Cleopatra V
| Cleopatra V of Egypt | |
|---|---|
| Cleopatra V Tryphaena | |
A likely sculpture of Cleopatra V Tryphaena, 1st century BC, from Lower Egypt, now in the Musée Saint-Raymond | |
Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom | |
| Reign | 79–69 BC with Ptolemy XII |
| Predecessor | Ptolemy XII |
| Successor | Ptolemy XII |
| Consort | Ptolemy XII |
| Children | Known: Berenice IV Probably: Cleopatra VII Possibly: Cleopatra VI Arsinoe IV Ptolemy XIII Ptolemy XIV |
| Father | Uncertain: Ptolemy IX or Ptolemy X |
| Mother | Uncertain: Cleopatra IV or Berenice III |
| Born | c. 100/95 BC |
| Died | c. 69–68 BC |
| Dynasty | Ptolemaic dynasty |
Cleopatra V (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Τρύφαινα; died c. 69–68 BC) was a Ptolemaic Queen of Egypt. She is the only surely attested wife of Ptolemy XII. Her only known child is Berenice IV, but she was also possibly the mother of Cleopatra VII. It is unclear if she died around the time of Cleopatra VII's birth in 69 BC. If she did not die in c. 69 BC, she may be the same person as the co-ruler of Berenice IV, known as Cleopatra VI. No written records about Cleopatra VI exist after 57 BC. Berenice IV was overthrown by Ptolemy XII in 55 BC, when his throne was restored with Roman military aid.