Many of the royal kings (pharaohs) of ancient Egypt were married to their sisters or half-sisters. Many kings who were not themselves the son of a king, were married to the daughter or sister of a king.Some Egyptologists have posited that royal lineage was matriarchal in ancient Egypt. Does this theory explain why Hatshepsut and other women pharaohs sometimes ruled in Egypt? More on this: Heiress Theory
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