This is a list of known royal consorts of ancient Egypt from c.3100 BC to 30 BC. Reign dates follow those included on the list of Pharaohs page. Some information is debatable and interpretations of available evidence can vary between Egyptologists.
The Pharaoh's wives played an important role both in public and private life, and would be a source of political and religious power.[1] Pharaohs usually had many different wives, so that a successor could be guaranteed to succeed him. If a queen succeeded in producing an heir that inherited the throne, she would reach a position of great honour as King's Mother and may be able to rule Egypt on behalf of her son as regent if he was underage.[1] While there are many known cases of kings marrying their sisters, there were also wives of non-royal birth, such as Tiye and Nefertiti.[2] Kings such as Amenhotep III and Ramesses II are known to have married some of their daughters, though it is possible these marriages were symbolic and ceremonial rather than incestuous.[3] Apart from the chief consort, the Pharaoh would have many wives in the harem, who could be foreign-born princesses or lower-ranking Egyptian women who had little impact on politics.[4]
While women did occasionally rule as Pharaohs, they generally did not rule while married except during the Ptolemaic period. Thus, male consorts never existed during the time of the native Egyptian royal dynasties, and only Berenice IV and Cleopatra VII are listed as having male consorts who did not rule as Pharaohs.
Most Queens included on this page did not rule as Pharaohs. However, some did rule in their own right following the deaths of their husbands. Four Queens from the Native Egyptian dynasties are known for certain to have ruled as Female Pharaohs:
There has also been some debate on whether certain Queen regents such as Neithotep, Merneith, Khentkaus I and Khentkaus II did rule as Female Pharaohs or not. However, there is yet to be any concrete evidence that they did. The legendary Queen Nitocris was supposedly a Pharaoh at the end of the Sixth Dynasty, but no archeological evidence supports her existence.
The Ptolemaic Dynasty implemented a policy of co-rule between spouses starting with Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II. Therefore, most Queens from this dynasty are not listed as consorts as they were co-rulers of Egypt while married to their husbands. The following is a list of Female rulers and co-rulers of the Ptolemaic Dynasty:
Occasionally when the new Pharaoh was too young to rule, his mother or step-mother would rule temporarily as a regent on his behalf. Because they did not hold the title of 'King' during their time in power, they are generally not included on Lists of Pharaohs. The following Queens are likely to have ruled as regents:
Picture | Name | Spouse | Father | Mother | Sons | Daughters | Burial Place | Notes |
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Neithhotep | Narmer[6] | Local Naqada Royalty(?) | Hor-Aha | - | Tomb of Neithhotep, Naqada | Possibly ruled as regent for her son Hor-Aha.[7] | ||
Benerib | Hor-Aha | - | - | - | - | Umm el-Qa'ab Tomb B14[8] | - | |
Khenthap | - | - | Djer | - | - | Only known from the Palermo Stone, no known contemporary sources mention her. | ||
Herneith | Djer[9] [10] | - | - | Djet (?)[11] | - | Saqqara Tomb S3507(?) | - | |
Nakhtneith | - | - | - | - | Umm el-Qa'ab Tomb O Complex | - | ||
Penebui | - | - | - | - | - | May have died due to decapitation but this is disputed. | ||
Merneith | Djet | Djer(?) | - | Den | - | Umm el-Qa'ab Tomb Y | Ruled as Regent for her son Den.[12] | |
Seshemetka | Den(?)[13] | - | - | - | - | - | May have been a wife of Djer. | |
Semat | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Serethor | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Betrest | Anedjib(?) | - | - | Semerkhet | - | - | May have been a wife of Den.[14] | |
