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Berenice II Cyrene

Berenice II's father was Magos Cyrene and her mother was Apama Syria. Her paternal grandparents were Philippos Macedonia and Berenice I Egypt; her maternal grandparents were Antiochus I Soter Syria and Stratonice I Macedonia. She was an only child.

Death Notes
- Birth: 270 B.C.
  P: Egypt

General Notes
-     Queen of Egypt Berenice II of Cyrene married King of Egypt Ptolemy III Euergetes I Lagid, son of King of Egypt Ptolemy II Philadelphus Lagid and Arsinoë I of Macedonia, 0252 B.C.1,2 She was born 0267 B.C. In circa. She was the daughter of Magas of Cyrene and Apama Seleucid.3 Also called Queen Berenice II of Egypt. Sources: 1. Stuart, R.W. 'Royalty for Commoners', line 428. ; 2. Bryan, K. 'Davidic Descents to the House of Plantagenet' Augustan, Vol. XXV, 16-23. ; 3. Green, P. 'Alexander to Actium' pp.736.
      Children of Queen of Egypt Berenice II of Cyrene and King of Egypt Ptolemy III Euergetes I Lagid:
      King of Egypt Ptolemy IV Philopator Lagid+ b. 0244 B.C., d. 0205 B.C.
      Arsinoë III Philopator Lagid+ b. 0251 B.C., d. 0204 B.C.
      [S204] Roderick W. Stuart, Royalty for Commoners: The Complete Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, Kings of England, and Queen Philippa (.: ., 3rd Ed., 1998), 413-77. Hereinafter cited as RfC.
      [S680] Simon Hornblower and Tony Spawforth, editor, Who's Who in the Classical World (New York: Oxford University Press, Inc., 2000), pg. 331. Hereinafter cited as Who's Who (Classical World).
      [S1052] Chris Bennett's Egyptian Royal Genealogy Website, online . Hereinafter cited as Egyptian Royal Genealogy.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Philippos Macedonia
  
  Magos Cyrene
  
  Magas Macedonia
  
  Berenice I Egypt
  
  Antipater Macedonia ^*
  
  Cassander Kassander Antipatrid
  
  Antigone Macedonia
  
  Philip Temenid II ^*
  - b.382 B.C. in Pella, Greece d.336 B.C. in Greece
  
  Thessalonica Macedonia
  
  Philinna Elimaea ^*
  
  Berenice II Cyrene
  
  Seleucus I Nicator Babylon
  
  Antiochus I Soter Syria
  
  Artabazus II Arshamid ^*
  
  Spitamana Baktria
  
  Alpama ^*
  
  Apama II Baktria
  
  Artabazus II Arshamid ^*
  
  Miss Baktria
  
  Alpama ^*
  
  Apama Syria
  
  Stratonice I Macedonia
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

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