Pleistarchus | |
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King of Sparta | |
Reign | 480–459 BC |
Predecessor | Leonidas I |
Successor | Pleistoanax |
Died | c. 458 BC |
Father | Leonidas I [1] |
Mother | Gorgo |
Pleistarchus ( Greek: Πλείσταρχος Pleistarchos; died c. 458 BC) was the Agiad King of Sparta from 480 to 458 BC. [2]
Pleistarchus was born as a prince, likely the only son of King Leonidas I and Queen Gorgo. His grandparents were Kings Anaxandridas II and Cleomenes I. [3] He was born from an avunculate marriage – his parents were uncle and niece. [4] His uncle Cleombrotus was his tutor. [5]
Pleistarchus' father King Leonidas perished in 480 BC at the Battle of Thermopylae. For the early part of Pleistarchus's reign, his uncle Cleombrotus acted as regent; after Cleombrotus's death in 479 BC, Pleistarchus's cousin Pausanias was regent. [6]
It is unknown whether Pleistarchus was married. He died without an heir, and was succeeded by Pleistoanax, son of Pausanias. [7]
He had no known surviving relatives after his death, marking the end of his bloodline.
Pleistarchus | |
---|---|
King of Sparta | |
Reign | 480–459 BC |
Predecessor | Leonidas I |
Successor | Pleistoanax |
Died | c. 458 BC |
Father | Leonidas I [1] |
Mother | Gorgo |
Pleistarchus ( Greek: Πλείσταρχος Pleistarchos; died c. 458 BC) was the Agiad King of Sparta from 480 to 458 BC. [2]
Pleistarchus was born as a prince, likely the only son of King Leonidas I and Queen Gorgo. His grandparents were Kings Anaxandridas II and Cleomenes I. [3] He was born from an avunculate marriage – his parents were uncle and niece. [4] His uncle Cleombrotus was his tutor. [5]
Pleistarchus' father King Leonidas perished in 480 BC at the Battle of Thermopylae. For the early part of Pleistarchus's reign, his uncle Cleombrotus acted as regent; after Cleombrotus's death in 479 BC, Pleistarchus's cousin Pausanias was regent. [6]
It is unknown whether Pleistarchus was married. He died without an heir, and was succeeded by Pleistoanax, son of Pausanias. [7]
He had no known surviving relatives after his death, marking the end of his bloodline.