Chris Pitt Lewis
2004-04-12 23:42:33 UTC
The daughters of Ptolemy VIII of Egypt can beat that. Between them the
three Ptolemaic princesses were queens a total of 8 times.
Tryphaena m. Antiochus VIII Grypos of Syria
Cleopatra IV m. her brother Ptolemy IX; 2nd Antiochus IX Kyzikenos.
Cleopatra Selene m. her brother Ptolemy IX; 2nd her brother Ptolemy X
Alexander I; 3rd Antiochus VIII Grypos; 4th Antiochus IX Kyzikenos;
5th Antiochus X Eusebes (her own nephew!)
So Cleopatra Selene, through different husbands, was Queen Consort ofthree Ptolemaic princesses were queens a total of 8 times.
Tryphaena m. Antiochus VIII Grypos of Syria
Cleopatra IV m. her brother Ptolemy IX; 2nd Antiochus IX Kyzikenos.
Cleopatra Selene m. her brother Ptolemy IX; 2nd her brother Ptolemy X
Alexander I; 3rd Antiochus VIII Grypos; 4th Antiochus IX Kyzikenos;
5th Antiochus X Eusebes (her own nephew!)
two different states, Egypt and Syria.
Eleanor of Aquitaine managed the same feat (m.(1) Louis VII of France
and (2) Henry II of England).
So did Galla Placidia in the 5th century. She was married successively
to Ataulf King of the Visigoths and the Western Roman Emperor
Constantius III, and was later Regent of the Western Empire for her son
Valentinian III.
Are there any other examples? I am sure there must be, but I can't
immediately think of any.
there is at least one non-royal case, Graça Machel, married successively
to Presidents Samora Machel of Mozambique and Nelson Mandela of South
Africa.
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Chris Pitt Lewis
Chris Pitt Lewis