Anaxandridas II

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Anaxandridas II was a king of Sparta between 560 to 525 BC, and was the father of Leonidas I, king of Sparta.

Family [change]

Anaxandridas was a son of Leon of Sparta and also his successor. Mother of Anaxandridas is not known.

Having a barren wife whom he would not divorce, the ephors, we are told, made him take with her a second. By her he had Cleomenes I, and after this, by his first wife he had Dorieus (father of Euryanas), famous Leonidas I, and Cleombrotus.

Several sayings are ascribed to him according to Plutarch.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Eurycratides
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Leon of Sparta
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
First wife
 
Anaxandridas II
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Second wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dorieus
 
Leonidas I
 
Cleombrotus (regent)
 
 
Cleomenes I