Queen Ankhesenamun was the wife of Tutankhamun. Tutankhamun overturned the monotheist heresy of his father, Amenhotep IV (aka Akhenaten), by changing the last syllable of he and his wifes names from "aten" to "amun" (Tutankh-aten and Ankhesenpa-aten). Ap…
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Nefertiti, Kiya, Meritaten, Ankhesenamun, and a unidentified sister were all wives/consorts to Akhenaten.
King Akhenaten had 5 wives: Nefertiti Kiya Meritaten Ankhesenamun and an unidentified sister
Pharaoh Tutankhamun was the son of Pharaoh Akhenaten and ascended to the throne around the year 1332 BC. He had a half-sister, Ankhesenpaaten, later named Ankhesenamun, who was a daughter of Akhenaten and from Queen Nefertiti, she also became Tutankhamun's wife.
The exact dates of when Nefertiti was married to Amenhotep IV and later promoted to his Queen are uncertain. The couple had six known daughters. and 500 cats
The wife of Amenhotep I was Ahmose-Meritamon. The wife of Amenhotep II was Tiaa. The wives of Amenhotep III were Tiye, Gilukhepa, and Tadukhepa, and the wives of Amenhotep IV were Nefertiti, Kiya, Meritaten, Ankhesenamun. He was also married to one of his sisters, but her name is not known.