If you take a good look at the 18th dynasty and follow it through carefully, you will see how often families intermarried. In a lot of instances, the Pharoah would initially marry a cousin or sister but would then go on to marry his own daughter or grand daughter. It is also rumoured that one Pharoah married his own mother. Keep reading to find out for yourself:

Ahmose Nebhepetyre; Ahmose; Ahmosis I 1539 - 1514

Great Wife - Ahmose Nefertary
Minor Wifes - Kasmut and Thenthapi

Children with Ahmose Nefertary -
Merytamun - eldest daughter (died young)
Satamun - 2nd daughter (died infant)
Sapair - eldest son (died young)
Saamen - 2nd son (died infant)
Aahotep - 3rd daughter (Queen)
Amenhotep I - 3rd son (King)
Satkames - 4th daughter (died aged ~30)
Ahmose - daughter

Children with Kasmut - daughter named Tair

Children with Thenthapi - daughter named Henttameh

Amenhotep I Djeserkare; Amenhotep; Amenhotpe I; Amenophis I 1514 - 1493

Great Wife - Aahotep (his sister)
Minor Wife - Merytamun (his sister)

Children with Aahotep - son named Amunemhat

Thutmose I Akheperkare; Tuthmosis; Tuthmose I; Thutmosis I; Djehutymes I 1493 - 1481

Great Wife - Ahmose (daughter of Ahmose Nebhepetyre and Ahmose Nefertary)
Minor Wife - Moutnofrit

Children with Ahmose - 2 sons Wadjmose and Amenmose (both died early) and 2 daughters Hatshepsut and Neferukheb

Children with Moutnofrit - son named Tuthmose II

Thutmose II Tuthmosis; Tuthmose II; Thutmosis II; Djehutymes II(Akheperenre) 1481 - 1479

Great Wife - Hatshepsut (his half sister)
Minor Wife - Isis

Children with Isis - son Tuthmose III

Hatshepsut (Maatkare) 1473 - 1458 (the Queen who became King)

Husband - Tuthmose II (her half brother)

Children with lover, Senmut - daughter Nefrure

Thutmose III; Tuthmosis; Tuthmose III; Thutmosis III; Djehutymes III(Menkheperre) 1479 - 1425

Great Wife - Nefrure (his step sister) (died)
Great Wife - Sitiah (was soon replaced)
Great Wife - Hatshepsut Meryetre
Minor Wifes - Menhet, Menwi, Merti

Children (not sure who the mothers were) - 5 sons and at least two daughters; son Amenemhat died early so the crown went to Hatshepsut Meryetre’s son Amenhotep II

Amenhotep II; Amenhotep (heqaiunu); Amenhotpe II; Amenophis II (Akheperure) 1427 - 1392

Great Wife - Meryet-Amun
Great Wife - Hatshepsut Meryetre (his mother)
Minor Wifes - Tiaa and many others but un-named

Children (by Meryet-Amun, Tiaa and other minor wifes) - Tuthmose IV, Amenhotep, Khaemwaset(?), Amenemopet, Ahmose, Webensenu, Nedjem

Thutmose IV Tuthmosis: Tuthmose IV; Thuthmosis IV; DjeheutymesIV (Menkheperure) 1392 - 1382

Great Wife - Tiaa (his mother)
Minor Wife - Mutemwiya

Children with Mutemwiya - Amenhotep III

Amenhotep III Amenhotep III (heqawaset); Amenhotpe III; Amenophis III; Nubmaatre (Nebmaatre) 1382 - 1344

Great Wife - Tiye (father’s name was Yuya)

Children with Tiye - Akhenaten

Amenhotep IV / Akhenaten Neferkheperure; Amenhotpe IV; Amenophis IV 1352 - 1336 Neferneferuaten; Nefertiti 1341 - 1337

Great Wife - Nefertiti (for 12 years)
Great Wife - Kiya (for 2 years) (died from the plague)
Great Wife - Merytaten (for 2 years) (his daughter)
Minor Wifes - Kiya (until Nefertiti disappeared from the scene), Mekataten (his daughter) and Ankhesenpaatan (his daughter)

Children with Nefertiti - 6 daughters named Ankhesenpaatan, Merytaten, Neferneferuaten, Neferneferure, Mekataten, and Sotepenre (last 4 daughters died of the plague) (not born in this order)

Children with Kiya - 2 sons named Smenkhare and Tutankhamen

Children with Merytaten (his daughter) - a daughter named Merytaten the Younger

Smenkhkare Neferkheperure; Amenhotpe IV; Amenophis IV (Ankhkheperure) 1337 - 1336

Great Wife - Merytaten (his half sister)

Tutankhamun (Nebkheperure) Tutankhaten; Tutankhamun (heqaiunushema); Tutankhamen; 1336 - 1327

Great Wife - Ankhesenpaatan (his half sister)

Children with Ankhesenpaatan - 2 still born daughters found in Tutankhamun grave with him

Ay (Kheperkheperure) Ay (itnetjer) 1327 - 1323 (Brother of Queen Tiye & Father of Nefertiti)

Great Wife - Ankhesenpaatan (his grand daughter)
Minor Wife - Tiy II

No Heir.

Horemheb (Djeserkheperure) Djeserkheperure Setepenre; Horemheb (meryamun); Horemhab; Haremhab; 1323 - 1295

A military leader appointed by the people.

Great Wife - Amenia (for 4 years before dying)
Great Wife - Mutnedjmet (Nefertiti’s sister) (died in childbirth - the foetus was buried with her)

Horemheb had no heir so he appointed a military leader to succeed him.

That leader was Ramesses I.

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