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Ramesses VIII

1200 BC - 1129 BC

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Usermaatre Akhenamun Ramesses VIII (also written Ramses and Rameses) or Ramesses Sethherkhepshef Meryamun ('Set is his Strength, beloved of Amun') (reigned 1130–1129 BC, or 1130 BC), was the seventh Pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Egypt, and was the 9th of the 10 sons of Ramesses III. Before ascending to the throne, he was simply known as Prince Sethherkhepsef II. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ramesses VIII is the 205th most popular nobleman (down from 144th in 2019). (down from 245th in 2019)

Ramesses VIII is most famous for being Pharaoh during the loss of Egypt to the Romans, and for having a lot of children and concubines at a time when Egypt's population had shrunk drastically since the Twentieth Dynasty.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Ramesses VIII ranks 205 out of 1,415Before him are Queen Letizia of Spain, Frederick, Prince of Wales, Bertrada of Laon, Germaine of Foix, Ramesses X, and Ramesses IX. After him are Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg, Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Marie Joséphine of Savoy, Luisa of Naples and Sicily, and Ismihan Sultan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1200 BC, Ramesses VIII ranks 7Before him are Nebuchadnezzar I, Hannah, Ramesses IV, Ramesses V, Ramesses XI, and Tiglath-Pileser I. After him are Smendes, Herihor, Jizi, Tapputi, Geng Ding, and Di Yi. Among people deceased in 1129 BC, Ramesses VIII ranks 2Before him is Ramesses VII.

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