Berenice II of Egypt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Berenice II of Egypt

co-regent queen of Egypt

Date of Birth: 25-Dec-0267

Place of Birth: Cyrene, Shahhat, Libya

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0221

Profession: queen regnant

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Berenice II Euergetis (267 or 266 BC – 221 BC) was ruling queen of Cyrenaica from around 250 BC and queen and co-regent of Ptolemaic Egypt from 246 BC to 222 BC as the wife of Ptolemy III Euergetes.
She inherited the rule of Cyrene from her father, Magas in 249 BC.
After a short power struggle with her mother, Berenice married her cousin Ptolemy III, the third ruler of the Ptolemaic kingdom.
This marriage led to the re-incorporation of Cyrenaica into the Ptolemaic empire.
As queen of Egypt, Berenice participated actively in government, was incorporated into the Ptolemaic state cult alongside her husband and worshipped as a goddess in her own right.
She is best-known for an episode of court propaganda, which led to the constellation Coma Berenices being named after her.
Berenice was murdered by the regent Sosibius shortly after the accession of her son Ptolemy IV Philopator in 221 BC.