Laodice of Cappadocia
Berenice or Laodice of Cappadocia, also known as Laodice (Ancient Greek: Λαοδίκη Laodíkē; flourished from the mid-120s BC to the 90s BC) was a princess from the Kingdom of Pontus and a queen of the Kingdom of Cappadocia by marriage to Ariarathes VI, and queen of Bithynia by marriage to Nicomedes III. She was regent of Cappadocia in 116 BC during the minority of her son Ariarathes VII.
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Woodcut illustration of Berenice (or Laodice) of Cappadocia, from an incunable German translation by Heinrich Steinhöwel of Giovanni Boccaccio's De mulieribus claris, printed by Johann Zainer at Ulm c. 1474 | |
| Born | c. 145 BC Pontus |
| Died | c. 90 BC (aged c. 55) |
| Spouse | Ariarathes VI |
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| Father | Mithridates V |
| Mother | Laodice VI |
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