What was the name of Cleopatra's daughter who became queen of Mauretania?
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Cleopatra Selene
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Cleopatra Selene
Cleopatra’s daughter who became queen of Mauretania was Cleopatra Selene II. She was the only daughter of Cleopatra VII of Egypt and the Roman triumvir Mark Antony, born in Alexandria around 40 BC as the twin sister of Alexander Helios.
After her parents’ defeat and deaths in 30 BC, Cleopatra Selene and her brothers were taken to Rome. She was raised in the household of Octavia the Younger, Octavian’s sister and Mark Antony’s former wife. This unusual upbringing connected the last Ptolemaic princess to the Roman ruling family that had conquered her parents.
Around 25 BC, Augustus arranged her marriage to Juba II, a learned king descended from the Numidian royal house. They ruled Mauretania as co-monarchs, with Caesarea—modern Cherchell in Algeria—as their capital. Cleopatra Selene helped promote Egyptian and Greek cultural influences there, and the kingdom prospered through Mediterranean trade. She is sometimes confused with Cleopatra Selene of Syria, an earlier Ptolemaic princess who lived in the second and first centuries BC.
Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026