“Bernice III was the first queen of Egypt to rule without a consort in over a millennium. Though her reign was brief, her example inspired her descendant Cleopatra to rule alone.” EgyptCleopatraPtolemyPtolemaic DynastyBernice Iii Book:Doomed Queens: Royal Women Who Met Bad Ends, From Cleopatra to Princess Di Source: Doomed Queens: Royal Women Who Met Bad Ends, From Cleopatra to Princess Di