Picture | Name | Spouse | Father | Mother | Sons | Daughters | Burial Place | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Menka | Unknown, Khasekhemwy (?)[15] | - | - | - | - | - | Attested by a basalt relief fragment similar in appearance to one attributed to Khasekhemwy. | |
Nimaathap | Khasekhemwy | - | - | Djoser Sekhemkhet (?) Sanakht (?) | - | Beit Khallaf (Tomb K1) (?) | May have ruled as regent for her son Djoser.[16] | |
Picture | Name | Spouse | Father | Mother | Sons | Daughters | Burial Place | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hetephernebti | Djoser[17] | Khasekhemwy (?)[18] | - | - | Inetkaes | Saqqara (?) | - | |
Djeseretnebti | Sekhemkhet (?)[19] | - | - | - | - | - | Her status as queen is a matter of debate due to lack of royal titles found beside the name. | |
Djefatnebti | Huni (?)[20] [21] | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Meresankh I | - | - | Sneferu[22] | Hetepheres I (?) | - | - | ||
Picture | Name | Spouse | Father | Mother | Sons | Daughters | Burial Place | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Khentkaus I | Userkaf (?)[34] [35] | Menkaure (?)[36] | - | Previously believed to have been mother of Sahure and Neferirkare Kakai, but newer evidence contradicts this theory. | - | Pyramid of Khentkaus I | There has been much debate around this queen's identity. She may have ruled as regent for one or more of her sons.[37] Alternatively, her titles suggest that she may have ruled as Pharaoh in her own right, but this is disputed. She may have been in fact a wife of Shepseskaf or the ephemeral Thamphthis rather than Userkaf. She may even be the same person as Thampthis but this is not a widely accepted theory.[38] | ||
Neferhetepes | Userkaf[39] | - | - | Sahure | Meretnebty(?)[40] | Pyramid complex of Queen Neferhetepes | - | ||
Meretnebty | Sahure[41] | Userkaf | Neferhetepes (?) | Neferirkare Kakai[42] Horemsaf (?) Netjerirenre (?) Khakare (?) Nebankhre (?), Shepseskare (?) | - | - | Known in older studies as Neferethanebty | ||
Khentkaus II | Neferirkare Kakai | - | - | Neferefre Nyuserre Ini | - | Pyramid of Khentkaus II | May have ruled as regent or as Pharaoh in her own right. | ||
Khentkaus III | Neferefre | Neferirkare Kakai | Khentkaus II[43] | Menkauhor Kaiu[44] or Shepseskare(?)[45] | - | Giza Tomb AC 30[46] | - | ||
Reptynub | Nyuserre Ini[47] | - | - | Reputnebty (?)[48] Khentykauhor (?)[49] | Khamerernebty | - | - | ||
Khuit I | Menkauhor Kaiu (?)[50] [51] | - | - | - | - | Saqqara Mastaba D 14 | - | ||
Meresankh IV | - | - | Raemka (?)[52] Kaemtjenent (?) Isesi-ankh (?)[53] | - | Saqqara Tomb 82 | May have been a wife of Djedkare Isesi[54] | |||
Setibhor [55] | Djedkare Isesi | - | - | - | - | Pyramid of Setibhor | - | ||
Nebet | Unas | - | - | Unas-ankh (?)[56] | Khentkaues (?) Neferut (?) Nefertkaues (?) | Double Mastaba north-east of Pyramid of Unas | - | ||
Khenut | - | - | - | Iput I (?) | - | ||||
Nebunebty | Unknown | - | - | - | - | Mastaba D18, Saqqara[57] | Possibly married to either Neferirkare Kakai, Neferefre, Shepseskare or Nyuserre Ini.[58] | ||
Nimaathap II [59] | Unknown | - | - | - | - | Mastaba in Giza | - |
Picture | Name | Spouse | Father | Mother | Sons | Daughters | Burial Place | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iput I | Teti[60] [61] | Unas | Nebet or Khenut (?) | Pepi I | - | Pyramid of Iput I | Possibly ruled as regent for her son Pepi I. | |
Khuit II | - | - | Tetiankhkem[62] | - | Pyramid of Khuit | - | ||
Khentkaus IV | - | - | Userkare (?) | - | - | - | ||
Naert [63] | - | - | - | - | Tomb of Queen Naert | Funerary temple discovered in 2021.[64] | ||
Ankhesenpepi I | Pepi I | Khui of Abydos | Nebet | Merenre Nemtyemsaf I | Neith | Saqqara | - | |
Ankhesenpepi II | 1) Pepi I 2) Merenre Nemtyemsaf I | With Merenre I: Pepi II | - | Pyramid Complex of Pepi I[65] [66] | Ruled as regent for her son Pepi II. | |||
