Cleopatra IV married her brother Ptolemy IX when he was still a prince in c. 119/118 BC. Cleopatra IV may be the mother of Ptolemy XII Auletes and Ptolemy of Cyprus, although an unnamed concubine could be the mother of these two men as well.[1]
In c. 115 BC Cleopatra III forced Cleopatra IV and Ptolemy IX to divorce. She replaced Cleopatra IV with her sister Cleopatra Selene.[3]
Queen of Syria and deathedit
After her forced divorce, Cleopatra IV fled Egypt and went to Cyprus, where she married Antiochus IX Cyzicenus and brought him the army of his half brother Seleucid King Antiochus VIII Grypus of Syria, which she had convinced to follow her. Grypus fought Cyzicenus and eventually chased him to Antioch. Grypus was married to Cleopatra IV's sister Tryphaena. Tryphaena decided that Cleopatra IV should die and over the protests of her husband summoned some soldiers and had Cleopatra IV murdered in the sanctuary of Daphne in Antioch.[2][4]
In his comprehensive website about Ptolemaic genealogy, Christopher Bennett also notes the possibility that Cleopatra IV, from her brief marriage to Antiochus IX Cyzicenus, may have been the mother of the later Seleucid monarch, Antiochus X Eusebes ("the Pious").[5] Antiochus X would go on to marry Cleopatra IV's younger sister, Cleopatra Selene, thus making him the spouse of a woman who was his stepmother (Selene married both of her sisters' widowers, Grypus and Cyzicenus, before marrying Eusebes) and perhaps his maternal aunt.
cleopatra, greek, Κλεοπάτρα, queen, egypt, briefly, from, jointly, with, husband, ptolemy, lathyros, later, became, queen, consort, seleucid, king, syria, wife, antiochus, cyzicenus, queen, egyptreign116, bccoronation116, bcpredecessorptolemy, viiicleopatra, i. Cleopatra IV Greek Kleopatra was Queen of Egypt briefly from 116 to 115 BC jointly with her husband Ptolemy IX Lathyros She later became queen consort of the Seleucid king of Syria as the wife of Antiochus IX Cyzicenus 1 2 Cleopatra IVQueen of EgyptReign116 115 BCCoronation116 BCPredecessorPtolemy VIIICleopatra IIISuccessorPtolemy IXCleopatra IIICo rulersPtolemy IXCleopatra IIISeleucid Queen Queen Consort of Syria Tenure114 112 BC in opposition to queen consort Tryphaena Coronation114 BCBornc 138 135 BCDied112 BC aged 22 26 SpousePtolemy IX c 119 118 BC c 115 BC Antiochus IX married c 115 12 BC IssuePtolemy XII possibly Ptolemy of Cyprus possibly Antiochus X possibly Cleopatra V possibly DynastyPtolemaicFatherPtolemy VIII PhysconMotherCleopatra III of Egypt Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Queen of Egypt 1 2 Queen of Syria and death 2 Ancestry 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography editQueen of Egypt edit Cleopatra IV was the daughter of Ptolemy VIII Physcon and Cleopatra III of Egypt She was born between 138 and 135 BC She was the sister of Ptolemy IX Ptolemy X Cleopatra Selene I and Tryphaena Cleopatra IV married her brother Ptolemy IX when he was still a prince in c 119 118 BC Cleopatra IV may be the mother of Ptolemy XII Auletes and Ptolemy of Cyprus although an unnamed concubine could be the mother of these two men as well 1 In c 115 BC Cleopatra III forced Cleopatra IV and Ptolemy IX to divorce She replaced Cleopatra IV with her sister Cleopatra Selene 3 Queen of Syria and death edit After her forced divorce Cleopatra IV fled Egypt and went to Cyprus where she married Antiochus IX Cyzicenus and brought him the army of his half brother Seleucid King Antiochus VIII Grypus of Syria which she had convinced to follow her Grypus fought Cyzicenus and eventually chased him to Antioch Grypus was married to Cleopatra IV s sister Tryphaena Tryphaena decided that Cleopatra IV should die and over the protests of her husband summoned some soldiers and had Cleopatra IV murdered in the sanctuary of Daphne in Antioch 2 4 In his comprehensive website about Ptolemaic genealogy Christopher Bennett also notes the possibility that Cleopatra IV from her brief marriage to Antiochus IX Cyzicenus may have been the mother of the later Seleucid monarch Antiochus X Eusebes the Pious 5 Antiochus X would go on to marry Cleopatra IV s younger sister Cleopatra Selene thus making him the spouse of a woman who was his stepmother Selene married both of her sisters widowers Grypus and Cyzicenus before marrying Eusebes and perhaps his maternal aunt Ancestry editAncestors of Cleopatra IV16 Ptolemy III Euergetes8 Ptolemy IV Philopator17 Berenice II of Egypt4 Ptolemy V Epiphanes 2 18 16 Ptolemy III Euergetes9 Arsinoe III of Egypt19 17 Berenice II of Egypt2 Ptolemy VIII Physcon 2 20 Seleucus II Callinicus10 Antiochus III the Great21 Laodice II5 Cleopatra I of Egypt 2 22 Mithridates II of Pontus11 Laodice III23 Laodice wife of Mithridates II of Pontus Sister of No 20 1 Cleopatra IV24 8 Ptolemy IV Philopator12 4 Ptolemy V Epiphanes 2 25 9 Arsinoe III of Egypt6 Ptolemy VI Philometor 2 26 10 Antiochus III the Great13 5 Cleopatra I of Egypt 2 27 11 Laodice III3 Cleopatra III of Egypt 2 28 8 24 Ptolemy IV Philopator14 4 12 Ptolemy V Epiphanes 2 29 9 25 Arsinoe III of Egypt7 Cleopatra II of Egypt 2 30 10 26 Antiochus III the Great15 5 13 Cleopatra I of Egypt 2 31 11 27 Laodice IIISee also edit nbsp Asia portal List of Syrian monarchs Timeline of Syrian historyReferences edit a b Cleopatra IV by Chris Bennett a b c d e f g h i j k l Aidan Dodson Dyan Hilton The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt 2004 Justin 39 3 2 Justin 39 3 3 11 Chris Bennett Arsinoe IVExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cleopatra IV Cleopatra IV at Livius org Cleopatra IVPtolemaic dynastyBorn c 138 135 BC Died 112 BC Regnal titles Preceded byPtolemy VIII and Cleopatra III Ptolemaic Queen of Egypt116 115 BCwith Ptolemy IX and Cleopatra III Succeeded byPtolemy IX and Cleopatra III Preceded byTryphaena Seleucid Queen Queen Consort of Syria 114 112 BCwith Tryphaena Succeeded byTryphaena Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cleopatra IV amp oldid 1188806877, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
