Ahhotep I

Ahhotep I

Ahhotep I (Ancient Egyptian: jꜥḥ-ḥtp (.w), alternatively Anglicized Ahhotpe or Aahhotep, "Iah (the Moon) is satisfied") was an ancient Egyptian queen who lived c. 1560–1530 BCE, during the end of the Seventeenth Dynasty and beginning of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Her titles include King's Daughter, King's Sister, Great (Royal) Wife, She who is joined to the White Crown, and King's Mother. She was the daughter of Queen Tetisheri and Pharaoh Senakhtenre Ahmose, and was probably the sister, as well as the queen consort, of Pharaoh Seqenenre Tao. Ahhotep I had a long and influential life, and is believed to have governed as a regent for her young son, Ahmose I, until he was old enough to rule. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ahhotep I is the 3,125th most popular politician (down from 2,993rd in 2019). (up from 352nd in 2019)

Ahhotep I was a queen of the 18th dynasty of Egypt. She was the daughter of Seqenenre Tao II and Queen Ahhotep. She was the wife of King Kamose and mother of King Ahmose I. She was the grandmother of King Amenhotep I.