What is Ptolemy XIV Philopator?
'''Ptolemy XIV Philopator''' was the [[pharaoh]] of Egypt, who ruled with his sister [[Cleopatra VII]] from 47 until his death in 44 BC. {{Infobox pharaoh | name = Ptolemy XIV Philopator | alt_name = {{lang|grc|Πτολεμαίος Φιλοπάτωρ}} | image = Ptolemy XIV.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | role = [[Basileus|King]] of the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]] | reign = 47–44 BC, with [[Cleopatra VII]] | predecessor = [[Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator]] | successor = [[Caesarion]] | birth_date = c. 59 BC | death_date = 26 July 44 BC (aged possibly 15) | spouse = [[Cleopatra VII]] | dynasty = [[Ptolemaic dynasty]] | father = [[Ptolemy XII Auletes]] | mother = }} == Biography == When [[Ptolemy XIII (Pharaoh)|Ptolemy XIII]] died in 47 BC, his younger brother Ptolemy XIV became Pharaoh with the help of his older sister [[Cleopatra]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=psKZBAAAQBAJ&q=Ptolemy+XIV&pg=PR24|title=The Empire of the Ptolemies|last=Mahaffy|first=John Pentland|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2014|isbn=9781108078658|series=Cambridge Library Collection|location=Cambridge, England and New York|pages=xxiv|language=en|orig-year=1895}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GmeoAwAAQBAJ&q=Ptolemy+XIV&pg=PT75|title=Antony & Cleopatra: The Doomed Love Affair That United Ancient Rome & Egypt|last=Southern|first=Patricia|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|year=2012|isbn=9781445608877|location=Stroud, England|language=en|orig-year=2010}}</ref> Ptolemy XIV was around 12 years old when he became king.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/cleopatraegyptsl0000blac|url-access=registration|title=Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen|last=Blackaby|first=Susan|publisher=Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.|year=2009|isbn=9781402765407|series=Sterling Biographies|location=New York and London|pages=[https://archive.org/details/cleopatraegyptsl0000blac/page/27 27]|language=en}}</ref> Cleopatra