Tamatoa VI

King of Raiatea and Tahaa
Tamatoa VI
King of Raiatea and Tahaa
King of Ra'iatea 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 of Huahine
HouseHouse of Teurura'i
FatherKing Teururai, Ariimate 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 Tahitian island of Huahiné 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'iatea and Taha'a. He was the second son of King Teururai, Ariimate of Huahine. His mother, Princess Tehaapapa Maerehia of Raiatea, was the only living child of King Tamatoa IV of Raiatea. 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 Raiatea and Tahaa kingdom

He was installed as king of Raiatea and Tahaa in 1884. His coronation took place on January 22, 1885. He took the regnal name Tamatoa VI.[2]

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 ditrict of Tefareriʻi 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 Raiatea and Taha'a since the end of the monarchy on this island.

He died at Huahine in 1905.

Ancestry

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Raiatea family tree
Tamatoa I (or II)
Bora Bora family
Ari'ima'oRofa'i
Puni
Ariʻi Rahi of Bora Bora,
Raiatea and Taha'a		Pōmare Dynasty
of Tahiti		Mau'aTamatoa II (or III)
Teu
Ariʻi of Pare-Arue
Ariʻi of the Porionuʻu		Tetupaia i HauiriMatoVete'ara'i 'U'uru
Ariʻi of Opoa
Pōmare I
King of Tahiti		Tura'iari'i EhevahineTamatoa III (or IV)
Ari'i Rahi of Raiatea		Hihipa Tahitoe
Tapoa I
Ariʻi Rahi of Bora Bora,
Raiatea and Taha'a		Pōmare II
King of Tahiti		Teriʻitoʻoterai
Teremoemoe		Teriitaria II
Queen of Huahine		Teihotu Ta'aveaMoeore,
Tamatoa IV
King of Raiatea		Tahitoe
King of Raiatea
Tapoa II
King of Bora Bora and Taha'a		Pōmare IV
Queen of Tahiti		Ari'ifa'aiteAriimate Teururai
King of Huahine		Tehaapapa II
Queen of Huahine		Tehauroa
Queen of Raiatea		Tuarii
Queen of Raiatea
Pōmare V
King of Tahiti		Teri'imaevarua II
Queen of Bora Bora		Tamatoa V
King of Raiatea		Moe a Ma'iTamatoa VI
King of Raiatea
Princess Teriiourumaona
Tahitian Heir as Pōmare VI		Princess TeriivaetuaTeri'imaevarua III
Queen of Bora Bora		Princess TeriinavahoroaPrincess 'AimataPrince Tamatoa
Notes:

The numbering of the Tamatoa varies. An ancestor of the Tamatoa line named Fa'aniti is often counted as "Tamatoa I" and Moeore is sometime not considered Tamatoa IV.[3]

References
  • Cadousteau, Mai-Arii (1987). "CHAPITRE VIII: AHU'URA FILLE DU ROI MAI III". Bulletin de la Société des Études Océaniennes. 20 (239–240). Papeete: Société des Études Océaniennes: 45–50. OCLC 9510786.
  • Henry, Teuira; Orsmond, John Muggridge (1928). Ancient Tahiti. Vol. 48. Honolulu: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. pp. 247–272. OCLC 3049679.
  • Newbury, Colin W.; Darling, Adam J. (December 1967). "Te Hau Pahu Rahi: Pomare II and the Concept of Interisland Government in Eastern Polynesia". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 76 (4). Wellington: The Polynesian Society: 477–514. JSTOR 20704508. OCLC 6015244633.
  • Orsmond, John Muggridge; Smith, S. Percy (March 1893). "The Genealogy of the Pomare Family of Tahiti, from the Papers of the Rev. J. M. Orsmond. With Notes Thereon by S. Percy Smith". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 2 (1). Wellington: The Polynesian Society: 25–43. JSTOR 20701269. OCLC 5544732839.
  • Teissier, Raoul (1978). "Chefs et notables des Établissements Français de l'Océanie au temps du protectorat: 1842–1850". Bulletin de la Société des Études Océaniennes, Issue 202. Papeete: Société des Études Océaniennes. OCLC 9510786.
Ancestors of Tamatoa VI
16. The Hon. Chief Mato Teriitepoarei of Raiatea and Huahine
8. The Hon. Chief Mahine Puru Teheiura of Huahine
17. The Hon. Chiefess Tetuaveroa of Huahine
4. The Hon. Chief Taaroarii of Huahine
18. The Hon. Chief of Fareihi
9. The Hon. Chiefess Taoa of Fareihi
2. King Teururai Ariimate of Huahine
10. The Hon. Chief Hautia of Huahine
5. Tematafainuu vahine
11. Tauraa
1. King Tamatoa VI of Raiatea and Tahaa
24. Prince Vetearai Uuru of Raiatea, The Hereditary Chief of Opoa who met James Cook
22. King Tamatoa III of Raiatea and Tahaa
25. The Hon. Chiefess Rereao of Borabora
6. King Tamatoa IV of Raiatea and Tahaa
26. The Hon. Chief Mato Teriitepoarei of Raiatea and Huahine
13. The Hon. Chiefess Turaiarii of Huahine
27. The Queen Tehaapapa I of Huahine
3. Princess Maerehia of Raiatea and Tahaa
14. The Hon. Chief of Vaiari
7. The Hon. Chiefess Mahuti of Vaiari

See also

References

  1. ^ https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2736999855
  2. ^ https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2713529239
  3. ^ Henry & Orsmond 1928, p. 248.

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Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Raiatea
1885–1888 		Succeeded by
French Third Republic
Tuarii (rebel government)