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'''Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator''' ([[Greek language |Greek]]: '''Πτολεμαίος Νέος Φιλοπάτωρ''') was king of the [[Ptolemaic dynasty|Ptolemaic]] period in Egypt. His reign is controversial, and it is possible that he did not reign at all, but was only granted royal dignity posthumously.

Even his identity is unclear. According to one reconstruction, he was the son of [[Ptolemy VI Philometor]] and [[Cleopatra II of Egypt]], he reigned briefly with his father in [[145 BC]], and for a short time after that, and was murdered by his uncle, [[Ptolemy VIII Physcon]], who succeeded him. Alternately, some scholars identify Ptolemy Neos Philopator with '''Ptolemy Memphites''', a son of Ptolemy VIII and Cleopatra II who was murdered by his father; or else point to a number of minor co-regents - all of whom were named Ptolemy as was the tradition in the dynasty. By tradition, though, the numbering of the Ptolemies is kept intact. (Occasionally, the numbering is reversed, and Ptolemy VIII Physcon is numbered as Ptolemy VII, with the boy-king Neos Philopator numbered Ptolemy VIII; in some older sources, Ptolemy VII is omitted altogether. This lowers the numbering of all the later Ptolemies, until [[Caesarion]] is Ptolemy XIV; the nicknames are unchanged, of course.)

{| align="center" cellpadding="2" border="2"
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| width="30%" align="center" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[Ptolemy VI Philometor|Ptolemy VI]]'''
| width="40%" align="center" | '''[[Ptolemaic dynasty|Ptolemaic King of Egypt]]'''<br>''with [[Ptolemy VI Philometor|Ptolemy VI]] and [[Cleopatra II of Egypt|Cleopatra II]]''
| width="30%" align="center" | Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Ptolemy VIII Physcon|Ptolemy VIII]]''' and '''[[Cleopatra II of Egypt|Cleopatra II]]'''
|}

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[[Category:145 BC deaths]]
[[Category:Pharaohs of the Ptolemaic dynasty|Ptolemy 07]]

Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator - Revision history

Irlandos at 09:03, July 27, 2006