenus, who at an early age accompanied his father in his ambitious campaigns conducted in the Italian peninsula. [3] Lanassa, one of the wives of Pyrrhus, left him because she claimed that he took better care of his 'barbarian' wives. [4]
Bircenna | |
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Queen of Epirus | |
Tenure | c. 292 BC – c. 272 BC |
Spouse | Pyrrhus of Epirus |
Greek | Βιρκέννα |
Father | Bardylis II |
Bircenna ( Ancient Greek: Βιρκέννα; ruled c. 292 – 272 BC) was an Illyrian princess and later an Epirote queen.
Bircenna was the daughter of Bardylis II, and granddaughter of Cleitus. [1] Bircenna was the fourth out of the five wives of Pyrrhus of Epirus; she married him around 292 BC. [2] Pyrrhus married Bircenna for diplomatic reasons and to increase his power in southern Illyria as he was an ally of Bircenna's father. Bircenna had a son named Helenus, who at an early age accompanied his father in his ambitious campaigns conducted in the Italian peninsula. [3] Lanassa, one of the wives of Pyrrhus, left him because she claimed that he took better care of his 'barbarian' wives. [4]