Seqenenre Taa
- Spouse
- Ahhotep I
- Children
- Kamose; Ahmose I; Ahmose-Nefertari
- Possible successor
- Kamose
Died in the war against the Hyksos; his mummy shows battle wounds.
Egyptian royal family tree
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.
Two features stand out. Thutmose I came to the throne without being the previous king's son, and the line then ran through the marriages of his daughter Hatshepsut and his son Thutmose II. And the Amarna generation is full of open questions about who was whose child, which the notes below flag.
Read the full history on the 18th Dynasty page. Children are shown under their father, or under their mother where she was the ruler or the father is unknown.
Descent at a glance
- Seqenenre Taa c.1558–1554 BCE m. Ahhotep I
- Kamose 1555–1550 BCE
- Ahmose I 1550–1525 BCE m. Ahmose-Nefertari
- Amenhotep I 1525–1504 BCE
- Queen Ahmose Queen, 18th Dynasty m. Thutmose I
- Ahmose-Nefertari Queen, 18th Dynasty m. Ahmose I
- Senseneb 18th Dynasty
- Thutmose I 1504–1492 BCE m. Queen Ahmose, Mutnofret
- Thutmose II 1492–1479 BCE m. Hatshepsut, Iset
- Neferure Princess, God's Wife of Amun
- Thutmose III 1479–1425 BCE m. Satiah, Merytre-Hatshepsut
- Amenhotep II 1427–1400 BCE m. Tiaa
- Thutmose IV 1400–1390 BCE m. Mutemwiya
- Amenhotep III 1390–1352 BCE m. Tiye
- Sitamun Princess, 18th Dynasty
- Amenhotep IV / Akhenaten 1352–1336 BCE m. Nefertiti
- Meritaten Princess, 18th Dynasty
- Ankhesenamun Queen, 18th Dynasty m. Tutankhamun
- Tutankhamun 1336–1327 BCE m. Ankhesenamun
- Amenhotep III 1390–1352 BCE m. Tiye
- Thutmose IV 1400–1390 BCE m. Mutemwiya
- Amenhotep II 1427–1400 BCE m. Tiaa
- Hatshepsut 1473–1458 BCE m. Thutmose II
- Thutmose II 1492–1479 BCE m. Hatshepsut, Iset
- Thutmose I 1504–1492 BCE m. Queen Ahmose, Mutnofret
- Yuya Courtier, 18th Dynasty m. Tjuyu
- Tiye Queen, 18th Dynasty m. Amenhotep III
- Neferneferuaten / Smenkhkare 1338–1336 BCE
- Ay 1327–1323 BCE m. Tey
- Horemheb 1323–1295 BCE m. Mutnedjmet
Family members
Ahhotep I
- Spouse
- Seqenenre Taa
- Children
- Kamose; Ahmose I; Ahmose-Nefertari
Mother of Ahmose I, and probably of Kamose.
Kamose
- Father
- Seqenenre Taa
- Mother
- Ahhotep I
- Predecessor
- Seqenenre Taa
- Successor
- Ahmose I
Usually treated as a son of Seqenenre Taa; some scholars see him as a brother.
Ahmose I
- Father
- Seqenenre Taa
- Mother
- Ahhotep I
- Spouse
- Ahmose-Nefertari
- Children
- Amenhotep I; Queen Ahmose
- Predecessor
- Kamose
- Successor
- Amenhotep I
Ahmose-Nefertari
- Father
- Seqenenre Taa
- Mother
- Ahhotep I
- Spouse
- Ahmose I
- Children
- Amenhotep I
Sister and wife of Ahmose I, and the first God's Wife of Amun. She was honoured as a goddess in Theban tradition.
Amenhotep I
- Father
- Ahmose I
- Mother
- Ahmose-Nefertari
- Predecessor
- Ahmose I
- Successor
- Thutmose I
No surviving heir is known, and Thutmose I succeeded him.
Senseneb
- Children
- Thutmose I
Not a queen by birth; her son came to the throne through his marriage and his career.
Thutmose I
- Mother
- Senseneb
- Spouses
- Queen Ahmose; Mutnofret
- Children
- Thutmose II; Hatshepsut
- Predecessor
- Amenhotep I
- Successor
- Thutmose II
Not a son of the previous king. His father is not known.
Queen Ahmose
- Father
- Ahmose I
- Spouse
- Thutmose I
- Children
- Hatshepsut
Mother of Hatshepsut. Her father is usually thought to be Ahmose I, but this is not certain.
Mutnofret
- Spouse
- Thutmose I
- Children
- Thutmose II
Mother of Thutmose II.
Thutmose II
- Father
- Thutmose I
- Mother
- Mutnofret
- Spouses
- Hatshepsut; Iset
- Children
- Neferure; Thutmose III
- Predecessor
- Thutmose I
- Successor
- Hatshepsut; Thutmose III
Married his half-sister Hatshepsut. His reign was short.