Nubwenet | Pepi I[67] | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Inenek-Inti | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Mehaa | - | - | Hornetjerkhet | - | - | |||
Nedjeftet | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
'Weret-Yamtes' | - | - | - | - | - | The real name of this queen is unknown, 'Weret-Yamtes' is an alias meaning 'Great of Sceptre'.[68] She is mentioned on inscriptions found in the tomb of an official named Weni, which state that she conspired against the king but was punished when her plans were discovered.[69] | ||
Benehu [70] | Pepi I or Pepi II | - | - | - | - | Pyramid in South Saqqara | Burial discovered in 2010. | |
Neith | Pepi II[71] [72] | Pepi I | Ankhesenpepi I | Merenre Nemtyemsaf II | - | Pyramid Complex of Pepi II | - | |
Iput II | - | - | - | - | ||||
Meritites IV | Pyramid Complex of Pepi I | Was originally thought to be a consort of Pepi I, but later excavations proved she was the daughter of Pepi I, and the wife of Neferkare (Pepi II) | ||||||
Udjebten | - | - | - | - | Pyramid Complex of Pepi II | - | ||
Ankhesenpepi III | Merenre Nemtyemsaf I | - | - | - | Pyramid Complex of Pepi I | - | ||
Ankhesenpepi IV | - | - | Neferkare II | - | Mortuary chapel of Iput II | - | ||
Nitocris | Merenre Nemtyemsaf II (according to Legend)[73] | Pepi II (according to Legend) | Neith (according to Legend) | - | - | - | According to writings by Herodotus and Manetho, she was a queen who came to rule Egypt following the murder of her brother/husband and plotted a revenge against his murderers by building a special chamber that would flood with water from the Nile while they dined there, afterwards she committed suicide by running into a burning room. Egyptologists now however believe that she was likely fictional and that her name is a misreading of the male pharaoh Neitiqerty Siptah. No archeological evidence exists to support her historicity. | |
No known queens from these dynasties.
Picture | Name | Spouse | Father | Mother | Sons | Daughters | Burial Place | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neferu I | Mentuhotep I[74] [75] | - | - | Intef I[76] Intef II | - | - | - | |
Neferukayet | Intef II[77] | Intef I | - | Intef III[78] | - | - | - | |
Iah | Intef III[79] | Intef II | - | Mentuhotep II | Neferu II | - | - | |
Henite [80] | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Picture | Name | Spouse | Father | Mother | Sons | Daughters | Burial Place | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tem | Mentuhotep II[81] | - | - | Mentuhotep III | - | Tomb DBXI.15, within the Mortuary Temple of Mentuhotep II. | - | |
Neferu II | Intef III | Iah | - | - | Tomb TT319 | - | ||
Ashayet | - | - | - | - | Tomb DBXI.17, within the Mortuary Temple of Mentuhotep II. | - | ||
Henhenet | - | - | - | - | Tomb DBXI.11, within the Mortuary Temple of Mentuhotep II. | Died in childbirth. | ||
Sadeh | - | - | - | - | Tomb DBXI.7, within the Mortuary Temple of Mentuhotep II. | - | ||
Kawit | - | - | - | - | Tomb DBXI.9, within the Mortuary Temple of Mentuhotep II. | - | ||
Kemsit | - | - | - | - | Tomb TT308, within the Mortuary Temple of Mentuhotep II. | - | ||
Imi [82] | Mentuhotep III (?) | - | - | Mentuhotep IV | - | - | - | |
Picture | Name | Spouse | Father | Mother | Sons | Daughters | Burial Place | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neferitatjenen | Amenemhat I[83] | - | - | Senusret I | Neferu III Neferusherit (?) Kayet (?) | Pyramid Complex of Amenemhet I (?) | - | |
Neferu III | Senusret I | Amenemhat I | Neferitatjenen | Amenemhat II | - | Pyramid Complex of Senusret I or possibly in Dahshur[84] | - | |
Keminub | Amenemhat II (?)[85] | - | - | - | - | Funerary enclosure of Amenemhat II | Previously believed to have been a wife of Amenemhet II, but evidence suggests that she may actually be a queen of the 13th Dynasty whose husband is unknown.[86] | |
