Ptolemy X Alexander I

Ptolemy X Alexander I

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 196,463 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Ptolemy X Alexander I is the 2,323rd most popular politician (down from 1,999th in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 113th in 2019) and the 56th 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.