Pharaoh Necho II: Roy Family Genealogy

Generation: 1

Pharaoh Necho II was born in 660 BCE in Egypt; died in 595 BCE.

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History: birth to death, Egypt

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Name:

History:
He was also known as Wehen.ib.re.

In 610 BCE, he was crowned Pharaoh of Egypt.

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.

Family/Spouse: Chedebnitjerbone I. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Pharaoh Psammetichus II died in 585 BCE.

Generation: 2

Pharaoh Psammetichus II

(1.Necho¹) died in 585 BCE.

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History: birth to death, Egypt

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History:
He was also known as Nefer.ib.re' Psamtek.

In 595 BCE, he was crowned Pharaoh of Egypt.

Family/Spouse: Tak.huat, Princess of Athribis. Tak.huat was born in 625 BCE; died about 589 BCE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

3. Pharaoh Apries was born in 605 BCE in Egypt; died in 568 BCE in Egypt.

Generation: 3

Pharaoh Apries

(2.Psammetichus², 1.Necho¹) was born in 605 BCE in Egypt; died in 568 BCE in Egypt.

Other Events and Attributes:

History: birth to death, Egypt

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History:
In 589, he was crowned Pharaoh of Egypt.

He defeated the Phoenicians in a sea battle, then marched to the rescue of Jerusalem about 588 BCE.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

4. Neithiyti, Princess of Egypt was born about 570 BCE.

Generation: 4

Neithiyti, Princess of Egypt

(3.Apries³, 2.Psammetichus², 1.Necho¹) was born about 570 BCE.

Family/Spouse: Cyrus II "the Great", King of Persia. Cyrus (son of Cambyses I, King of Ashan and Mandane) was born in 570 BCE in Persian Empire; died in 540 BCE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

5. Atossa was born about 545 BCE in Persian Empire.