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Amyntas IV (Greek: Ἀμύντας Δ΄) was a titular king of the Hellenistic kingdom of Macedonia in 359 BC and member of the Argead dynasty.

Biography

Amyntas was a son of King Perdiccas III of Macedon. He was born in about 365 BC.

After his father's death in 359 BC he became king, but he was only a child. His uncle, Philip II of Macedon, who was Perdiccas' brother, became his tutor and regent. In that same year, Philip declared himself king of Macedonia, expropriating his young nephew.

Amyntas was not judged as dangerous enough to be a menace to Philip, who even gave him his daughter Cynane in marriage. The succession of Amyntas' cousin Alexander in 336 BC changed things — Alexander immediately had Amyntas executed.

Eurydice II of Macedon was Amyntas' daughter.

References

1. Carney, Elizabeth; Ogden, Daniel (2010). Philip II and Alexander the Great : father and son, lives and afterlives (1 ed.). USA: Oxford University Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0199738151.
2. Leon, Vicki. (1995) Uppity Women of Ancient Times. Publishers Group West. Page 182-183. ISBN 1-57324-010-9
3. Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Eurydice (3)" Archived 2005-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, Boston, (1867)
4. Perdiccas III, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
5. Inscriptiones Graecae
6. Joseph Roisman, Ian Worthington (eds.), A Companion to Ancient Macedonia, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2010, p. 166.

v t e Kings of Macedon
Legendary	Caranus Coenus Tyrimmas
Argead dynasty	Perdiccas I Argaeus I Philip I Aeropus I Alcetas Amyntas I Alexander I Perdiccas II Archelaus Orestes Aeropus II Amyntas II Pausanias Amyntas III Argaeus II Alexander II Ptolemy of Aloros Perdiccas III Amyntas IV Philip II Alexander III (the Great) Philip III Alexander IV
Antipatrid dynasty	Cassander Philip IV Antipater I Alexander V
Dynastic conflict	Demetrius I Pyrrhus Lysimachus Ptolemy Ceraunus Meleager Antipater II Sosthenes Antigonus II Pyrrhus
Antigonid dynasty	Antigonus II Demetrius II Antigonus III Philip V Perseus
Post-Conquest Rebel Kings	Andriscus Pseudo-Alexander Pseudo-Philip/Pseudo-Perseus Euephenes
Debatable or disputed rulers are in italics.

• 336 BC deaths
• 4th-century BC Macedonian monarchs
• Argead kings of Macedonia
• Monarchs deposed as children
• Ancient child monarchs
• People executed by Alexander the Great
• Executed royalty of Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
• Old Macedonian kingdom
• Executed monarchs