Pharaoh Necho II

660 BCE - 595 BCE

• Name	Necho II
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	660 BCE	Egypt   [1]
  History	birth to death	Egypt
  	He was also known as Wehen.ib.re. [1] In 610 BCE, he was crowned Pharaoh of Egypt. [1] In the battle of Megiddo, he defeated Josiah, King of Judea. In 605 BCE, he was defeated in the battle of Carchemish by Nebuchadressar, but in 601 BCE, he defeated Nebuchadressar securing the Egyptian boarders. He began the construction of a canal to the Red Sea, and during his reign, an Egyptian fleet circumnavigated Africa in a 3 year voyage. [1]
  Death	595 BCE  [1]
  Person ID	I9621	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Pharaoh Psammetichus I,   b. 685 BCE, Egypt d. 610 BCE
  Mother	Mehetenweskhet
  Family ID	F6739	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Chedebnitjerbone I  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Pharaoh Psammetichus II   d. 585 BCE
  Family ID	F6738	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 660 BCE - Egypt History - birth to death - Egypt  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Pharaoh Necho II

  
  

• Sources

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002).