Cleopatra had a son who ruled.
Caesarion . He was the final member of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt , who reigned jointly with his mother Cleopatra VII of Egypt , from September 2 , 44 BC . He held the position of sole ruler between the death of Cleopatra , on August 12 , 30 BC , up to August 23 , 30 BC , the time his death was ordered by Octavian , who would become the Roman emperor Augustus . Cleopatra VII Philopator ( Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ 69 -- August 12 , 30 BC ) , known to history simply as Cleopatra , was the last active ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt , briefly survived as pharaoh by her son Caesarion . She later elevated Caesarion , her son with Caesar , to co-ruler in name .