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Great Royal Wife Meretseger

Name
Great Royal Wife Meretseger //
Name prefix
Great Royal Wife
Given names
Meretseger
Family with Khakhaure Senusret III (Senwosret III, Sesostris III)
husband
herself
Marriage Marriage
son
son
daughter
daughter
daughter
son
Khakhaure Senusret III (Senwosret III, Sesostris III) + Neferthenut
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage Marriage
Khakhaure Senusret III (Senwosret III, Sesostris III) + Khnemetneferhedjet II Weret
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage Marriage
Marriage
Death of a husband
Death of a son
Death
yes
Last change
28 February 201123:45:11
Author of last change: Danny
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.

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.