Cleopatra V
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Cleopatra V (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Τρύφαινα; died c. 69–68 BC or c. 57 BC) was a Ptolemaic Queen of Egypt. She is the only surely attested wife of Ptolemy XII. Her only known child is Berenice IV, but she was also probably the mother of Cleopatra VII. It is unclear if she died around the time of Cleopatra VII's birth in 69 BC, or if it was her or a daughter named Cleopatra VI who co-ruled Ptolemaic Egypt with Berenice IV in 58–57 BC during the political exile of Ptolemy XII to Rome. No written records about Cleopatra V exist after 57 BC and two years later Berenice IV was overthrown by Ptolemy XII, his throne restored with Roman military aid.
Cleopatra V of Egypt | |
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Cleopatra V Tryphaena | |
Pharaoh | |
Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom | |
Reign | 79–69 BC with Ptolemy XII (as Cleopatra V) 58–57 with Berenice IV (possibly as Cleopatra VI) |
Predecessor | Ptolemy XII |
Successor | Berenice IV |
Consort | Ptolemy XII |
Children | Known: Berenice IV Probably: Cleopatra VII Possibly: Cleopatra Tryphaena II Arsinoe IV Ptolemy XIII Ptolemy XIV |
Father | Uncertain: Ptolemy IX or Ptolemy X |
Mother | Uncertain: Cleopatra IV or Berenice III |
Born | 95BCE |
Died | c. 69–68 BC (as Cleopatra V) or c. 57 BC (possibly as Cleopatra VI) |