Berenice II

Queen regnant of Cyrenaica from 258 to 246 BCE Berenice IIOctodrachm of Berenice IIQueen regnant of CyrenaicaReign258–247/246 BCEPredecessorMagasSuccessorAnnexed by Ptolemaic KingdomCo-rulersMagas (until 250 BCE)Demetrius the Fair (250–249 BCE)ContenderKoinon (249–246 BCE)Queen consort of EgyptTenure246–221 B.C.E.VizierBornc. 267/266 BCEDied221 BCE (aged 45 or 46)SpouseDemetrius the Fair Ptolemy III EuergetesIssuePtolemy IVArsinoe IIIAlexanderMagas of EgyptBereniceNamesRoyal titulary Horus name Satheqa IretenheqaThe King's Daughter, Created by the King Prenomen Bereniket MeritnetjerouBerenice Euergetes, the Goddess, Beloved of the Gods DynastyPtolemaicFatherMagas of CyreneMotherApama II Berenice II Euergetis (267 or 266 – 221 BCE; Greek: Βερενίκη Ευεργέτις, Berenikē Euergetis, "Berenice the Benefactress") was queen regnant of Cyrenaica from 258 to 246 BCE and queen of Ptolemaic Egypt from 246 to 222 BCE as the wife of Ptolemy III. She is sometimes considered co-regent of her Ptolemaic husband. She married Demetrius the Fair, thus giving him the throne of Cyrenaica, on the death of her father Magas in 250/249 BCE. After a short power struggle with her mot