Which king married Cleopatra Selene II, Cleopatra’s daughter? The answer is Juba II.
Juba II, a North African client king and noted scholar, married Cleopatra Selene II, the daughter of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony. The marriage was probably arranged through Octavia, Antony’s former wife and the woman who raised Cleopatra Selene after the fall of Alexandria.
The wedding likely took place around 25 BC, when Juba was sent to rule Mauretania. Cleopatra Selene became his first wife and co-ruler, giving the new Mauretanian court a direct connection to the Ptolemaic dynasty. Their kingdom covered territory in parts of present-day Morocco and Algeria.
The couple had a son, Ptolemy of Mauretania, named after Selene’s royal family. They may also have had a daughter, though her identity is uncertain. Juba II was not the same person as Juba I, his father, who had fought against Julius Caesar and died by suicide in 46 BC.