Kaneferu | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Senet [87] | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Khenemetneferhedjet I | Senusret II | Amenemhat II | - | Senusret III | - | Mortuary Complex of Senusret II | - | |
Nofret II | - | - | - | - | ||||
Itaweret | - | - | - | Funerary enclosure of Amenemhat II | - | |||
Khenmet | - | - | - | - | ||||
Sithathoriunet | Senusret III[88] | Senusret II | - | Amenemhat III (?) | - | Pyramid Complex of Senusret II | - | |
Khenemetneferhedjet II | - | - | - | - | Pyramid IX in the Dahshur Funerary Complex | - | ||
Neferthenut | - | - | - | - | Tomb II in the Pyramid Complex of Senusret III | - | ||
Meretseger | - | - | - | - | - | Due to lack of contemporary sources relating to her, it is thought she may not have existed but was rather a creation of the New Kingdom.[89] | ||
Aat | Amenemhat III[90] | - | - | - | - | Dahshur Funerary Complex | - | |
Khenemetneferhedjet III | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Hetepti | Amenemhat III (?) | - | - | Amenemhat IV | - | - | Unknown if she was actually a wife of Amenemhat III, as she is not known to have held the title of "King's Wife".[91] | |
Sobekneferu | Amenemhat IV[92] (according to Manetho) | Amenemhat III | - | - | - | Northern Mazghuna pyramid (?) | First known woman to rule as Pharaoh in her own right (c. 1807-1802) for which there is archeological evidence. It is however unknown for certain if Amenemhat IV was her husband or if she was ever married to a reigning Pharaoh at all prior to her own rule. | |
Picture | Name | Spouse | Father | Mother | Sons | Daughters | Burial Place | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nofret (III) | Ameny Qemau (?) | - | - | - | Hatshepsut | - | This queen is only known from one stele which states that she was a "king's wife" and was the mother of "king's daughter" Hatshepsut. However, it is unknown which king she was married to.[93] In 2017, a pyramid was discovered containing a canopic box naming "king's daughter" Hatshepsut and a stone slab with the name of king Ameny Qemau.[94] It is however unknown if these two king's daughters are one and the same. | |
Nubhetepti | Hor (?)[95] | - | - | - | - | - | She held the title of "King's Mother", but it is unknown which king she was the mother of. | |
Seneb[henas] I | Khendjer (?) | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Senebhenas II | Sobekhotep III[96] | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Neni | - | - | - | Iuhetibu Fendy Dedetanqet (or Dedetanuq). | - | - | ||
Senebsen | Neferhotep I | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Tjan | Sobekhotep IV | - | - | Amenhotep[97] | Nebetiunet[98] | - | - | |
Nubhotepti [99] | Sobekhotep VI (?) | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Ineni | Merneferre Ay (?) | - | - | - | - | - | One of the first queens to have her name written in a cartouche. | |
Nubkhaes (I) | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | Either a wife of Sobekhotep V, Sobekhotep VI or Wahibre Ibiau. | |
Aya | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | Either a wife of Sehetepkare Intef, Imyremeshaw or Sobekhotep II.[100] | |
Abetni | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | Married to an unknown king.[101] | |
Ahhotepi [102] | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | Possibly married to a king who reigned between Hor and Khendjer. | |
Wadjet | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | Possibly married to a king who reigned between Hor and Khendjer. | |
Ankhmari | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | Possibly married to a king who reigned after Merneferre Ay. | |
Nehyt | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | Possibly married to a king who reigned after Merneferre Ay. | |
