Pharaoh Archive
Egyptian royal family tree
Who was the father of Ramesses II? Who ruled after Hatshepsut? How were Cleopatra VII and her brothers related? These family trees answer such questions for three of the best-documented royal houses of ancient Egypt, and link every pharaoh to a full profile.
Relationships follow the mainstream Egyptological reconstruction. Where scholars disagree, for example over the parents of Tutankhamun or the identity of Smenkhkare, the notes say so.
18th dynasty family tree
1550–1295 BCE
This family tree follows the royal house of the 18th Dynasty (about 1550–1295 BCE) from the last Theban kings of the 17th Dynasty through the Thutmosides, the Amarna family and the officials Ay and Horemheb who ended the dynasty. Every ruler links to a full profile.
19th dynasty family tree
1295–1186 BCE
This family tree covers the 19th Dynasty (about 1295–1186 BCE), founded by Ramesses I after Horemheb chose him as heir. It follows Seti I, Ramesses II with his many wives and children, Merneptah, and the troubled last generation of Amenmesse, Seti II, Siptah and Queen Tawosret.
Ptolemaic family tree
305–30 BCE
This family tree follows the Ptolemaic dynasty from Ptolemy I Soter to Cleopatra VII and her son Caesarion. Ptolemaic kings often married their sisters, and joint rule by kings and queens was common, so the tree shows both blood relationships and marriages.
Family lines to follow
- Thutmose I → Hatshepsut → Thutmose II → Thutmose III: the Thutmosides
- Amenhotep III → Amenhotep IV / Akhenaten → Tutankhamun: the Amarna family
- Ramesses I → Seti I → Ramesses II → Merneptah: the early Ramessides
- Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II, Cleopatra II and Cleopatra III: the tangled marriages of the later Ptolemies
- Cleopatra VII Philopator and Ptolemy XV Caesarion: the end of the dynasty