Xerxes I ~ Shahanshah of Persia

M, (521 BCE - 465 BCE)
Father-Biological*Darius I the Great ~ Shahanshah of Persia b. 558 BCE, d. 486 BCE
Mother-Biological*Atossa b. 545 BCE
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Last Edited=27 Mar 2024
Xerxes, Shahanshah of Iran
     Xerxes I ~ Shahanshah of Persia was born in 521 BCE.1 He was the son of Darius I the Great ~ Shahanshah of Persia and Atossa. Xerxes was crowned the Shahanshah of Iran in 486 BCE.1

Xerxes I ~ Shahanshah of Persia married Amestris, daughter of Otones ~ Chief of Persia.1 In 485 BCE, he suppressed a revolt in Egypt. Continuing his father's attacks on Greece, he bridged the Hellispoint, and marched through Thrace, Macedoinia and Thessaly. Leonidas and the 300 Spartans checked for a time at Thermopylæ. He then marched south, and burnt Athens. In 479 BCE, both his army and fleet were beaten at Salamis.1 Xerxes I ~ Shahanshah of Persia died in 465 BCE.1

Child of Xerxes I ~ Shahanshah of Persia and Amestris

Citations

  1. Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa, Fourth Edition. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002.