Nubhetepi II | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | Possibly married to a king who reigned after Merneferre Ay. | |
Resunefer | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | Possibly married to a king who reigned after Merneferre Ay. | |
Sithathor | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | Possibly married to a king who reigned after Merneferre Ay. | |
Sitsobk | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | Possibly married to a king who reigned after Merneferre Ay. | |
Picture | Name | Spouse | Father | Mother | Sons | Daughters | Burial Place | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mentuhotep | Djehuti[108] | Vizier Senebhenaf | Sobekhotep | - | - | Dra' Abu el-Naga' | - | |
Sitmut [109] | Mentuhotep VI (?) | - | - | - | Herunefer | - | - | |
Picture | Name | Spouse | Father | Mother | Sons | Daughters | Burial Place | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nubemhat | Sobekemsaf I | - | - | - | Sobekemheb[110] | - | - | |
Nubkhaes (II) | Sobekemsaf II | - | - | - | - | - | Her burial was robbed in the late 20th Dynasty, along with that of her husband. | |
Sobekemsaf | Nubkheperre Intef | - | - | - | Sobekemsaf | - | Sister of an unidentified pharaoh, possibly either Sekhemre-Heruhirmaat Intef, Sobekemsaf II or Senakhtenre Ahmose.[111] Her mother is unknown, but was given a title of "King's daughter", suggesting that Sobekemsaf could have been a granddaughter of Rahotep.[112] | |
Haankhes | Unknown | - | - | Ameni | - | - | - | |
Tetisheri | Senakhtenre Ahmose | Tjenna[113] | Neferu | Seqenenre Tao Kamose (?)[114] | Ahhotep IAhmose Inhapy Sitdjehuti | Possibly KV41 | - | |
Ahhotep I | Seqenenre Tao[115] | Senakhtenre Ahmose | Tetisheri | Ahmose I Ahmose Sapair Binpu | Ahmose-Nefertari Ahmose-Henutemipet Ahmose-Tumerisy, Ahmose-Nebetta Ahmose-Meritamon (?)[116] | - | Ruled as a regent for her son Ahmose I. | |
Ahmose Inhapy | - | Ahmose-Henuttamehu | - | - | ||||
Sitdjehuti | - | Ahmose | - | - | ||||
Ahhotep II | Kamose[117] | - | - | - | Ahmose-Sitkamose | - | - | |
Picture | Name | Spouse | Father | Mother | Sons | Daughters | Burial Place | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tiy-Merenese | Setnakhte[164] | - | - | Ramesses III | - | - | - | |
Iset Ta-Hemdjert | Ramesses III[165] [166] | - | Hemdjert | Ramesses VI | - | QV51 | - | |
Tyti | Setnakhte (?) | - | Ramesses IV Khaemwaset Amun-her-khepeshef Ramesses-Meryamen (?) | - | QV52 | Previously believed to have been a wife of Ramesses X. | ||
Tiye (II) | - | - | Pentawer | - | - | Instigated a harem conspiracy against her husband. Her ultimate fate is unknown. | ||
Duatentopet | Ramesses IV[167] | Ramesses III[168] | - | Ramesses V | - | QV74 | - | |
Henutwati | Ramesses V | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Tawerettenru | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Nubkhesbed | Ramesses VI | - | - | Ramesses VII Amenherkhepshef Panebenkemyt | Iset | - | - | |
Baketwernel | Ramesses IX | - | - | - | - | KV10 | - | |
Tentamun (I) | Ramesses XI | Nebseny | - | - | Duathathor-Henuttawy[169] Tentamun (?) | - | - | |
Picture | Name | Spouse | Father | Mother | Sons | Daughters | Burial Place | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tentamun (II) | Smendes[170] | Ramesses XI | Tentamun (?) | - | - | - | - | |
Mutnedjmet (II) | Psusennes I[171] | Pinedjem I | Duathathor-Henuttawy | Amenemope (?) | - | NRT III, Tanis | - | |
Wiay | - | - | - | Isetemkheb | - | - | ||
Karimala | Siamun or Psusennes II[172] | Osorkon the Elder | - | - | - | - | - | |
While they were not officially pharaohs, the High Priests of Amun at Thebes were the de facto rulers of Upper Egypt during the Twenty-first dynasty, writing their names in cartouches and being buried in royal tombs. Their wives would have held a similar status to most other queens.
