Merenre II

Rule	6th Dynasty: 2152 BC.
Predecessor	Father Pepi II
Praenomen	Throne name: Merenre: beloved of Ra
Nomen	Birth name: Mentiemsaf: Mentu is his protector
Mother	Nieth
Consorts	Sister wife Nitocris
Capital city	Memphis
Reign	Merenre II was the eldest surviving son of Pepi II, but only ruled for one year in contrast with his father who ruled 94 years The exceptional long reign of his father resulted in an increase of power of the nobility and the gradual decline of the central authority. The only document dated to his reign is a decree protecting the cult of queens Ankhesenmerire and Neith, from the pyramid complex of his queen mother Neith in Saqqara. He was murdered in a plot and later revenged by his sister Nitocris
Successor	Wife and sister Nitocris
Wikipedia	Merenre II