Alexandra the Maccabee

28 BC), part of the Hasmonean dynasty, was an influential politician in Judea.

She is most famous for her intense political manoeuvrings and attempted coup against her son-in-law, Herod the Great.

[1][2][3] She was the daughter of Hyrcanus II (died 30 BC), and granddaughter of Alexander Jannaeus.

[4][5] She married her cousin[6] Alexander of Judaea (died 48 BC), who was the son of Aristobulus II.

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