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Salome Alexandra, or Shlomtzion (Ancient Greek: Σαλώμη Ἀλεξάνδρα; Hebrew: שְׁלוֹמְצִיּוֹן , Šəlōmṣīyyōn, "peace of Zion"; 141–67 BC), [1] was a regnant queen of Judaea, one of only three women in Jewish historical tradition to rule over the country, the other two being Deborah and Athaliah.
"Salome" may be the Hellenized form of a Hebrew name derived from the root word שָׁלוֹם (shalom), meaning "peace". [4]The name was a common one; apart from the famous dancing "daughter of Herodias", both a sister and daughter of Herod the Great were called Salome, as well as Queen Salome Alexandra (d. 67 BC), the last independent ruler of Judea.
Therefore, their children Jesus (Isa) and John (Yahya) are believed to have been cousins. In other accounts, Elizabeth is said to be a daughter of Fakudh, and a sister of Imran's wife Hannah. [12] In Shia hadith she is named Hananah, and is identified as a sister of Mary's mother Hannah.
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Following the Queen's death in September 2022, Princess Alexandra mourned alongside the rest of the royal family at a number of ceremonial events, including the state funeral of the late monarch.
Alexandra of Rome (Greek: Ἀλεξάνδρα) was a Christian martyr and saint, known from Martyrdom of Saint George as either Emperor Diocletian's wife or the wife of Dacian, a Roman Prefect. She is also sometimes mistaken with Priscilla or Prisca .
Princess Alexandra, the Hon Lady Ogilvy Express/Stringer/Getty ImagesPrincess Alexandra (born December 25, 1936) was Queen Elizabeth II’s first cousin throu The 7 Most Prominent of Queen ...
Her parents, Alexandra Maccabeus and Alexander of Judaea, were cousins who both descended from Alexander Jannaeus. She was known for her great beauty, as was her brother Aristobulus III . Herod's fear of his Hasmonean rivals led him to execute all of the prominent members of the family, including Mariamne.