Ptolemy VI

Ptolemy VI was a male sovereign and pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty during the Hellenistic period. Born in either 184 BCE or 186 BCE, he was the son of Ptolemy V Epiphanes and Cleopatra I Syra. He succeeded his father as pharaoh and spoke Ancient Greek. His siblings included Cleopatra II of Egypt and Ptolemy VIII Physcon.

Ptolemy VI was married to both Cleopatra II of Egypt and Cleopatra III of Egypt. He had four children: Cleopatra III of Egypt, Ptolemy Eupator, Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator, and Cleopatra Thea. He died in Syria in 145 BCE.