Claim: Cleopatra had a son who ruled.
Evidence: Cleopatra VII Philopator -LRB- Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ 69 -- August 12 , 30 BC -RRB- , known to history simply as Cleopatra , was the last active ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt , briefly survived as pharaoh by her son Caesarion.
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.