Chimalpilli I | |
Succession: | Tlatoani of Ecatepec |
Reign: | 1428 - 1465 |
Successor: | Tezozomoc |
Issue: | Matlaccoatzin |
Father: | Huehue Huanitzin |
Mother: | Chichimecacihuatzin II |
Death Date: | 1465 |
Chimalpilli I was a tlatoani (ruler) of the Aztec altepetl (city-state) of Ecatepec from 1428 until his death in 1465. He was the first known historical king of that city.[1]
He was also known as Huehue Chimalpilli.
There was also Chimalpilli II.
Chimalpilli was a son of Chichimecacihuatzin II. Her father was an Aztec emperor Moctezuma I and her mother was queen Chichimecacihuatzin I.[2]
His father was Huehue Huanitzin, a "great leader" of Itztapalapan.
His successor was Tezozomoc, son of Emperor Chimalpopoca.
Chimalpilli had a son called Matlaccoatzin, and he is sometimes called a king.
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