What year did Cleopatra become ruler?

Answer 1

In 50 BC, Cleopatra and her brother were co-rulers. The next year she was driven out and it wasn't until 47 that Julius Caesar firmly established her on the throne. So for all practical purposes, she became ruler in 47 BC.

Answer 2

There were many individuals with the name Cleopatra to include:

• Cleopatra I of Egypt
• Cleopatra II of Egypt
• Cleopatra Selene I, daughter of Ptolemy VIII Physcon and Cleopatra III
• Cleopatra Thea, queen of the Seleucid Empire from 125-121 BC
• Cleopatra III of Egypt
• Cleopatra IV of Egypt
• Cleopatra V of Egypt
• Cleopatra VI of Egypt
• Cleopatra VII, last of the Ptolemaic rulers, lover of Roman leaders Julius Caesar and Mark Antony
• Cleopatra Selene II, also known as Cleopatra VIII of Egypt or Cleopatra VIII, an only daughter to Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII; became the Roman client queen of Numidia and later Mauretania
• Cleopatra of Macedon (c. 356-308 BC), sister of Alexander III of Macedon and daughter of Philip II of Macedon and Olympias
• Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon, a wife of Philip II
• Cleopatra of Pontus (born 110 BC), Pontian wife of Tigranes the Great and daughter of Mithridates VI of Pontus
• Cleopatra of Jerusalem, one of the wives of King Herod the Great
• Saint Cleopatra, a Christian Saint

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Answer 3

Cleopatra ruled from 51 to 30 BC.