Hieroglyphic Name:
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| Hieroglyphic name of Ptolemy XI |
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| Ptolemy XI Alexander II |
Later the death of King
Ptolemy VIII in 116 BC,
Cleopatra III ruled jointly with her mother Cleopatra II and her son
Ptolemy IX Soter II (Lathyros). Cleopatra III expelled Ptolemy IX from Alexandria in 107 BC and replaced him as co-regent with her second son Ptolemy X Alexander I. After 6 years of joint pattern,
Ptolemy X had his mother Cleopatra III murdered in 101 BC. Ptolemy IX first marital his sister Cleopatra IV, by whom he had leastwise one son, the mother of Ptolemy XII and Ptolemy of Cyprus. Ptolemy IX then marital his sister Cleopatra Selene, the mother of Berenice III. Ptolemy XI was born to Ptolemy X Alexander I and either Cleopatra Selene or Berenice III. His uncle Ptolemy IX Lathryos died in 81 BC or 80 BC, leaving no recognized heir, and therefore Cleopatra Berenice (Berenice III) found alone for a time. Ptolemy XI married Cleopatra Berenice, who was his step mother and half sisters (or possibly his natural mother). However, nineteen days after the marriage, Ptolemy XI dead his bride for unknown argues, an unwise motion since Cleopatra Berenice was very popular, Ptolemy was instantly lynched by the citizens of Alexandria in 80 BCE.
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