| Preceded by: Ptolemy X |
Pharaoh of Egypt Ptolemaic Dynasty |
Succeeded by: Ptolemy XI | |||
| Berenice III | |||||
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| Koine Greek: Βερενίκη Romanized: Berenike Latin: Berenice | |||||
| Reign | |||||
| 101–88 BC and 81–80 BC | |||||
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| Legacy | |||||
| Father | Ptolemy IX | ||||
| Mother | Cleopatra Selene I | ||||
| Consort(s) | Ptolemy X, Ptolemy XI | ||||
| Issue | Cleopatra V | ||||
| Born | 115 BC, Alexandria | ||||
| Died | April 80 BC, Alexandria | ||||
| Burial | Alexandria (?) | ||||
Berenice III (Koine Greek: Βερενίκη, 115–80 BCE), also known as Cleopatra Berenice, was a Queen-regent of the Ptolemaic Dynasty during the Hellenistic Period. She became co-ruler with her uncle-husband Ptolemy X Alexander I from 101 to 88 BC and again in 81 BC, before reigning as sole monarch of Egypt from 81 to 80 BC.
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| Predecessor: Ptolemy X |
Pharaoh of Egypt Ptolemaic Dynasty |
Successor: Ptolemy XI |