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Stateira II

346 BC - 323 BC

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Stateira (Greek: Στάτειρα; died 323 BC), possibly also known as Homa, was the daughter of Stateira and Darius III of Persia. After her father's defeat at the Battle of Issus, Stateira and her sisters became captives of Alexander of Macedon. They were treated well, and she became Alexander's second wife at the Susa weddings in 324 BC. At the same ceremony Alexander also married her cousin, Parysatis, daughter of Darius' predecessor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stateira II has received more than 757,578 page views. Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Stateira II is the 1,274th most popular politician (down from 1,266th in 2019), the 182nd most popular biography from Turkey (up from 190th in 2019) and the 98th most popular Turkish Politician.

Stateira II was the wife of Alexander the Great and the daughter of Darius III. After the death of Alexander, she married her uncle, Arrhidaeus, who was the son of Philip II of Macedon. She became the Queen of Persia and the mother of Alexander IV.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Stateira II ranks 1,274 out of 15,577Before her are Fredrik Bajer, Henry the Lion, Æthelred the Unready, Totila, Georgy Lvov, and Paul Bocuse. After her are Camille Desmoulins, Walther Funk, Theophilos, Ion Iliescu, Michelle Bachelet, and Nitocris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 346 BC, Stateira II ranks 1 Among people deceased in 323 BC, Stateira II ranks 2Before her is Alexander the Great. After her are Sisygambis, Drypetis, Harpalus, Cynane, Leosthenes, and Meleager.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Stateira II ranks 182 out of 1,301Before her are Malhun Hatun (1350), Parascheva of the Balkans (1000), Maurice (539), Ammianus Marcellinus (330), Apollonius of Tyana (15), and Pope John V (635). After her are Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca (1853), Dragut (1485), Briseis (null), Pope Sabinian (530), Beyhan Sultan (1497), and Constantine IV (652).

Among POLITICIANS In Turkey

Among politicians born in Turkey, Stateira II ranks 98Before her are Andronikos III Palaiologos (1297), Romanos III Argyros (968), John II Komnenos (1087), Constantine X Doukas (1006), Michael II (770), and Maurice (539). After her are Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca (1853), Briseis (null), Beyhan Sultan (1497), Constantine IV (652), Phorcys (null), and Andronikos I Komnenos (1118).