Editing Thutmose III (section)

==Family==
{{see also|Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt family tree}}Thutmose III was the son of [[Thutmose II]] by a secondary wife, [[Iset (queen)|Iset]] (or Aset).<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Strudwick|first=Helen|title=The Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt|publisher=Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.|year=2006|isbn=978-1-4351-4654-9|location=New York|pages=72–73}}</ref><ref>Joyce Tyldesley, ''Hatchepsut: The Female Pharaoh,'' pp. 94–95 Viking, 1996.</ref> His father's [[Great Royal Wife]] was [[Hatshepsut]]. Her daughter, [[Neferure]], was Thutmose's half-sister.

When Thutmose II died, Thutmose III was too young to rule. Hatshepsut became his [[regent]] and ultimately declared herself pharaoh, while never denying kingship to Thutmose III. During his childhood, Hatshepsut ruled Egypt in practice and name, achieving prosperity and success. While Thutmose is depicted as the first on surviving monuments, both were assigned the usual royal names and insignia and neither is given any obvious seniority over the other.<ref name=":1" />

When Thutmose III reached a suitable age and demonstrated his capacity, Hatshepsut appointed him to head her armies, and at her death in 1458, he was ready to rule.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Kingdom Rulers Thutmose III |url=https://egyptianmuseum.org/explore/new-kingdom-ruler-thutmose-iii |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=egyptianmuseum.org |language=en}}</ref>

Some Egyptologists speculate that Thutmose married his half-sister, Neferure,<ref>{{harvnb|Cline|2006|p=297}}.</ref> but there is no conclusive evidence. Neferure may have been the mother of Thutmose's firstborn son, [[Amenemhat (son of Thutmose III)|Amenemhat]],<ref name="RoyalFamilies" /> or alternatively his mother might have been the Great Royal Wife [[Satiah]].<ref>{{harvnb|Cline|2006|p=415}}</ref> Amenemhat predeceased his father.<ref name="RoyalFamilies">Dodson, Aidan. Hilton, Dyan. ''The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt'', Thames and Hudson. p. 132. 2004. {{ISBN|0-500-05128-3}}</ref>

Surviving records attest to several other wives of Thutmose. He is known to have at least three foreign wives, [[Menhet, Menwi and Merti]], who were buried together.<ref name="RoyalFamilies"/> At least one other wife, [[Nebtu]], is known from a pillar in Thutmose's tomb.<ref name="RoyalFamilies"/> Following the death of Satiah, a woman named [[Merytre-Hatshepsut]] became the Great Royal Wife. She was the mother of several of his children, including the future king [[Amenhotep II]] and another son, [[Menkheperre (prince)|Menkheperre]], and at least four daughters: [[Nebetiunet]], [[Meritamen C and D (daughters of Thutmose III)|Meritamen C and D]] and [[Iset (daughter of Thutmose III)|Iset]].<ref>{{harvnb|Cline|2006|p=34}}.</ref>