Djedefre

Rule	2528 - 2520 BC.
Predecessor	Father Cheops
Mother	Libyan consort
Nomen (meaning of name)	Enduring like Ra
Dynasty	4th
Consorts	Hetepheres II Khentet-en-ka
Capital city	Memphis
Achievements	Construction of pyramid at Abu Rawash north of Giza Sphinx at Abu Rawash
Burial	Abu Rawash
Succesor	Younger half-brother Chephren

He killed his elder half-brother Kauab who was the rightful heir, and married Hetepheres II, the widow of his dead brother to claim the throne

He was the first Pharaoh to use the title Son of Ra as part of his royal title, indicating the growing popularity of the solar god

Due to the poor condition of his pyramid at Abu Rawash, only small traces of his mortuary complex have been found;

A number of statues have been discovered of this Pharaoh, including several heads recovered from his pyramid. One of these is the earliest known form of a sphinx.