Seqenenre Tao I is much-remembered for his choice of a queen.
Tetisheri was a commoner; Pharaohs usually married princesses,
frequently including their own sisters,
which preserved family unity
(so they avoided the problems of Adalperta, Desiderius
and Charlemagne).
But Seqenenre Tao married a woman who initiated the tradition of
strong and powerful queens
which continued throughout the 18th dynasty.
Starting with Tetisheri, queens were given titles and important
roles,
complete with suitable apparel such as the vulture crown.
Tetisheri was also very long-lived, aiding her husband, her son
Seqenenre Tao II
and her grandson Ahmose in their reigns. When she
died, Ahmose had a pyramid built for her such as had never been.
He declared:
I remember my mother's mother, my father's mother, the Great King's Wife and King's Mother,
Tetisheri the justified.
My majesty wants to have made for her a pyramid estate in the necropolis
in the neighborhood of the monument of my majesty,
its pool dug, its trees planted, its offering loaves established...