Hatshepsut took on the roles of "... daughter of a pharaoh, wife of a pharaoh, step-mother of a pharaoh and, for 20 years or more as pharaoh herself, the sole ruler of the mightiest nation in the ancient world, and the first documented female head of in human history."
Source: Nancy Jenkins, Saudiaramcoworld.com, "Hatshepsut, The Female Pharaoh", July/August 1978.
Queen Ma'at-ka-Ra Hatshepsut: Abt. 1503 B.C.E.
Name variations: Hatchepsut, Hatshepset, Hatshepsowe
Thutmose II: Abt. 1492 B.C.E.
Name variations: Tuthmosis II, Thuthmose II, Thothmes II, Thuthmosis II
Hatshepsut: Abt. 1458 B.C.E. From tests, it is presumed she died from an infection that originated in her mouth. She was buried in the Valley of the Kings in a small tomb.
Thutmose II: Abt. 1479 B.C.E.
Following Egyptian tradition requiring the marriage of a Pharoah to a royal woman in order to ensure the legitimacy of the royal line, Thutmose II married his older half-sister, Hatshepsut.
They were probably both young teenagers between the ages of 12 and 15 when they married. After she moved her belongings to the home of Thutmose II, they were considered married. Since as siblings, they both probably resided in the same residence, this wasn't much of a move. Generally, in ancient Egypt, a wedding was just a feast with close friends and family members present. As royals, they probably had a bigger feast.
The number of children that Thutmose II and Hapshepsut had is undetermined.
- Neferure aka Nofrure: Neferure was betrothed to her half-brother when he was about ten years old. She died at a young age.
- Thutmose III: Born abt. 1479 B.C.E. His mother was a commoner, a minor wife, Isis. Thutmose III died abt. 1425 B.C.E.
Hatshepsut: Pharaoh, ruled for approximately 20 years. The actual years of her rule are reported differently by historians. Hatshepsut wore a false beard and dressed like a man.
The Discovery Channel puts her reign at 1498-1483 B.C.
Thutmose II: Pharaoh, ruled for approximately four years before his early death.
