Abstract Ramesses III had two main queens: Isis-ta-Hemdjeret and an unknown Queen X. These two ladies gave the king at least ten sons (and probably many daughters, who left no trace in the written record). Three of these sons would succeed their father: Ramesses IV and VI, both sons of Isis, and Ramesses VIII, son of Queen X; the intervening kings, Ramesses V and VII, were sons of Ramesses IV and VI, who both died without living heirs.  Following Ramesses VIII, the throne passed to his nephew Ramesses IX, grandson of Ramesses III by prince Montuherkhepshef  (son of Queen X, who had died by then) and father and grandfather of Ramesses X and XI. He most likely had other consorts and offspring, as is thought to be the case with Lady Tiy and her son Pentawera, who would play a prominent role in the Harem Conspiracy by the end of the reign.^[1]   [1] cf. H. Gauthier, Laure des rois, TT, 203: iv and n. 3i 212: xxiv and n. 3