Triteuta

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Sometime before his death (231/230 BC), Agron divorced Triteuta and married Teuta. Their son, crown prince Pinnes, was placed under the guardianship of step-mother Teuta (the Queen regent) until after the First Illyrian War (228 BC).[3][2] It is believed that, at some point, Teuta abdicated, died, or was removed, and the regency for Pinnes was taken by Demetrius of Pharos.[4][5]

According to Dio Chrysostom, Demetrius of Pharos married Triteuta and became regent for Pinnes,Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". [2]after the war, thus becoming the most powerful of the Illyrian rulers in the 220s BC.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[5]

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