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Cleopatra I Syra
Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Cleopatra I" redirects here. For the Seleucid ruler of Syria, see Cleopatra Thea. For other women named Cleopatra, see Cleopatra (disambiguation).
Cleopatra I Syra (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα ἡ Σύρα; c. 204 – 176 BC) was a princess of the Seleucid Empire, Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt by marriage to Ptolemy V of Egypt, and regent of Egypt during the minority of their son, Ptolemy VI, from her husband's death in 180 BC until her own death in 176 BC.
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Queen of Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reign | 193 - 176 BC (also regent for her co-monarch Ptolemy VI between 180 and 176 BC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coronation | 192 BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Predecessor | Ptolemy V of Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Successor | Ptolemy VI of Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Co-regent | Ptolemy V of Egypt and Ptolemy VI of Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | c. 204 BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 176 BC[2] or 178/177 BC[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Ptolemy V of Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issue | Ptolemy VI of Egypt Ptolemy VIII Physcon Cleopatra II of Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dynasty | Seleucid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Father | Antiochus III the Great | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mother | Laodice III |
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