Hatshepsut
- Father
- Thutmose I
- Mother
- Queen Ahmose
- Spouse
- Thutmose II
- Children
- Neferure
- Predecessor
- Thutmose II
- Successor
- Thutmose III
Regent for Thutmose III, then king in her own right from about her seventh year.
Neferure
- Father
- Thutmose II
- Mother
- Hatshepsut
Died around the fifteenth year of Hatshepsut's rule.
Iset
- Spouse
- Thutmose II
- Children
- Thutmose III
Mother of Thutmose III.
Thutmose III
- Father
- Thutmose II
- Mother
- Iset
- Spouses
- Satiah; Merytre-Hatshepsut
- Children
- Amenhotep II
- Predecessor
- Thutmose II; Hatshepsut
- Successor
- Amenhotep II
Came to the throne as a small child, ruled jointly with Hatshepsut, and reigned alone after her death.
Satiah
- Spouse
- Thutmose III
Merytre-Hatshepsut
- Spouse
- Thutmose III
- Children
- Amenhotep II
Mother of Amenhotep II.
Amenhotep II
- Father
- Thutmose III
- Mother
- Merytre-Hatshepsut
- Spouse
- Tiaa
- Children
- Thutmose IV
- Predecessor
- Thutmose III
- Successor
- Thutmose IV
Tiaa
- Spouse
- Amenhotep II
- Children
- Thutmose IV
Mother of Thutmose IV.
Thutmose IV
- Father
- Amenhotep II
- Mother
- Tiaa
- Spouse
- Mutemwiya
- Children
- Amenhotep III
- Predecessor
- Amenhotep II
- Successor
- Amenhotep III
Mutemwiya
- Spouse
- Thutmose IV
- Children
- Amenhotep III
Mother of Amenhotep III.
Amenhotep III
- Father
- Thutmose IV
- Mother
- Mutemwiya
- Spouse
- Tiye
- Children
- Sitamun; Amenhotep IV / Akhenaten
- Predecessor
- Thutmose IV
- Successor
- Amenhotep IV / Akhenaten
Yuya
His tomb in the Valley of the Kings was found almost intact in 1905.
Tjuyu
Tiye
- Father
- Yuya
- Mother
- Tjuyu
- Spouse
- Amenhotep III
- Children
- Sitamun; Amenhotep IV / Akhenaten
Mother of Akhenaten. She was an influential figure at court.
Sitamun
- Father
- Amenhotep III
- Mother
- Tiye
Later given the rank of a king's wife.
Amenhotep IV / Akhenaten
- Father
- Amenhotep III
- Mother
- Tiye
- Spouse
- Nefertiti
- Children
- Meritaten; Ankhesenamun; Tutankhamun
- Predecessor
- Amenhotep III
- Successor
- Neferneferuaten / Smenkhkare
Changed his name to Akhenaten and founded the city of Akhetaten (Amarna).
Nefertiti
- Spouse
- Amenhotep IV / Akhenaten
- Children
- Meritaten; Ankhesenamun
Her parentage is unknown. She is sometimes linked with the courtier Ay, but this is not proven.
Meritaten
- Father
- Amenhotep IV / Akhenaten
- Mother
- Nefertiti
Some reconstructions make her the wife of Smenkhkare.
Ankhesenamun
- Father
- Amenhotep IV / Akhenaten
- Mother
- Nefertiti
- Spouse
- Tutankhamun
Married Tutankhamun, her half-brother.
Neferneferuaten / Smenkhkare
- Possible predecessor
- Amenhotep IV / Akhenaten
- Possible successor
- Tutankhamun
The identity of this ruler is disputed. Suggestions include a woman, possibly Nefertiti, or a separate king called Smenkhkare, and the rule may overlap with Akhenaten's.
The Younger Lady (KV35YL)
- Children
- Tutankhamun
A 2010 DNA study identified her as a full sister of the father of Tutankhamun. The finding is debated.
Tutankhamun
- Father
- Amenhotep IV / Akhenaten
- Spouse
- Ankhesenamun
- Predecessor
- Neferneferuaten / Smenkhkare
- Successor
- Ay
His father is most likely Akhenaten, but the identification of the mummy KV55 is debated. He left no surviving children; two stillborn daughters were buried with him.
Tey
- Spouse
- Ay
Ay
- Spouse
- Tey
- Predecessor
- Tutankhamun
- Successor
- Horemheb
A senior official who became king. His family connection to the royal house, if any, is unknown.
Mutnedjmet
- Spouse
- Horemheb
Sometimes identified with a sister of Nefertiti, which is uncertain.
Horemheb
- Spouse
- Mutnedjmet
- Predecessor
- Ay
- Successor
- Ramesses I
A general who became king. He had no surviving heir and chose Ramesses I as his successor.