Berenice I of Egypt
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Berenice I of Egypt was a Macedonian noblewoman who became queen consort of the Ptolemaic Kingdom and the matriarch of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Berenice I of Egypt canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4348776 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Berenice I of Egypt Context triple: [Ptolemy I Soter, spouse, Berenice I of Egypt]
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A.
Cleopatra I Syra
Cleopatra I Syra was a Hellenistic queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, daughter of the Seleucid king Antiochus III and wife of Ptolemy V.
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B.
Berenice IV
Berenice IV was a Ptolemaic queen of Egypt who briefly ruled in the 1st century BCE before being deposed and executed upon the return of her father, Ptolemy XII.
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C.
Tausret
Tausret was a queen and the last pharaoh of Egypt’s 19th Dynasty, who briefly ruled as a female king during a turbulent period of political instability.
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D.
Cleopatra V Tryphaena
Cleopatra V Tryphaena was a Ptolemaic queen of Egypt and likely co-ruler with her husband Ptolemy XII Auletes during the 1st century BCE.
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E.
Cleopatra VII
Cleopatra VII was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, renowned for her political acumen, relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, and her dramatic role in the final years of the Roman Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Berenice I of Egypt Target entity description: Berenice I of Egypt was a Macedonian noblewoman who became queen consort of the Ptolemaic Kingdom and the matriarch of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
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A.
Cleopatra I Syra
Cleopatra I Syra was a Hellenistic queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, daughter of the Seleucid king Antiochus III and wife of Ptolemy V.
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B.
Berenice IV
Berenice IV was a Ptolemaic queen of Egypt who briefly ruled in the 1st century BCE before being deposed and executed upon the return of her father, Ptolemy XII.
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C.
Tausret
Tausret was a queen and the last pharaoh of Egypt’s 19th Dynasty, who briefly ruled as a female king during a turbulent period of political instability.
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D.
Cleopatra V Tryphaena
Cleopatra V Tryphaena was a Ptolemaic queen of Egypt and likely co-ruler with her husband Ptolemy XII Auletes during the 1st century BCE.
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E.
Cleopatra VII
Cleopatra VII was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, renowned for her political acumen, relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, and her dramatic role in the final years of the Roman Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Macedonian noblewoman
ⓘ
Ptolemaic queen ⓘ ancient Greek person ⓘ historical figure ⓘ queen consort ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Argead–Macedonian nobility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Macedonian aristocracy
ⓘ
Ptolemaic court in Alexandria ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | likely Alexandria (uncertain) ⓘ |
| child | Magas of Cyrene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ptolemaic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| court | court of Ptolemy I Soter ⓘ |
| culture | Hellenistic Greek ⓘ |
| dynasty | Ptolemaic dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Macedonians ⓘ |
| floruit |
early 3rd century BC
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late 4th century BC ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| historicalContext | successor states of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| marriedInto | Ptolemaic royal house NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motherOf |
Arsinoe II of Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Meenides (possibly) ⓘ Philotera NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy II Philadelphus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being mother of Arsinoe II
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being mother of Magas of Cyrene ⓘ being mother of Ptolemy II Philadelphus ⓘ strengthening Macedonian influence in Egypt through marriage alliances ⓘ |
| notableRole | matriarch of the Ptolemaic dynasty ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Queen consort of Egypt
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Queen consort of the Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ |
| predecessor | Eurydice of Egypt (as wife of Ptolemy I) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative |
Antipater (possibly related)
NERFINISHED
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Cassander (possibly related) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| residence | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInSuccession | mother of the heir Ptolemy II Philadelphus ⓘ |
| spouse |
Philip (first husband, a Macedonian nobleman)
NERFINISHED
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Ptolemy I Soter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseOfMonarch | Ptolemy I Soter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Arsinoe II of Egypt (as leading queen of the dynasty) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Queen Berenice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Berenice I of Egypt Description of subject: Berenice I of Egypt was a Macedonian noblewoman who became queen consort of the Ptolemaic Kingdom and the matriarch of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.