... she was a foreigner from Epirus (present day Albania) only served to drive a wedge between her and Philip. This foreign heritage was also used against Alexander when Philip married a Macedonian named Cleopatra. Some stated that Alexander was not a legitimate heir due to his foreign bloodline and that if Philip fathered a child by ... Cleopatra, it would be a more fitting ruler of Macedonia than Alexander. At the wedding ceremony for Cleopatra and Philip, the bride's father commented on Alexander's being an unfit heir. Enraged, Alexander threw his cup at the man (some speculate he may ev...

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... from Aeacus, through Neoptolemus. Aeacus was the legendary king of Aegina and the grandfather of Achilles. The family essentially was split apart irreparably when Philip married a woman named Cleopatra, a Macedonian. At the wedding banquet, Cleopatra's father made a remark about Philip fathering a "legitimate" heir, one that was pure Macedonian. Alexander took exception and threw his cup at the man, and some sources say ... ...

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... BC, another royal wedding was to take in Aegae place for the king of the Macedonians. This time the marriage was going to be between King Alexander of Epirus and Cleopatra, Philip's daughter. Seeing this as a big event, Philip invited high ranking guests and state envoys from all over Greece. Knowing that Greek dictators traditional go about with bodyguards, Philip decided ... ...

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