Key Words You Will Learn On This page:
- Consort: The wife or husband of a particular spouse in a reigning monarch.
- Polygamy: The Practice of having more then one spouse at any one time.
- Vizier: The person who took responsibility for the Phara0h's government and was the chief judge in Ancient Egypt.
The Ancient Egyptians believed that by practising intermarriage within families it would keep the royal blood line pure. The Pharaoh was the embodiment of the sun god Ra so there was also a thought that no one but a member of the royal family was worthy enough to marry a god. This aspect was a huge part of intermarriage because the Pharaohs were in fact imitating the relationships of many different gods who also married members of their family.
There were many "practical" reasons the Egyptians choose to do this, they believed that if family were marrying family it would encourage an increased amount of loyalty amongst the royal family, they also wanted material possessions to be passed down through the generations.
There were many "practical" reasons the Egyptians choose to do this, they believed that if family were marrying family it would encourage an increased amount of loyalty amongst the royal family, they also wanted material possessions to be passed down through the generations.
Creating Your Dynasty: Scenario One
As the new Pharaoh of Egypt it is now time for you to choose your consort and get married. As was tradition in Ancient Egypt your new Husband/Wife will most likely be a member of your family.
Did you know?
Ancient Egyptians practiced polygamy. Pharaoh Hatshepsut was the Royal wife of her step brother Thutmose II, whose mother was the secondary wife to Thutmose I. Upon the death of Thutmose I the ruler-ship of Egypt went to his son Thutmose II even though Hatshepsut was the daughter of his Royal Wife Ahmose.
Some Egyptians married people from other royal families in the ancient world. Cleopatra notably married Roman Emperor Julius Caesar.
Ancient Egyptians practiced polygamy. Pharaoh Hatshepsut was the Royal wife of her step brother Thutmose II, whose mother was the secondary wife to Thutmose I. Upon the death of Thutmose I the ruler-ship of Egypt went to his son Thutmose II even though Hatshepsut was the daughter of his Royal Wife Ahmose.
Some Egyptians married people from other royal families in the ancient world. Cleopatra notably married Roman Emperor Julius Caesar.
It is now time for you to choose...
Will you stick to tradition and keep the royal bloodline pure by marrying your half brother/sister?
or
Will you defy tradition and take your royal Vizor's son/daughter's hand in marriage?
Will you stick to tradition and keep the royal bloodline pure by marrying your half brother/sister?
or
Will you defy tradition and take your royal Vizor's son/daughter's hand in marriage?