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Agrippa I
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King of Judaea (11 BC-44 AD) (r. 41-44 AD)
Key facts
- Reign
- AD 41–44
- Predecessor
- Marullus (as prefect )
- Successor
- Cuspius Fadus (as procurator)
- Born
- c. 11 BC , Caesarea Maritima
- Died
- c. AD 44 (aged about 54), Caesarea Maritima
- Spouse
- Cypros , daughter of Phasael II, son of Phasael I (brother of Herod the Great)
- Issue
- Herod Agrippa II, Berenice , Mariamne , Drusilla , Drusus
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Caesarea Maritima
- Spouse
- Cypros
- Child
- Berenice
- Father
- Aristobulus IV
- Mother
- Berenice
- Sibling
- Mariamne III
- Family
- Herodian dynasty
- Noble title
- king
- Image
- Herod Agrippa medal.svg
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- date of birth
- 0010-01-01
- date of death
- 0044-00-00
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- Commons gallery
- Agrippa I
- time period
- Roman Empire
- Commons category
- Herod Agrippa I
- relative
- Herod the Great
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Encyclopedic overview
DynastyHerodian FatherAristobulus IV MotherBerenice
Marcus Julius Agrippa I (c. 11 BC – c. AD 44), also known as Agrippa I (Hebrew: אגריפס, epithet Agrippa the Great) or Herod Agrippa, was a Roman citizen, under the patronage of Antonia Minor, friend of Roman emperors Caligula and Claudius, and the last client king of Judea (r. 41–44). He was a grandson of Herod the Great and Mariamne I, and he was the father of Herod Agrippa II, the last king from the Hasmonean branch of the Herodian dynasty. He played crucial roles in Roman politics under Caligula and was a "kingmaker" of Claudius. In return he was rewarded with the kingship of Judea, which brought a brief period of relative independence to Judea and significant influence in the Eastern portion of the Roman Empire.
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