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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Macedonian noblewoman
Ptolemaic queen
ancient Greek person
historical figure
queen consort
associatedDynasty Argead–Macedonian nobility
linked to: Argead dynasty
associatedWith Macedonian aristocracy
Ptolemaic court in Alexandria
birthPlace Macedon
burialPlace likely Alexandria (uncertain)
child Magas of Cyrene
countryOfCitizenship Ptolemaic Kingdom
court court of Ptolemy I Soter
culture Hellenistic Greek
dynasty Ptolemaic dynasty
linked to: Lagid dynasty
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
linked to: Lagid dynasty
motherOf Arsinoe II of Egypt
linked to: Arsinoe II

Meenides (possibly)
Philotera
Ptolemy II Philadelphus
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)
region Egypt
relative Antipater (possibly related)
Cassander (possibly related)
religion Ancient Greek religion
residence Alexandria
roleInSuccession mother of the heir Ptolemy II Philadelphus
spouse Philip (first husband, a Macedonian nobleman)
Ptolemy I Soter
spouseOfMonarch Ptolemy I Soter
successor Arsinoe II of Egypt (as leading queen of the dynasty)
linked to: Arsinoe I
timePeriod Hellenistic period
title Queen Berenice

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Ptolemy I Soter spouse Berenice I of Egypt
Ptolemy II Philadelphus mother Berenice I of Egypt
Lysimachus (son of Ptolemy II) grandmother Berenice I of Egypt
Ptolemy I Soter spouse Berenice I of Egypt
subject linked to: Ptolemy
Ptolemaios Philadelphos mother Berenice I of Egypt
Arsinoe I motherOf Berenice (daughter of Ptolemy II and Arsinoe I)
linked to: Berenice I of Egypt
Arsinoe II mother Berenice I of Egypt
Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom firstHolder Berenice I of Egypt
Antigone of Epirus mother Berenice I of Egypt
Berenike hasNotableBearer Berenice I of Egypt