Queen Tiye is regarded as one of the most influential

Queens ever to rule Egypt. Of common

birth, she married the Egyptian King Amenhotep III

who ruled during the New Kingdom Dynasties

around 1391BC. Queen Tiye held the title of "Great

Royal Wife" and acted upon it following the end of

her husband's reign. It was Tiye who held sway over

Kemet during the reign of her three sons Amenhotep

IV (Akhenaton the heretic), Smenkhare, and the famous child

king Tut-Ankh-Amen. For nearly half of a century,

Tiye governed Egypt, regulated her trade, and

protected her borders. During this time, she was

believed to be the standard of beauty in the ancient

world.