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Twosret Wikipedia

Queen Twosret was a Queen of Egypt and the last Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty. She reigned Egypt for 2 Years from about 1188-1186 BC, according to traditional Egyptian chronology and succeeded Siptah, who suffered from ill-health.

Twosret was the senior wife of Seti II, and following his death, she became first Regent for his heir Siptah, either her son or her stepson, jointly with Chancellor Bay. When Siptah died, amid some infighting among Siptah's heirs, Twosret took the throne for herself, assuming the role of a Pharaoh. While it was commonly believed that she ruled Egypt with the aid of Chancellor Bay, a recently published document by Pierre Grandet in a BIFAO 100(2000), pp.339-345 paper titled "L'execution du chancelier Bay O.IFAO 1864" shows that Bay was executed on the orders of Siptah in Year 5 of this king. The document is a Hieratic|hieratic Ostracon|ostracon or inscribed potshard and contains an announcement to the workmen of Deir El-Medina of the king's actions here. There is no immediate reason given to show what caused Siptah to turn against "the great enemy Bay," as the ostracon states. The recto of the document states thus:

"Year 5 III Shemu the 27th. On this day, the scribe of the tomb Paser came announcing 'Pharaoh LPH, has killed the great enemy Bay.'" (LPH is an acronym for Life ( Ankh ), Prosperity, Health, ( A.U.S., or A.W.S.).)