Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator

Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 47 BC

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Lived -62–-47, aged 15

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-62–-47
Aged 15

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SpouseCleopatra

FatherPtolemy XII Auletes

MotherCleopatra V of Egypt

SiblingBerenice IV of Egypt

SiblingCleopatra

SiblingArsinoe IV of Egypt

SiblingPtolemy XIV of Egypt

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Updated 2026-05-29

Ptolemy XIII ruled Egypt from 51 to 47 BC as one of the Ptolemaic dynasty's final pharaohs, though his reign was mostly notable for the civil war Cleopatra triggered when she got booted out. He co-ruled with siblings, which apparently worked about as well as you'd expect.

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Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator was Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 47 BC, and one of the last members of the Ptolemaic dynasty. He was the son of Ptolemy XII and the brother of and co-ruler with Cleopatra VII. Cleopatra's exit from Egypt caused a civil war to break out between the pharaohs. Ptolemy later ruled jointly with his other sister, Arsinoe IV.

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