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Ptolemy X Alexander I

140 BC - 88 BC

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Ptolemy X Alexander I (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Ἀλέξανδρος, Ptolemaĩos Aléxandros) was the Ptolemaic king of Cyprus from 114 BC until 107 BC and of Egypt from 107 BC until his death in 88 BC. He ruled in co-regency with his mother Cleopatra III as Ptolemy Philometor Soter until 101 BC, and then with his niece and wife Berenice III as Ptolemy Philadelphus. He was a son of Ptolemy VIII and Cleopatra III, and younger brother of Ptolemy IX. His birth name was probably Alexander. Ptolemy X was the second son of Ptolemy VIII and Cleopatra III. When Ptolemy VIII died in 116 BC, Ptolemy IX became king with Cleopatra III as his co-regent and Alexander was sent to Cyprus to serve as governor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ptolemy X Alexander I has received more than 220,936 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Ptolemy X Alexander I is the 2,809th most popular politician (down from 2,315th in 2019), the 154th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 126th in 2019) and the 69th most popular Egyptian Politician.

Ptolemy I is most famous for being the founder of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, which ruled Egypt from 305 BC to 30 BC.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ptolemy X Alexander I ranks 2,809 out of 19,576. Before him are Gustav, Prince of Vasa, Karolos Papoulias, Maria Anna of Bavaria, Herodes Atticus, Shigeru Yoshida, and Pekah. After him are Diaochan, Günter Schabowski, Ayaz Mutallibov, Arsinoe IV of Egypt, Demetrius II Nicator, and Nicos Anastasiades.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 140 BC, Ptolemy X Alexander I ranks 2. Before him is Tigranes the Great. After him are Salome Alexandra, Huo Qubing, and Lucius Licinius Crassus. Among people deceased in 88 BC, Ptolemy X Alexander I ranks 1. After him are Antiochus X Eusebes, Demetrius III Eucaerus, Mithridates II of Parthia, Gauda, Hortensia, Publius Sulpicius Rufus, and Manius Aquillius.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Ptolemy X Alexander I ranks 154 out of 642. Before him are Nawal El Saadawi (1931), Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (1923), Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad (1927), Apries (-650), Taha Hussein (1889), and Theophylact Simocatta (580). After him are Arsinoe IV of Egypt (-68), Pope Dionysius of Alexandria (190), Ptolemy Keraunos (-318), Georges Moustaki (1934), Ahmose-Nefertari (-1562), and Cleopatra Selene of Syria (-130).

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Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Ptolemy X Alexander I ranks 69. Before him are Mohammed Badie (1943), Aybak (1197), Sa'id of Egypt (1822), Intef I (-2200), Nawal El Saadawi (1931), and Apries (-650). After him are Arsinoe IV of Egypt (-68), Ptolemy Keraunos (-318), Ahmose-Nefertari (-1562), Cleopatra Selene of Syria (-130), Mentuhotep III (-2050), and Neferefre (-2500).

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