Grand-daughter of
Berenice I
Daughter of Magas I of Cyrene
Wife of Ptolemy III
Mother of Ptolemy IV
& Arsinoë III
When her father died (250
BCE) Berenice's
mother arranged her marriage to Demetrius "the Fair," handsome
youngest son of Antigonid ruler of Macedonia,
Demetrius
Poliorcetes. But after her husband was installed as King of
Cyrene, he became her mother's lover, so Berenice had him
assassinated (249 BCE).
Her father's half-brother,
Ptolemy II, then arranged her
marriage to his son & heir, Ptolemy III, to reunite their two
kingdoms. Ironically, soon after her 2nd husband died of natural
causes (222
BCE),
her oldest son had her killed, along with his siblings.
Reference:
Justin,
Epitome of the 'Philippic History' of Pompeius Trogus
26.3.
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resources: