Xerxes I, King of Persia: Roy Family Genealogy

Generation: 1

Xerxes I, King of Persia was born in 521 BCE (son of Darius I "the Great", King of Persia and Atossa); died in 465 BCE.

Other Events and Attributes:

History: birth to death, Persian Empire

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Name:

History:
In 486 BCE, he was crowned the King of Persia.

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.

Family/Spouse: Amestris. Amestris (daughter of Otones, Chief of Persia) was born in 505 BCE; died about 425 BCE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Artaxerxes I, King of Persia died in 425 BCE.

Generation: 2

Darius I "the Great", King of Persia was born in 558 BCE (son of Hystaspes, Setrap of Parthia and Hycania and Rhodogune).

Other Events and Attributes:

History: birth to death, Persian Empire

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Name:

History:
In 522 BCE, he was crowned the King of Persia.

In 521 BCE, he was crowned Pharaoh of Egypt, ruling as Seteture Antaryuash.

Darius married Atossa. Atossa (daughter of Cyrus II "the Great", King of Persia and Neithiyti, Princess of Egypt) was born about 545 BCE in Persian Empire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Atossa was born about 545 BCE in Persian Empire (daughter of Cyrus II "the Great", King of Persia and Neithiyti, Princess of Egypt).

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History: birth to death

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History:
She was also known as Hutautha.

Children:

1. Xerxes I, King of Persia was born in 521 BCE; died in 465 BCE.

Generation: 3

4. Hystaspes, Setrap of Parthia and Hycania was born in 550 BCE (son of Arshama); died after 521 BCE.
Hystaspes married Rhodogune. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Rhodogune (daughter of Ugbaru, Governor of Gutiom).
Children:

2. Darius I "the Great", King of Persia was born in 558 BCE.

Hystaspes, Setrap of Parthia

Cyrus II "the Great", King of Persia was born in 570 BCE in Persian Empire (son of Cambyses I, King of Ashan and Mandane); died in 540 BCE.

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History: birth to death, Persian Empire

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Name:

History:
In 539 BCE, he conquered Babylon.

Cyrus married Neithiyti, Princess of Egypt. Neithiyti (daughter of Pharaoh Apries) was born about 570 BCE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

7.
Neithiyti, Princess of Egypt was born about 570 BCE (daughter of Pharaoh Apries).
Children:

3. Atossa was born about 545 BCE in Persian Empire.

Generation: 4

Arshama (son of Ariyaramna).

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History: birth to death

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History:
Arshama was living between 615 and 522 BCE.

Children:

4. Hystaspes, Setrap of Parthia and Hycania was born in 550 BCE; died after 521 BCE.

10.

Ugbaru, Governor of Gutiom (son of son of Nabopolassar).

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History: birth to death

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History:
Ugbaru was living beteen 600 and 539 BCE.

Children:

5. Rhodogune

12.	Cambyses I, King of Ashan (son of Cyrus I, King of Ashan and Kassandane). Other Events and Attributes: History: birth to death Notes: Name: History: Cambyses I was living between 600 and 559 BCE. Cambyses married Mandane. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

13.
Mandane (daughter of Astyages, King of Media).
Children:

6. Cyrus II "the Great", King of Persia was born in 570 BCE in Persian Empire; died in 540 BCE.

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Pharaoh Apries was born in 605 BCE in Egypt (son of Pharaoh Psammetichus II and Tak.huat, Princess of Athribis); died in 568 BCE in Egypt.

Other Events and Attributes:

History: birth to death, Egypt

Notes:

History:
In 589, he was crowned Pharaoh of Egypt.

He defeated the Phoenicians in a sea battle, then marched to the rescue of Jerusalem about 588 BCE.

Children:

7. Neithiyti, Princess of Egypt was born about 570 BCE.