Tamatoa VI

Tamatoa VI
King of Raiatea and Tahaa
King of Ra'iātea and Taha'a
Reign22 January 1885 – 18 March 1888
Coronation22 January 1885
PredecessorTehauroa
SuccessorMonarchy abolished in 1888 for French Third Republic
Tuarii (rebel government)
Born7 June 1853
Tefarerii, Huahine
Died(1905-09-15)September 15, 1905
(aged 51-52)
Fare, Huahine
Burial
Fare, Huahine
SpouseThe Hon. Chiefess Tetuanuimarama a Atitioroi
IssueHereditary Prince Tamatoa Teururai
Prince Opuhara Pehupehu Teururai
Princess Tevahinehaamoetua Teururai
Prince Mahinetaaroaarii Tevaearai Teururai
Princess Teriivanaaiterai Teururai
Names
Prince Ioata, Ariimate, Teururai a Teururai of Huahine also known as Teururai Teuhe a Teururai at his death
HouseHouse of Teurura'i
FatherKing Teurura'i, Ari'imate of Huahine
MotherQueen Tehaapapa II of Huahine

Prince Ariimate Teururai, later known as King Tamatoa VI (7 June 1853 – 15 September 1905), was a member of a Tahitian royal family, the House of Teururai which reigned on the island of Huahine and Maia'o during the 19th century.

He was installed as king of Ra'iatea and Taha'a in 1884, but was deposed in 1888.

Biography

Tamatoa VI was born as Ioata Ariimate Teururai a Teururai and died as Teururai Teuhe a Teururai. He was the last King of Ra'iātea and Taha'a. He was the second son of King Teurura'i, Ari'imate of Huahine. His mother, Princess Teha'apapa Maerehia of Ra'iātea, was the only living child of King Tamatoa IV of Ra'iātea. She became Queen regnant of Huahine under the regnal name of Tehaʻapapa II in july 8th 1868 after her husband was deposed by the chiefs in the night of july 7th 1868.[1]

Heir to the Ra'iātea and Taha'a kingdom

He was installed as king of Ra'iātea and Taha'a in 1884. He was coronated and anointed by missionary Ebenezer Vicessimus Cooper on 22 January 1885 in Ra'iātea. He took the regnal name Tamatoa VI.[2] Throughout his reign, he bore the appellation Tautu, in commemoration of his forebear.

His reign ended when the French annexed the two islands of Ra'iatea and Taha'a on March 16, 1888.

After his abdication, he returned to his natal island where he was later proclaimed chief of the district of Tefareri'i in the name of Ioata, the same year that his niece Queen Tehaʻapapa III abdicated.

Marriage and children

He married Tetuanuimarama a Atitioroi (daughter of Atitioroi a Ori, of the Tati family of Papara) and had three sons and three daughters:

  • Crown Prince Tamatoa Teururai of Raiatea and Taha'a.
  • Prince Opuhara Pehupehu Teururai.
  • Princess Tevahinehaamoetua Teururai.
  • Princess Teriivanaaiterai Teururai.
  • Prince Mahinetaaroaarii Tevaearai Teururai.
  • Prince Tefauvero Teururai.

Their children remain the pretenders to the royal family of Ra'iātea and Taha'a since the end of the monarchy on this island.

He died at Fare, Huahine in 1905.


Ancestors of Tamatoa VI
8. Mahine, Puru, Teheiura
4. Ta'aroari'i
9. Taoa of Fareihi
2. Ari'imate, Teurura'i
10. Hauti'a
5. Tematafainu'u
11. Taura'a
1. Tamatoa VI
22. Tamatoa III, Tapa
6. Tamatoa IV, Moeore
13. The Hon. Chiefess Turaiarii Ehevahine of Huahine
3. Tehaapapa II
14. The Hon. Chief of Vaiari
7. Mahuti of Vaiari
Teururai Teuhe a Teururai (standing left) and his family, c. 1890

See also

References

allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamatoa_VI