Cersobleptes , also spelled
Kersobleptes,
Kersebleptes, and
Cersebleptes, was son of
Cotys, king of
Thrace, on whose death in 358 BC he inherited the kingdom in conjunction with
Berisades and
Amadocus II, who were probably his brothers. He was very young at the time, and the whole management of his affairs was assumed by the
Euboean adventurer,
Charidemus, who was connected by marriage with the royal family. The area controlled by Cersobleptes was east of the river
Hebrus.