How were Pharaohs chosen?

According to what I have was taught back in the dark ages, a Pharaoh was the husband of the Great Wife, the oldest daughter of the preceding Great Wife. Naturally, her father took great care to manage who she married. read more

Exactly how successive pharaohs were chosen is not entirely clear. Sometimes a son of the pharaoh, or a powerful vizier (head priest) or feudal lord assumed the leadership, or an entirely new line of pharaohs arose following the collapse of the former monarchy. read more

This explanation is no longer accepted by Egyptologists. Unlike other Egyptians, the Pharaoh’s had more than one wife, usually for diplomatic reasons. The Great Wife, or Great Royal Wife, was the mother of either the current Pharaoh or the one who had born the current Pharaoh’s heir. read more

The early monarchs of Egypt were not known as pharaohs but as kings. The honorific title of `pharaoh' for a ruler did not appear until the period known as the New Kingdom (c.1570-c.1069 BCE). read more