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Cleopatra Selene of Syria

130 BC - 69 BC

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Cleopatra Selene (Ancient Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Σελήνη; c. between 135 and 130 – 69 BC) was the Queen consort of Egypt (Cleopatra Selene or Cleopatra V Selene) from 115 to 102 BC, the Queen consort of Syria from 102 to 92 BC, and the monarch of Syria (Cleopatra II) from 82 to 69 BC. The daughter of Ptolemy VIII Physcon and Cleopatra III of Egypt, Cleopatra Selene was favoured by her mother and became a pawn in Cleopatra III's political manoeuvres. In 115 BC, Cleopatra III forced her son Ptolemy IX to divorce his sister-wife Cleopatra IV, and chose Cleopatra Selene as the new queen consort of Egypt. Tension between the king and his mother grew and ended with his expulsion from Egypt, leaving Cleopatra Selene behind; she probably then married the new king, her other brother Ptolemy X. Following the marriage of the Syrian Seleucid princess Cleopatra I to Ptolemy V of Egypt, dynastic marriages between the two kingdoms became common. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cleopatra Selene of Syria is the 1,972nd most popular politician (up from 2,880th in 2019), the 109th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 160th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Egyptian Politician.

Cleopatra Selene of Syria was the daughter of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony. She was the queen of Mauretania, the wife of King Juba II, and the mother of King Ptolemy of Mauretania.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cleopatra Selene of Syria ranks 1,972 out of 19,576. Before her are Egon Krenz, Gelimer, Hippias, Johannes Rau, Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan, and Nikephoros III Botaneiates. After her are Alfonso VIII of Castile, Perseus of Macedon, Al-Mutawakkil, Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain, Lucius Junius Brutus, and Nabis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 130 BC, Cleopatra Selene of Syria ranks 1. After her are Antiochus of Ascalon, Lucius Appuleius Saturninus, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius, Gnaeus Papirius Carbo, Meleager of Gadara, Appius Claudius Pulcher, and Lucius Caecilius Metellus. Among people deceased in 69 BC, Cleopatra Selene of Syria ranks 2. Before her is Cornelia. After her is Julia.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Cleopatra Selene of Syria ranks 109 out of 642. Before her are Adly Mansour (1945), Ramesses VI (-1175), Maria al-Qibtiyya (600), Saint Maurice (250), Amasis II (-700), and Fawzia Fuad of Egypt (1921). After her are Seti II (-1300), Senakhtenre Ahmose (-1600), Kamose (-1600), Teti (-2350), Isma'il Pasha (1830), and Den (-3000).

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Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Cleopatra Selene of Syria ranks 45. Before her are Djedefre (-2600), Al-Kamil (1177), Psamtik I (-700), Arsinoe IV of Egypt (-68), Berenice IV of Egypt (-77), and Amasis II (-700). After her are Seti II (-1300), Senakhtenre Ahmose (-1600), Kamose (-1600), Teti (-2350), Isma'il Pasha (1830), and Amenhotep II (-1401).

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