What is Anaxandridas II?
'''Anaxandridas II''' was a king of [[Sparta]] between 560 and 525 BC, and was the father of [[Leonidas I]], king of Sparta.{{nosources|date=September 2021}} == Family == Anaxandridas was a son of [[Leon of Sparta]] and also his successor. It is not known who Anaxandridas' mother is. His first wife was also his niece. Having a seemingly infertile wife whom he would not [[divorce]], the [[ephors]] made him marry a second wife, who born him a son, [[Cleomenes I]]. Sons that came out of his relationship with his first wife were [[Dorieus]] (father of Euryanas), famous [[Leonidas I]], and [[Cleombrotus (regent)|Cleombrotus]]. Several sayings are ascribed to him, according to [[Plutarch]]. {{familytree/start}} {{familytree | | | | | | | EUR | | | | | | | | | EUR=[[Eurycratides]]}} {{familytree | | | | | | | |!| | | | | | | }} {{familytree | | | | | | | LEO | | | | | | | | | LEO=[[Leon of Sparta]]}} {{familytree | | | | | | | |!| | | | | | | }} {{familytree | | | ESP1 |y| ANA |~|~|~|~|~|y|~| ESP2| ESP1=First wife|ANA=Anaxandridas II|ESP2=Second wife}} {{familytree | |,|-|-|-|+|-|-|-|.| | | | |!| | | | }} {{familytree | DOR | | LEO1 | | CLE | | | CLE1 | DOR=[[Dorieus]]| LEO1=[[Leonidas I]]|CLE=[[Cleombrotus (regent)]]|CLE1=[[Cleomenes I]]}} {{familytree/end}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:520s BC deaths]] [[Category:Year of birth unknown]] {{bio-stub}} [[Category:Kings of Sparta]]