Alexander IV of Macedon

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Alexander IV
Megas Basileus
King of Macedonia
Reign	323–309 BC
Predecessor	Philip III
Successor	Cassander
Pharaoh of Egypt
Reign	323–309 BC
Predecessor	Philip III
Successor	Ptolemy I Royal titulary Horus name Hunu weser pehty[1] The youthful one, powerful of strength[1] Nebty name Mery netjeru, redi en.ef iaut en it.ef[1] Beloved of the gods, to whom the office of his father was given[1] Golden Horus Heqa nakht em ta (er)-djer-ef[1] Victorious ruler in the entire land[1] Prenomen  (Praenomen) Haa ib re, setep en imen[1] Who (continually) rejoices over the mind Re, chosen by Amun[1] Ra makes the heart rejoice, elected by Amun [2] Nomen Aleksindres[1] Alexandros[1]
King of Persia
Reign	323–309 BC
Predecessor	Philip III
Successor	Seleucus I
Born	323 BC Babylon
Died	Late summer 309 BC (aged 13 or 14) Macedon
Dynasty	Argead
Father	Alexander III of Macedon
Mother	Roxana of Bactria
Religion	Ancient Greek religion

Alexander IV (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος; 323– 309 BC), sometimes erroneously called Aegus in modern times,^[3] was the posthumous son of Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon) by his wife Roxana of Bactria. As his father's only surviving legitimate child, Alexander IV inherited the throne of the Macedonian Empire after him, however he was murdered in his early teens, never wielding actual power.