The Children of Adam and Eve

WHOSYERDAD-E Who's Your Daddy?
Wikigenealogy

Khakhaure Senusret III (Senwosret III, Sesostris III) + Great Royal Wife Meretseger

Facts and events

Marriage
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Note

Khakhaure Senusret III was the 5th pharaoh of Egypt in the 12th dynasty, second of four dynasties in the Middle Kingdom period.

Among his achievements was the building of the Sisostris Canal. His military campaigns gave rise to an era of peace and economic prosperity that reduced the power of regional rulers and led to a revival in craftWork, trade and urban development.Senusret III was one of the few kings who were deified and honored with a cult during their own lifetime.

Note

Meretseger appears in sources of the New Kingdom as the wife of Senusret III. According to that she would be the first Egyptian queen consort to bear the title Great Royal Wife, which became the standard title for chief wives of pharaohs. Shewas also the first queen consort whose name was written in a cartouche.

Last change
3 December 201123:11:58
Author of last change: Danny