Ptolemy (disambiguation) - Egyptian Ptolemaic Dynasty (descendants)

Egyptian Ptolemaic Dynasty (descendants)

There were several members of the Ptolemaic dynasty that did not become senior rulers of Egypt. Some of them became rulers of other kingdoms. Many of the dates and other details about these Ptolemies are uncertain.

• Ptolemy Keraunos (died 279 BC) - eldest son of Ptolemy I Soter. Eventually became king of Macedon.
• Ptolemy Andromachou (3rd century BC) - probable illegitimate son of Ptolemy II Philadelphus.
• Ptolemy I Epigone (299/298 BC-240 BC) co-ruler with Ptolemy Philadelphus as he was his nephew and adopted son, later deposed.
• Ptolemy Eupator co-ruler with Ptolemy VI Philometor; probably his son. Probably died within months.
• Ptolemy II of Telmessos (flourished 3rd century BC & 2nd century BC) - grandson of Ptolemy I Epigone.
• Ptolemy Apion (died 96 BC) - son of Ptolemy VIII Physcon. Made king of Cyrenaica. Bequeathed Cyrenaica to Rome.
• Ptolemy of Cyprus (died 58 BC) - son of Ptolemy IX Lathyros. Probable king of Cyprus.
• Ptolemy Philadelphus (Cleopatra) (born 36 BC) - son of the Roman general Mark Antony and the Egyptian Ptolemaic queen Cleopatra VII.
• Ptolemy of Mauretania (reigned 21-40 AD) - grandson of Cleopatra VII. King of Mauretania and an ally of Rome.