Cleopatra II o Egyp
Appearance
Cleopatra II (in Greek, Κλεοπάτρα — c. 185–116 BC) wis a queen (an briefly sole ruler) o Ptolemaic Egyp
Family
[eedit | eedit soorce]Cleopatra II wis the dochter o Ptolemy V an likely Cleopatra I. She wis the sister o Ptolemy VI an Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II Tryphon. She would eventually mairy baith o her brothers.
Her first marriage wis wi her brither Ptolemy VI in ca. 175 BC. Thay haed at least fower childer:
- Ptolemy Eupator, born in 166 BC. Became co-regent wi his faither for a short time, but died at a young age in ca 152 BC.
- Cleopatra Thea born in ca 164 BC. She mairit Alexander Balas, Demetrius II Nicator an Antiochus VII Sidetes. Murdered bi her son in ca 120 BC.
- Berenice, possibly a dochter. Born atween 163 an 160 BC. Dee'd young in ca 150 BC.
- Cleopatra III, born atween 160 an 155 BC. Mairit tae her uncle Ptolemy VIII.
- Ptolemy (D), born ca 152 BC. Murdered in 130 BC bi Ptolemy VIII
Cleopatra II mairit her brither Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II Tryphon in ca 145 BC. Thay haed at least ane son:
- Ptolemy Memphites. Born atween 144 an 142 BC. Murdered bi his awn faither in 130 BC. Ptolemy Memphites mey be identical tae Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator, but this identification is na universally acceptit.
Preceded bi: Ptolemy VI |
Ptolemaic Queen o Egypt First Reign wi Ptolemy VI an Ptolemy VIII |
Succeeded bi: Ptolemy VIII |
Preceded bi: Ptolemy VIII |
Ptolemaic Queen o Egyp Seicont Reign wi Ptolemy VI, Ptolemy VII, Ptolemy VIII an Cleopatra III |
Succeeded bi: Ptolemy VIII an Cleopatra III |
Preceded bi: Ptolemy VIII |
Ptolemaic Queen o Egypt Third Reign wi Ptolemy VIII an Cleopatra III |
Succeeded bi: Ptolemy IX an Cleopatra III |
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