Death
Tarquinius reigned for 38 years. Meanwhile the now adult sons of his predecessor Ancus Marcius thought that the throne should fall to them. Thus they arranged for Tarquinius Priscus to be assassinated with an axe blow to the head. Thanks to the intelligent foresight of the queen Tanaquil however, the sons of Ancus were not chosen, but rather Tarquinius' son-in-law Servius Tullius, husband of his daughter Tarquinia, was elected as his successor. Tarquinius' other daughter, Tarquinia, married Marcus Junius Brutus (father of Lucius Junius Brutus). Tarquinius' sons were Lucius Tarquinius Superbus and Aruns Tarquinius, both of whom married the daughters of Servius Tullius, named Tulliae.
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