The 100 Children of Ramesses II with Prof. Peter Brand

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

History, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Ramesses is famous for fathering 100+ children. But what did all these princes and princesses do? Prof. Peter Brand joins us once more to explain the lives and roles of these children, how we know about them (or don't), what's up with those "Daughter Wives," and where all the 100+ children might be buried. Also, I read the entire list of children (all 100+) in their known order, from the monuments. Prof. Peter Brand's book Ramesses II: Egypt's Ultimate Pharaoh is available now at all good retailers. Music by Luke Chaos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:37.4	Hello, and welcome to a History of Egypt podcast interview episode.
0:42.2	My guest today is Professor Peter Brand, who joins us once again to explain the life and reign
0:48.4	of Ramesses II.
0:50.6	Today, we discuss one of the more famous aspects of the king's rule, his many, many, many, many,
0:59.2	children.
1:00.4	With at least 45 sons and 56 daughters known to history, Ramesses II might be the most prolific
1:08.0	pharaoh of all time, certainly the horniest.
1:12.3	But beyond that aspect of it, there's a few lingering questions.
1:15.5	Number one, what did all of these children actually do?
1:19.3	How did they fit into the wider Egyptian society?
1:22.7	Also, what's up with Remusies marrying his own daughters?
1:26.6	And finally, if there were a hundred children, where are all of them buried?
1:32.4	Professor Brand explores these and other questions as we continue our discussion of the
1:37.5	life of Ramesses II.
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