 Ankh-nes-meryre II and Pepi II a queen
of the 6th dynasty and wife of Pepi I, daughter of an official named
Kui
and sister of Djau and Ankhnesmery-Ra I. She was mother of Pepi II.
When
her son succeeded to the throne, she served as regent.
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 Queen Cleopatra VII Last ruler of Egypt before it became a Rome province. She
was the daughter of Ptolemy XI. She remained as co-regent with her
brother Ptolemy XIII, from 47 to 44 B.C.E. Following this, she became
mistress to Julius Caesar, living with him in Rome from 46 to 44 B.C.E.
Eventually, she returned to Egypt after Caesar's death where she then
met Mark Anthony. After their defeat at the battle of Actium Cleopatra
and Mark Anthony fled to Egypt. According to legend she died of a bite
by an asp to avoid being captured by Octavian. Cleopatra lived from 69
to 30 B.C.E.
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 Queen Tyi 18th
dynasty queen , married to Amenhotep III, daughter of Yuia, a
provincial
priest of Akhmin and Tuia, a servant of the queen mother Mutemwiya, she
probably married Amenhotep while he was a prince. She was the mother of
Akhenaten and a number of royal daughters. Amenhotep retired to his own
palace with his women and allowed Tiy to run the state with counselors
and officials
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 Pharaoh Hatshepsut Hatshepsut,
of the 18th dynasty, was one of the few female pharaohs of Egypt.
Although
there were female pharaohs prior to her and after her, Hatshepsut was
extraordinarily
special. Although men dominated society, women in Egypt had an
advantage
over women in other societies. They were allowed to own property, to
hold
official positions, and to inherit from their parents or late husbands
and she was permitted to take her case to court to defend her legal
rights.
Hatshepsut was the daughter of Pharaoh Thutmose I (a commoner and 3rd ruler of the 18th Dynasty) and Queen Ahmoes Nefertari. She was born in 1503 BCE (Before Common Era). Hatshepsut received her sovereign rights by right of maternal descent from the 12th Dynasty Queen Nefertari (Neferteti), who supposedly was the true daughter of the god Amun. Thutmose was able to rule because his wife was a descendant of the god and it had become tradition that one could only rule Egypt if they were the descendant of Ra or Amun or if they were married to one. It was the Queens and Princess who carried the right of godhood within them. |
 Pharaoh Pepi II 5th king
of the 6th dynasty, son of Pepi I and Queen Ankhnes-Mery-Ra II, he
succeeded
to the throne at the age of 6 after Nemtyemzaf died, his mother served
as regent, his uncle Djau served as Vizier.
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 PrinceTjau 6th Dynasty |
 Nefertiti 18th
dynasty queen and wife of Akhenaten, her name means "the beautiful
one/woman
has come". She lived with Akhenaten in Amarna and was mother to 6
daughters.
Upon the death of Maketaten she disappeared from court and retired to
her
own mansion.
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