Meleager
King of Macedonia
Reign	279 BC
Predecessor	Ptolemy Keraunos
Successor	Antipater II Etesias

Born	3rd c. BC
Died	3rd c. BC
Greek	Μελέαγρος
House	Ptolemaic dynasty
Father	Ptolemy I Soter
Mother	Eurydice of Antipatrids

Meleager of Macedonia (Greek: Μελέαγρος) was the brother of Ptolemy Keraunos and son of Ptolemy I Soter and Eurydice. Meleager ruled as King of Macedonia during 279 BC for two months until he was compelled by his Macedonian troops to resign his crown.^[1]

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References

"The Ancient Library". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Retrieved November 5, 2009.

Preceded byPtolemy II Ceraunus King of Macedon 279 BC Succeeded byAntipater II Etesias

v t e Kings of Macedon
Legendary	Caranus Coenus Tyrimmas	Vergina Sun
Argead dynasty	Perdiccas I Argaeus I Philip I Aeropus I Alcetas Amyntas I Alexander I Perdiccas II Archelaus Orestes Aeropus II Amyntas II Pausanias Amyntas III Argaeus II Alexander II Ptolemy of Aloros Perdiccas III Amyntas IV Philip II Alexander III (the Great) Philip III Alexander IV
Antipatrid dynasty	Cassander Philip IV Antipater I Alexander V
Dynastic conflict	Demetrius I Pyrrhus Lysimachus Ptolemy Ceraunus Meleager Antipater II Sosthenes Antigonus II Pyrrhus
Antigonid dynasty	Antigonus II Demetrius II Antigonus III Philip V Perseus
Post-Conquest Rebel Kings	Andriscus Pseudo-Alexander Pseudo-Philip/Pseudo-Perseus Euephenes
Debatable or disputed rulers are in italics.