Ptolemy X Alexander I

Ptolemy X Alexander I[note 1] (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Ἀλέξανδρος, Ptolemaĩos Aléxandros) was King of Egypt from 110 BC to 109 BC and 107 BC till 88 BC.

He was the son of Ptolemy VIII Physcon and Cleopatra III. In 110 BC he became King with his mother as co-regent, after his mother had deposed his brother Ptolemy IX Lathyros. However, in 109 BC he was deposed by Ptolemy IX. In 107 BC he became King again, and again with his mother as co-regent. In 101 BC he had his mother killed, and ruled either alone or with his niece/wife, Berenice III.

When he died, Ptolemy IX regained the throne. When Ptolemy IX died, Ptolemy X's wife Berenice III took over the throne for six months.

Notes

  1. ↑ Numbering the Ptolemies is a modern invention; the Greeks distinguished them by epithet (nickname). The number given here is the present consensus, but there has been some disagreement in the nineteenth century about which of the later Ptolemies should be counted as reigning. Since older sources may give a number one higher or lower, epithets are the most reliable way of determining which Ptolemy is being referred to in any given case.

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    Ptolemy X Alexander I
    Born: ? Died: ca. 88 BC
    Regnal titles
    Preceded by
    Ptolemy IX    		 Pharaoh of Egypt
    110 BC-109 BC
    with Cleopatra III     		Succeeded by
    Ptolemy IX
    Preceded by
    Ptolemy IX    		 Pharaoh of Egypt
    107 BC-88 BC
    with Cleopatra III and Berenice III     		Succeeded by
    Ptolemy IX