Ahhotep I Egyptian Queen and Regent. She was born about 1560 BC during the 17th dynasty. At this time, known to as the second intermediate period, Egypt was occupied by the Hyksos kings. When Pharaoh Sequenenre Tao II was killed attempting to expel the Hyksos, Ahhotep became regent on behalf of his successor, Kamose, and continued the campaign. A stele erected at the temple of Amun-Re at Karnak tells how she rallied the Egyptian army. When Kamose died, she ruled while the new Pharaoh, Ahmose I, was away...[Read More] (Bio by: js) Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Qina, Egypt Plot: Origional tomb unknown.
Akhenaten Egyptian Pharaoh. He was born Amenhotep, and was probably the younger son of Pharaoh Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye. There are indications that as a child the young Amenhotep was a family outcast. In 1352 BC Akhenaten, a teenager at the time, ascended the throne and was crowned at Karnak, succeeding his father under the name Amenhotep IV, the tenth King of the 18th Dynasty. The beginning of his reign marked no great change from his predecessors. By the fifth or sixth year of his reign, however...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Qina, Egypt
Amenhotep I [original burial site] Pharaoh. Born the third son of Ahmose I and Ahmose Nefretiri. He became the second ruler of the 18th Dynasty after his elder brothers predeceased him. On reaching the throne, Amenhotep I led a campaign against the Libyans who had launched an invasion against the Egyptian delta. He led an army to the western border and defeated the Libyans and their allies. He then suppressed a rebellion by Nubia in about year eight of his reign. He initiated building projects such as the temple complex at...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Qina, Egypt
Amenhotep II Egyptian Pharaoh. He ruled during Egypt's Eighteenth Dynasty, one of that country's mot prosperous periods and his monuments indicate that as a young man he excelled in athletic as well as military pursuits. He began as co-regent with Thutmose III, becoming sole ruler on that Pharaoh's death in 1453 BC. As news of Thutmose's death spread the Asiatic cities took the opportunity to rebel against Egypt, but by the second year of his reign he had subdued the uprising and captured seven princes and...[Read More] (Bio by: js) Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Qina, Egypt Plot: KV35
Amenhotep III Pharaoh. Amenhotep the Magnificent. Born to Pharaoh Tuthmosis IV and his principal wife, Mutemwiya, it is probable that Amenhotep succeeded to the throne as a child, sometime between the ages of six and twelve years. He was the fifth ruler of the 18th dynasty, ruling between c. 1390 BC and 1353 BC. Amenhotep married in year two of his reign. Queen Tiy seems to have played an important part in his public and private life. She appeared on monuments more often and more prominently than any queen...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Qina, Egypt
Amenmeses Pharaoh. A mystery man, his origins unclear, Amenmeses is generally considered to be the fifth ruler of the 19th Dynasty. Although he succeeded Merneptah as pharaoh c. 1203 BC, scholars now question whether he has related to his predecessor, or simply an opportunistic usurper. The subsequent accession of Seti II may actually have been Seti-Merneptah who was intended to succeed Merneptah. Amenmesses also usurped a number of monuments dedicated to his predecessors. Inscriptions bearing his name...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Qina, Egypt
Ay Pharaoh. Ay was probably the son of Master of the Horse, Yuya, who was also father of Tiye, Amenhotep III's queen. He first appeared in the record as a Master of the Horse in the court of Akhenaten. He also held the position "the favored one of the Good God, fan-bearer on the king's right hand, true king's scribe and god's father, trusted throughout the entire land, commander of chariotry". During the reign of Akhenaten, he rose to the position of vizier and royal chancellor. After Akhenaten's...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Qina, Egypt Plot: WV 23
Horemheb Pharaoh. Last Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty. Horemheb's origins are a complete mystery. He first appeared in the record in service as a general for Amenhotep III. He also served under Akhenaten and Tutankhamun. In the reign of Akhenaten, he became Great Commander of the Army. Under Tutankhamun, he became King's Deputy. Scholars also believe he may well have shared regency with Ay under Tutankhamun. Upon Ay's death in about 1321 BC, Horemheb declared himself pharaoh, claiming no royal blood but...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Qina, Egypt Plot: KV 57
Maiherpri Egyptian Courtier and Warrior. He was born during the eighteenth dynasty, and is believed to have been a companion of one of the pharaohs of ancient Egypt, possibly Thutmose IV. He bore the title "Fan bearer on the king's right hand", and is believed to have been a warrior because his name translates as "The Lion of the Battlefields". On his death he was given the unusual privilege of a tomb in the Valley of the Kings. His tomb was discovered in 1899 and contained many treasures including...[Read More] (Bio by: js) Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Qina, Egypt Plot: kv36
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Nefertari, Ahmose Egyptian Queen. She was born during the seventeenth dynasty, and was the sister and wife of Pharaoh Ahmose I. She became regent for her son, Amenhotep I, upon her husband's death and reigned until he reached adulthood. Her name appears on monuments from Saļ to Tura. She outlived her son, and was still alive during the first year of the reign of Thutmose I. She held the office of Second Prophet of Amun, but renounced the title when she became the first living, royal woman to be known as God's...[Read More] (Bio by: js) Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt Plot: Original tomb unknown.
