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Queens & Consorts of 18th Dynasty Egypt: Ankhesenamun, Wife of Tutankhamun (r. 1332-1323 BC)

Queen Ankhesenamun, wife of Pharaohs Tutankhamun and Ay, was the daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten (r. 1351-1334 BC) and Queen Nefertiti. Meritaten was the mother of two infant daughters and possibly Ankhesenpaaten Tasherit.. Ankhesenamun's husbands, Pharaohs Tutankhamun (r. 1332-1323 BC) and Ay (c. 1323-1319 BC) were succeeded by Horemheb (c. 1319-1292 BC).

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Queens & Consorts of 18th Dynasty Egypt: Meritaten, Wife of Smenkhkare (r. 1335-1334 BC)

Queen Meritaten, wife of Pharaoh Smenkhkare (r. 1335-1334 BC). She was the daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten (r. 1351-1334 BC) and Queen Nefertiti. Meritaten was the mother of Meritaten Tasherit. Meritaten's husband, Smenkhkare was succeeded by Neferneferuaten (r. 1334-1332 BC), who was then succeeded by Tutankhamun (r. 1332-1323 BC).

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Queens & Consorts of 18th Dynasty Egypt: Tiye, Gilukhepa, Tadukhepa, Sitamun, Iset, Wives of Amenhotep III (r. 1388-1351 BC)

Queens Tiye, Gilukhepa, Tadukhepa, Sitamun, and Iset were wives of Pharaoh Amenhotep III (r. 1388-1351 BC), son of Pharaoh Thutmose IV (r. 1397-1388 BC) and Queen Mutemwiya. Amenhotep III, succeeded his father as the 10th pharaoh of 18th Dynasty Egypt.

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