Picture | Name | Spouse | Father | Mother | Sons | Daughters | Burial Place | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hrere | Piankh (?) | - | - | - | Nodjmet | - | May have actually been a wife of Amenhotep. | |
Nodjmet | Herihor[173] | Amenhotep (High Priest of Amun) (?) | Hrere | Pinedjem I, Heqanefer, Heqamaat, Ankhefenmut | Faienmut | TT320[174] [175] | May have been also been married to Piankh. | |
Duathathor-Henuttawy | Pinedjem I[176] | Ramesses XI | Tentamun | Psusennes I, Masharta, Menkheperre | Mutnedjmet, Maatkare, Henuttawy[177] | - | ||
Isetemkheb | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Tentnabehenu | - | - | - | Nauny | - | - | ||
Tayuheret | Masaharta | - | - | - | - | TT320[178] | - | |
Djedmutesankh | Djedkhonsuefankh | - | - | - | - | MMA 60[179] | - | |
Isetemkheb | Menkheperre | Psusennes I | Wiay | Pinedjem II, Smendes II, Pasebkhanut ,Hori | Isetemkheb, Henuttawy, Meryetamun, Gautseshen | - | - | |
Henuttawy | Smendes II | Menkheperre | Isetemkheb | - | Isetemkheb | MMA 60 | - | |
Tahentdjehuty | - | - | - | Neskhons | - | - | ||
Isetemkheb | Pinedjem II | Menkheperre | Isetemkheb | Psusennes II | Harweben, Henuttawy | TT320[180] | - | |
Neskhons | Smendes II | Tahentdjehuty | Tjanefer, Masaharta | Itawy, Nesitanebetashru | - |
Picture | Name | Spouse | Father | Mother | Sons | Daughters | Burial Place | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Karomama (I) | Shoshenq I | - | - | Osorkon I | - | - | - | |
Patareshnes | - | - | Nimlot | - | - | - | ||
Maatkare | Osorkon I[181] | Psusennes II | - | Shoshenq[182] | - | - | - | |
Tashedkhonsu | - | - | Takelot I | - | - | - | ||
Shepensopdet | - | - | Osorkon | - | - | - | ||
Nesitaudjatakhet | Shoshenq II | - | - | Osorkon | - | - | - | |
Nesitanebetashru | - | - | Harsiese | - | - | - | ||
Kapes | Takelot I | - | - | Osorkon II | - | - | - | |
Karomama (II) | Osorkon II[183] | Takelot I | - | Shoshenq Hornakht | Tashakheper Karomama [Ta?]iirmer | - | Known as Karomama I. | |
Isetemkheb | - | - | - | Tjesbastperu | - | - | ||
Djedmutesankh | - | - | Nimlot | - | - | - | ||
Djedbastiusankh | Shoshenq III[184] | - | - | Takelot | - | - | - | |
Tadibast II | - | - | Bakennefi | - | - | - | ||
Tentamenopet | - | - | - | Ankhenesshoshenq | - | - | ||
Tjesbastperu [185] | Osorkon II | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Tadibast III | Shoshenq V (?)[186] | - | - | Osorkon IV | - | - | - | |
Picture | Name | Spouse | Father | Mother | Sons | Daughters | Burial Place | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Karomama (III) | Takelot II[187] [188] | Nimlot (High Priest of Amun) | Tentsepeh | Osorkon III[189] | - | Thebes? | Granddaughter of Osorkon II. Known as Karomama II. | |
Tashep | - | - | Nimlot | - | - | - | ||
Tabeketenasket | - | - | - | Isetweret | - | - | ||
Tentsai | Osorkon III | - | - | Takelot III | - | - | - | |
Karoadjet | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Irtiubast | Takelot III | Osorkon III (?) | - | Osorkon | - | - | - | |
Kakat | - | - | - | Irbastwedjanefu[190] | - | - | ||
Betjet | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
No known Queens from this dynasty.
