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.

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Berenice I of Egypt canonical 2

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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
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
Meenides (possibly)
Philotera NERFINISHED
Ptolemy II Philadelphus NERFINISHED
notableFor being mother of Arsinoe II
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
Queen consort of the Ptolemaic Kingdom
predecessor Eurydice of Egypt (as wife of Ptolemy I) NERFINISHED
region Egypt NERFINISHED
relative Antipater (possibly related) NERFINISHED
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
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

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Ptolemy I Soter spouse Berenice I of Egypt
Ptolemy II Philadelphus mother Berenice I of Egypt