Queen Hatshepsut was the fifth ruler of the 18th dynasty and was able to rise from princess to queen to pharaoh. She was supposedly born a beautiful child to the pharaoh Tuthmosis I and his queen Ahmose. Her family came from an ancestral line of strong and effective leaders who were devoted to Egypt. Her reign was the longest of all the female pharaohs. After the death of her father, her half brother Tuthmosis II …showed first 75 words of 572 total…

…showed last 75 words of 572 total…magnificent temples as well as restoring many others. Eventually her nephew grew into a man and took his rightful place as pharaoh. Works Cited Andronik, Catherine M. Hatshepsut. His Majesty, Herself. New York, New York: Simon & Schuster. 2001. Egypt: Hatshepsut, Female Pharaoh of Egypt. http://www.touregypt.net/historicalessays/hatshepsut.htm Pancella, Peggy. Historical Biographies: Hatshepsut. First Female Pharaoh. Chicago, Illinois: Reed Elsevier Inc., 2004 The Story of Hatshepsut www.bediz.com/hatshep/story.html