Laodice VII Thea

Laodice VII Thea Philadelphus (Greek: Λαοδίκη ἡ Θεά καὶ Φιλάδελφος,^[1] born after 122 BC–?), was a princess of the Seleucid Empire and future queen of Commagene. She was the daughter of King Antiochus VIII Grypus and Greek Ptolemaic Princess Cleopatra Tryphaena, a daughter of Ptolemy VIII Physcon.^[2][1]

Laodice married Mithridates I Callinicus,^[2] a prince and future king from the Kingdom of Commagene. The fathers of Laodice and Mithridates had arranged their marriage as part of a peace alliance between their kingdoms.^{[citation needed]} Mithridates embraced the Greek culture. Laodice bore Mithridates a son, Antiochus I Theos of Commagene (c. 86 BC–38 BC).^[2] Antiochus became a prince and future king of Commagene.