Picture | Name | Spouse | Father | Mother | Sons | Daughters | Burial Place | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pebatjma | Kashta[191] | - | - | Piye,[192] Shabaka | Khensa, Peksater, Amenirdis I, Neferukakashta (?) | - | - | |
Tabiry | Piye[193] | Alara of Nubia | Kasaqa | - | - | Pyramid Ku53 in El-Kurru, Nubia[194] | - | |
Abar | - | - | Taharqa | - | Nuri, Tomb 35 (?)[195] | Niece of Alara of Nubia. | ||
Khensa | Kashta | Pebatjma | - | - | El-Kurru Pyramid Ku4 | - | ||
Peksater | - | - | Cemetery D in Abydos | - | ||||
Nefrukekashta | Pebatjma (?) | - | - | El-Kurru Pyramid K.52 | - | |||
Arty | Shebitku[196] | Piye | - | - | - | El-Kurru Pyramid Ku6[197] | - | |
Qalhata | Shabaka | - | Tantamani | - | El-Kurru Pyramid Ku5 | - | ||
Mesbat [198] | - | - | Haremakhet (?) | - | - | - | ||
Tabekenamun | Taharqa | Piye | - | - | - | - | May be wife of Shabaka. | |
Takahatenamun | - | - | - | Tomb 21 at Nuri (?) | - | |||
Naparaye | - | - | - | El-Kurru Pyramid Ku3 | - | |||
Atakhebasken | - | - | - | - | Nuri Tomb Nu36 | - | ||
Piankharty | Tantamani | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
[..]salka | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Malaqaye | Tantamani (?) | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Picture | Name | Spouse | Father | Mother | Sons | Daughters | Burial Place | Notes |
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Istemabet [199] | Necho I | - | - | Psamtik I | - | - | - | |
Mehytenweskhet | Psamtik I[200] | Harsiese (High Priest of Re) | - | Necho II | Nitocris I Meryetneith | Medinet Habu | - | |
Khedebneithirbinet I | Necho II | - | - | Psamtik II | - | Sebennytos (?) | - | |
Takhuit | Psamtik II[201] | - | - | Apries | Ankhnesneferibre | Athribis | - | |
Tentkheta | Amasis II[202] | Padineith (Priest of Ptah) | - | Khnum-ib-Re Psamtik III | - | - | - | |
Nakhtubasterau | - | - | Pasenenkhonsu Ahmose | - | Giza Tomb LG83 | - | ||
Ladice | Battus III of Cyrene | Pheretima | - | - | - | Married the Pharaoh some time after 548 BC and returned to Cyrene in 525 BC. | ||
Khetbeneiterboni II [203] | Apries | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Tadiasir | - | - | - | Tashereniset | - | - | ||
The Persian kings of Egypt generally ruled the country from afar and thus their wives played little to no part in Egyptian life and culture.[204] As stated by Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley, "to all intents and purposes, Egypt was without a queen throughout the 27th and 31st Dynasties".[204]
Picture | Name | Spouse | Father | Mother | Sons | Daughters | Burial Place | Notes |
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Atossa | 1) Cambyses[205] 2) Darius I | Cyrus the Great | Cassandane | With Darius I: Xerxes I, Achaemenes, Masistes, Hystaspes | - | Naqsh-e Rostam | - | |
Roxane | Cambyses[206] | - | - | - | - | A sister of Cambyses according to Herodotus. However, Ctesias does not mention her being a sister of Cambyses. | ||
Phaidyme | 1) Bardiya[207] 2) Darius I | Otanes | - | - | - | - | - | |
Artystone | Darius I | Cyrus the Great | Cassandane | Arsames, Gobryas | Artazostre | - | - | |
Parmys | Bardiya | - | Ariomardus | - | - | - | ||
Phratogune | - | - | Abrokomas, Hyperantes | - | - | - | ||
Amestris | Xerxes I | Otanes | A sister of Darius | Darius, Hystaspes, Artaxerxes I, Achaemenes | Amytis, Rhodogune | - | - | |
Damaspia | Artaxerxes I | - | - | Xerxes II | - | - | - | |
Alogyne of Babylon | - | - | Sogdianus | - | - | - | ||
Cosmartidene of Babylon | - | - | Darius II, Arsites | - | - | - | ||
Andia of Babylon | - | - | Bogapaeus | Parysatis | - | - | ||
Parysatis | Darius II | Artaxerxes I | Andia of Babylon | Artaxerxes II, Cyrus, Artostes, Ostanes, Oxendra | Amestris, Stateira | - | - | |
No known Queens from these dynasties.
