| Neoptolemus I | |
|---|---|
| Born | Neoptolemus I |
| Title | King of Epirus |
| Religion | Ancient Greek religion |
| Children | King Alexander I of Epirus Queen Olympias |
| Parents | Alcetas I (father) |
| Relatives | Arymbas (brother) Alexander the Great (grandson) |
Neoptolemus I of Epirus (Greek: Νεοπτόλεμος Α' Ηπείρου) (370 BC – 357 BC) was a king of Epirus and son of Alcetas I, and father of Alexander I of Epirus and Queen Olympias. He was a maternal grandfather of Alexander the Great. On the death of Alcetas, Neoptolemus and his brother Arymbas agreed to divide the kingdom, and continued to rule their respective portions without any interruption of the harmony between them, until the death of Neoptolemus, which, according to Droysen, may be placed about 360 BC.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1870).
| Preceded by Alcetas I |
King of Epirus with Arymbas 370–357 BC |
Succeeded by Arymbas |