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Key facts
- Reign
- 101–88 BC, 81–80 BC
- Coregency
- Ptolemy X Alexander I (101-88 BC), Ptolemy IX Lathyros (81 BC)
- Predecessor
- Cleopatra III and Ptolemy X Alexander I (1st reign), Ptolemy IX (2nd reign)
- Successor
- Ptolemy IX (1st reign), Ptolemy XI Alexander II (2nd reign)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Berenice
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Ptolemaic Kingdom
- Place of death
- Egypt
- Spouse
- Ptolemy XI Alexander II
- Child
- Cleopatra V of Egypt
- Father
- Ptolemy IX Lathyros
- Sibling
- Ptolemy of Cyprus
- Occupation
- sovereign
- Position held
- queen consort
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Family
- Ptolemaic dynasty
- Noble title
- queen
- Image
- Berenice und Selene.jpg
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- date of birth
- 0114-00-00
- Commons category
- Berenice III
- time period
- Hellenistic period
- present in work
- Berenice
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- manner of death
- homicide
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Encyclopedic overview
ConsortsPtolemy X Ptolemy XI Alexander II ChildrenCleopatra V of Egypt (possibly) FatherPtolemy IX Soter MotherCleopatra IV or Cleopatra Selene Born115/114 BC DiedApril 80 BC (aged 34–35) Alexandria, Egypt DynastyPtolemaic
Berenice III (Greek: Βερενίκη; 120–80 BC), also known as Cleopatra, ruled between 101 and 80 BC. Modern scholars studying Berenice III refer to her sometimes as Cleopatra Berenice. She was co-ruling queen of Ptolemaic Egypt with her uncle/husband Ptolemy X Alexander I, from 101 to 88 BC and again in 81 BC with her father Ptolemy IX Soter, before reigning as sole monarch of Egypt from 81 to 80 BC.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Berenice III” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.