Picture | Name | Spouse | Father | Mother | Sons | Daughters | Burial Place | Notes |
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Atossa [209] | Artaxerxes III | - | - | Arses | - | - | - | |
Stateira I | Darius III | - | - | Ariobarzanes | Stateira II, Drypetis | - | - | |
Picture | Name | Spouse | Father | Mother | Sons | Daughters | Burial Place | Notes |
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Roxana | Alexander the Great[210] | Oxyartes of Bactria | - | Alexander IV | - | - | Married Alexander in 327 BC. | |
Stateira II | Darius III | Stateira I | - | - | - | Married Alexander in 324 BC. | ||
Parysatis II | Artaxerxes III | - | - | - | - | |||
Eurydice II of Macedon | Philip III | Amyntas IV | Cynna | - | - | - | - | |
Most Queens of this dynasty starting with Arsinoe II held power as co-rulers with their husbands. Below is a list of consorts who are not known to have held power as co-rulers.
Picture | Name | Spouse | Father | Mother | Sons | Daughters | Burial Place | Notes |
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Eurydice | Ptolemy I[211] | Antipater | - | Ptolemy Keraunos, Meleager, Agathocles (?), Argeus (?) | Ptolemais, Lysandra | - | ||
Berenice I | Magas of Macedon | Antigone of Macedon | Ptolemy II | Arsinoe II, Philotera | - | - | ||
Arsinoe I | Ptolemy II | Lysimachus | Nicaea of Macedon | Ptolemy III, Lysimachus | Berenice | - | Exiled to Coptos by Ptolemy II. | |
Cleopatra Selene | 1) Ptolemy IX[212] 2) Ptolemy X | Ptolemy VIII | Cleopatra III | - | - | - | Unlike most Queens of this period, she was not made co-ruler due to the influence of her mother Cleopatra III. After Ptolemy IX was driven out of Egypt by his mother in 107 BC, Cleopatra Selene married her brother Ptolemy X. In 102 BC, she was forced by her mother to divorce Ptolemy X and marry Antiochus VIII of the Seleucid Empire to seal an alliance. She is sometimes named Cleopatra V due to the general confusion over the numbering of the queens named Cleopatra. | |
Seleucus VII Philometor | Berenice IV | Antiochus X Eusebes[213] | Cleopatra Selene | - | - | - | Murdered on the orders of Berenice IV after a few days of marriage. While he was technically a co-regent with Berenice, he is usually not included on Lists of Pharaohs. | |
Archelaus [214] | Archelaus (General) | - | - | - | - | While there is a possibility he was a co-regent, there is no confirmed proof of this. | ||
Mark Antony | Cleopatra VII[215] | Marcus Antonius Creticus | Julia | Alexander Helios, Ptolemy Philadelphus | Cleopatra Selene II | - | - | |