List of royal consorts of Tahiti

See also: List of monarchs of Tahiti

A royal consort is a spouse of a monarch. The Kingdom of Tahiti was founded by Pōmare I (known as Tu) between 1788 and 1791. His dynasty lasted until his great-grandson Pōmare V abdicated in 1880 and the French annexed Tahiti and its dependencies to form French Polynesia.

Pōmare Dynasty

Portrait Name Birth Death Consort to
Tetuanuireiaiteraʻiatea
(Itia)[1][2] 		1764 16 January 1814 Pōmare I
(r. 1788–1791, de jure)
(r. 1788–1803, de facto)
Tetuanui Tarovahine
(Tetua)[1][3] 		1782 21 July 1806 Pōmare II
(r. 1791–1821)
Teriʻitaria II[1][3] 1790 1858
Teriʻitoʻoterai Teremoemoe[1][3] 1793 After 1867[4]
Tapoa II[1][5][6] 1806 March 1860 Pōmare IV
(r. 1827–1877)
Tenaniʻa Ariʻifaʻaite[1][7][6] 10 January 1820 6 August 1873
Johanna Marau Taʻaroa[1][8] 24 April 1860 4 February 1935 Pōmare V
(r. 1877–1880)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Henry & Orsmond 1928, pp. 249–250.
  2. ^ Teissier 1978, p. 49.
  3. ^ a b c Teissier 1978, pp. 50–54.
  4. ^ Teissier 1978, p. 74.
  5. ^ Newbury 1980, pp. 56.
  6. ^ a b Teissier 1978, pp. 33–42.
  7. ^ Newbury 1980, pp. 61.
  8. ^ Teissier 1978, pp. 42–44.

Bibliography

  • Henry, Teuira; Orsmond, John Muggridge (1928). Ancient Tahiti. Vol. 48. Honolulu: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. OCLC 3049679.
  • Newbury, Colin Walter (1980). Tahiti Nui: Change and Survival in French Polynesia, 1767–1945 (PDF). Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii. hdl:10125/62908. ISBN 978-0-8248-8032-3. OCLC 1053883377.
  • 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 (202). Papeete: Société des Études Océaniennes. OCLC 9510786.