Her father was Thutmose I ; her predecessor was Thutmose II ( her brother and husband ) ; her successor was Thutmose III , the son of Thutmose II by a lesser wife .
Almost all scholars today view this as historical revisionism , or prolepsis , on Hatshepsut 's part since it was Thutmose II -- a son of Thutmose I by Mutnofret -- who was her father 's heir . Moreover , Thutmose I could not have foreseen that his daughter Hatshepsut would outlive his son within his own lifetime .