 He was a son of Ptolemy VI Philometor and Cleopatra II of Egypt.Ptolemy VII's identity is unclear.According to one reconstruction, he was the son of Ptolemy VI Philometor and Cleopatra II of Egypt, he reigned briefly with his father in 145 BC, and for a short time after that, and was murdered by his uncle, Ptolemy VIII Physcon, who succeeded him.