Mithradates VI Europator, King of Pontus

- 63 BCE

• Name	Mithradates VI Europator
  Nickname	the Great
  History	birth to death
  In 120 BCE, he was crowned the King of Pontus. [1] He annexed the Kingdom of Bosporus and about 100 BCE, was crowned the King of the Bosporus. [1]
  Death	63 BCE  [1]
  He died by suicide. [1]
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Arshama   (13 x Great Grandfather)  Laodice  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I9441	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Mithradates V Eurugates, King of Pontus   d. 120 BCE
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Laodice
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F6592	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner
  Children	+   1. Cleopatra  [Father: Birth] ▻ Tigranus II, King of Armenia
  Family ID	F6562	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Mithradates VI Europator, King of Pontus( – 63 BCE) 2Mithradates V Eurugates, King of Pontus( – 120 BCE) 4Pharnaces I, King of Pontus( – 169 BCE) 8Mithradates III, King of Pontus( – 190 BCE) 16Mithradates II, King of Pontus(Abt 260 BCE – 220 BCE) 17Laodice II(260 BCE – ) 9Laodice II 18 19 5Nysa, Queen of Pontus 10Antiochus, Crown Prince(221 BCE – 193 BCE) 20Antiochus III Megas, Basileus of the Seleucid Empire(242 BCE – 187 BCE) 21Laodice III 11Laodice IV, Queen of the Seleucid Empire(223 BCE – Abt 162 BCE) 22Antiochus III Megas, Basileus of the Seleucid Empire(242 BCE – 187 BCE) 23Laodice III 3Laodice 6Antiochus IV Epiphanes, King of Persia( – 187 BCE) 12 24 25 13 26 27 7Laodice 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002).