General Notes
Hatshepsut and her two brothers were the children of the great pharaoh Tuthmosis I and his main queen Ahmose. Her brothers were in line to inherit their father's throne, but they missed their chance when they died before he did. Hatshepsut was his only child of "pure" royal blood, but wouldn't inherit the throne because she wasn't male. Instead, it went to her half-brother Tuthmosis II, the son of Tuthmosis I and a lesser queen. Tuthmosis II took her as his "great royal wife" to strengthen his connection to the throne. They had a daughter (Neferure) but no sons, although Tuthmosis II did have a son (Tuthmosis III) with a harem girl.
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