Userkheperure Setepenre Meryptah Seti II (reigned 1200 B.C.E. - 1194 B.C.E.] was the sixth ruler of the Nineteenth Dynasty. He ruled in a period known for dynastic intrigue and short reigns, and his rule was no different. He had to deal with many plots, most significantly the preceding reign of the usurper, Amenmesse, who seized the throne when Seti II was away from the royal palace after the death of his father Merneptah.