Hatshepsut

Hatshepsut gained control of Egypt and took control of it from the Pharaoh she was a regent for . In fact Hatshepsut even donned the male,Egyptian, Pharaoh beard piece. She brought much wealth to Egypt by way of expeditions into Nubia and beyond. many great buildings and statues were built in her time. But when she died someone, perhaps a Pharaoh decided to remove her from history by chiseling her image out of walls, destroying her statues, and hiding her buildings.

Cleopatra VII

Cleopatra VII is the Cleopatra most people speak of, Also her reign was in the Roman times so it probably wasn't what you would stereotype as Ancient Egypty. She came to power when her father died leaving her and her brother Ptolemy XIII as joint rulers. What was curious about it that was also just plain weird thought probably not uncommon in ancient times was the fact she was married to him (Ptolemy XIII, Her own brother)! After only a couple years of joint rule she claimed power for herself and erased mentions of him off of coins and official documents, but her down fall happened soon after that. She had a son with Julius Caesar named Ptolemy Caesar and had 3 children with Mark Antony and protested Augustus's reign.