Berenice IV

Ptolemaic Queen of Egypt from 58 to 55 BC Berenice IVQueen of the Ptolemaic KingdomPharaoh of EgyptReign58-55 BCCoregencyCleopatra VI (58–57 BC)PredecessorPtolemy XII AuletesSuccessorPtolemy XII AuletesRoyal titulary ConsortSeleucus VII KybiosaktesArchelaus I of ComanaFatherPtolemy XII AuletesMotherCleopatra V of EgyptBornc. 70s BCAlexandria, EgyptDied55 BCAlexandria, EgyptBurialAlexandria, EgyptDynastyPtolemaic dynasty Berenice IV Epiphaneia (Ancient Greek: Βερενίκη; c. 70s BC–55 BC, born and died in Alexandria, Egypt) was ruling Ptolemaic queen and Hellenistic pharaoh of the Ptolemaic kingdom. From 58 to 55 BC, Berenice IV ruled Egypt during the political exile of her father Ptolemy XII Auletes to Rome. She was co-ruler of Egypt with Cleopatra VI from 58 to 57 BC, but became sole ruler in 57 BC. On the return of Ptolemy XII to Egypt with Roman military aid and an army led by Aulus Gabinius, Berenice IV was overthrown and executed by her rival father, who later bequeathed his throne to his daughter Cleopatra VII and son Ptolemy XIII as co-rulers. Biography Ptolemy XII, Berenice IV's father Berenice IV was the daughter of Ptolemy XII Auletes and Cleopatra V Tryphaena of