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The Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt (notated Dynasty XIX), also known as the Ramessid dynasty, is classified as the second Dynasty of the Ancient Egyptian New Kingdom period, lasting from 1292 BC to 1189 BC.
Ramses I was the founder of the 19th dynasty of ancient Egypt. He became the coregent of Horemheb, the last king of the 18th dynasty, who died without an heir. Already of advanced age upon ascending the throne, Ramses reigned about one year and four months with his son Seti I as coregent.
The family tree of the Egyptian 19th Dynasty is the usual mixture of conjecture and interpretation. The family history starts with the appointment of Ramesses I as the successor to Horemheb, the last king of the 18th Dynasty who had no heirs. From Rameses' line came perhaps the greatest king of the New Kingdom of Egypt, Rameses II.
His brief rule marked the start of the Nineteenth Dynasty and an Egyptian renaissance that was carried on by his son Seti I and reached its pinnacle during Ramesses II's extraordinarily long rule. Ramesses II presided over 66 of the the Nineteenth Dynasty roughly 100 years of existence.
…the third king of the 19th dynasty (1292–1191 bce) of ancient Egypt whose reign (1279–1213 bce) was the second longest in Egyptian history. In addition to his wars with the Hittites and Libyans, he is known for his extensive building programs and for the many colossal statues of him found…
In ancient Egyptian history, dynasties are series of rulers sharing a common origin. They are usually, but not always, traditionally divided into 33 pharaonic dynasties; these dynasties are commonly grouped by modern scholars into "kingdoms" and "intermediate periods" .
Menpehtyre Ramesses I (or Ramses) was the founding pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s 19th Dynasty. The dates for his short reign are not entirely known, but the timeline of late 1292–1290 BC is frequently cited, as well as 1295–1294 BC.
4 days ago · Ramses II was thethird king of the 19th dynasty of ancient Egypt whose reign (1279-1213 BCE) was the second longest in Egyptian history. In addition to his wars with the Hittites and Libyans, he is known for his extensive building programs and the colossal statues of him found all over Egypt.
Sep 2, 2009 · Ramesses II (r. 1279-1213 BCE, alternative spellings: Ramses, Rameses) was known to the Egyptians as Userma'atre'setepenre, which means 'Keeper of Harmony and Balance, Strong in Right, Elect of Ra'. He is also known also as Ozymandias and as Ramesses the Great.
The third ruler of the 19th dynasty looms large in the records of Egyptian history partially because of his uncommonly long reign and the resultant large-scale building projects this longevity allowed.