Queen Hatshepsut Born in the late 15th century BC, Maatkare Hatshepsut, daughter of Tuthmose I and Aahmes, both of royal lineage, was the one girl of their three children. Her brothers predeceased her and she married her half-brother, Tuthmose I's son by the concubine Moutnofrit, Tuthmose II. Although Tuthmose II sired a son on his concubine, Hatshepsut bore only one daughter whose father may well have been Senmut, Hatshepsut's future consort rather than her husband. Tuthmose died in 1479 BC after ruling for...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt Plot: KV 20
Queen Tia'a Egyptian Monarch. She was the secondary wife of Amenhotep II, the seventh ruler of the 18th dynasty c. 1427 BC, and mother of his heir Thutmosis IV. Very little is known about her as Amenhotep II never allowed publicity for his wives as some pharaohs had. Scholars believe that the lack of recognition of his queens and princesses was consciously done, restricting them and their ambitions after the example of Hatshepsut, who had kept his father, Tuthmosis III, from the throne for many years. Tia'...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt
Queen Tiye Egyptian Queen. Tiye was the daughter of Yuya, the King's Lieutenant of Chariots and Master of the Horse, and Thuyu the Superintendent of the Harem of Min of Akhmim and of Amun of Thebes. Tiye was also the niece of Mutemwiya, a wife to Thutmose IV making her Amenhotep III's first cousin and sufficiently royal to be his Great Wife. Tiye's parentage is a subject of frenzied debate. She was probably not full Egyptian. Her mother had Egyptian features, but her father did not - their tomb and...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt
Ramses I [original burial site] Egyptian Pharaoh. Born in the mid 14th century B.C.E. near Avaris on the far side of the Nile Delta from where Alexandria stands today. He was not of royal blood, his father Seti was a troop commander and judge. His original name was Paramessu. He became vizier during the reign or Horemheb, successor to Tutankamun, and held many important titles. He ultimately became co-regent with Horemheb and succeeded him as Pharaoh under the name Ramses (Ra Has Fashioned Him). He was a strong military...[Read More] (Bio by: Vincent Astor) Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt
Ramses II [original burial site] Pharaoh. Known as Ramses the Great. Born the son of Pharaoh Seti I and Queen Tuya. Ramses was made a captain of the army at 10. During his father's reign, Seti made Ramses co-ruler. The prince often accompanied his father on campaigns or alternately held the kingdom while Seti was away. When he came to sole rule he was well experienced for his role. Ramses suceeded to the throne of Egypt when he was about twenty years old. He was the third ruler of the 19th Dynasty. In the fourth year of his...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt
Ramses III Pharaoh. The second pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty, he ruled Egypt from about 1183 to 1154 BC. In year 8 of his reign, the Sea Peoples obliterated the Hittite Empire and invaded Egypt. Rameses III defeated them in two great battles but finacially strapped his empire in the process. The first labor strike in recorded history occurred during the 29th year of Rameses' reign. He built additions to the temples at Luxor and Karnak, and his funerary temple and administrative complex at Medinet-Habu...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt
Ramses IV Pharaoh. The son of Ramses III and his queen, Isis. He became crown prince in the 22nd year of his father's reign and succeeded as the third pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty. He ruled from about 1154 to 1148 BC. Some scholars claim Ramses IV presided over the court that tried those arrested in the so called Harem Conspiracy which led to the death of his father. He is largely known for his public...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt
Ramses IX Pharoah. The eighth ruler of the twentieth dynasty, he oversaw a country beset with civil problems including a wave of tomb robberies, Libyan marauders, and high grain prices which led to shortages among the necropolis workers. Power seemed to have been split between Amenhotep, the high priest, who exercised all religious and many governmental functions in Thebes, while Ramses remained in his capital. His public works were limited and focused largely on the sun temple of Heliopolis in Lower...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt
Ramses V Pharaoh. Born the son of Ramses IV and Queen Ta-Opet. He succeeded his father as the fourth pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty in a time when the power of the priesthood of Amun grew to the point that they controlled much of Egypt's land and directed the country's financial system. His reign was also marked by instability marked with raids from enemy tribes. Among his public works, he continued to build the temple at Dayr al-Bahri begun by Ramses IV. His own tomb was unfinished at his death, the...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt
