Demetrius II Aetolicus, King of Macedonia

275 B.C. - 229 B.C.

• Name	Demetrius II Aetolicus
  Suffix	King of Macedonia
  Born	275 B.C.
  Gender	Male
  Died	229 B.C.
  Notes	http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps32/ps32_275.htm Demetrius II of Macedon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Demetrius II , son of Antigonus Gonatas , reigned as king of Macedonia from 239 to 229 BC . He belonged to the Antigonid dynasty . He had already during his father's lifetime distinguished himself by defeating Alexander II of Epirus at Derdia and so saving Macedonia (about 260?). On his accession he had to face a coalition which the two great leagues, usually rivals, the Aetolian and Achaean , formed against the Macedonian power. He succeeded in dealing this coalition severe blows, wresting Boeotia from their alliance. The revolution in Epirus , which substituted a republican league for the monarchy, gravely weakened his position. Demetrius had also to defend Macedonia against the wild peoples of the north. A battle with the Dardanians turned out disastrously, and he died shortly afterwards, leaving Philip, his son by Chryseis, still a child. Former wives of Demetrius were Stratonice, the daughter of the Seleucid king Antiochus I , Phthia the daughter of Alexander of Epirus, and Nicaea, the widow of his cousin Alexander. The chronology of these marriages is a matter of dispute.
  Person ID	I60732	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2009

  
  

  Father	Antigonus II Gonatas,   b. 319 B.C.,   d. 239 B.C.
  Mother	Phila II Seleucid,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F551617117	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Chryseis-Phthia Aeacid Aeacid,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Philip V, King of Macedonia,   b. 238 B.C.,   d. 179 B.C.
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2009
  Family ID	F551617116	Group Sheet