Prince Ari'imate Teururai later known as King Tamatoa VI (1853 – 15 September 1905), was a member of a Tahitian royal family, the ''
House of Teururai
The House of Teururai was the reigning family of the kingdom of Huahine and Maia'o between Ari'imate's coronation in 1852 and Teha'apapa III's cession of the kingdom to France in 1895. Teururai kings first ruled Huahine in the middle of the 19t ...
'' which reigned on the Tahitian island of
Huahiné and
Maia'o during the 19th century.
He was installed as king of
Ra'iatea
Raiatea or Ra'iatea ( Tahitian: ''Ra‘iātea'') is the second largest of the Society Islands, after Tahiti, in French Polynesia. The island is widely regarded as the "centre" of the eastern islands in ancient Polynesia and it is likely that the ...
and
Taha'a
Taha’a (sometimes spelled as "Tahaa") is an island located among the western group, the Leeward Islands, of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The islands of Taha’a and neighboring R ...
in 1884, but was deposed in 1888.
Biography
Prince Ariimate Teururai was born at
Huahine
Huahine is an island located among the Society Islands, in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Leeward Islands group ''(Îles sous le Vent).'' At the 2017 census it had a population of 6,075. ...
in 1853.
He was the last
King
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*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
of
Ra'iatea
Raiatea or Ra'iatea ( Tahitian: ''Ra‘iātea'') is the second largest of the Society Islands, after Tahiti, in French Polynesia. The island is widely regarded as the "centre" of the eastern islands in ancient Polynesia and it is likely that the ...
and
Taha'a
Taha’a (sometimes spelled as "Tahaa") is an island located among the western group, the Leeward Islands, of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The islands of Taha’a and neighboring R ...
. He was the second son of
King Ari'imate of Huahine. His mother, Princess Maerehia Tehaapapa of Raiatea, was the only living child of King
Tamatoa IV
Tamatoa IV, also named Moe'ore Teri'itinorua Teari'inohora'i (1797–1857) was the king of Raiatea
Raiatea or Ra'iatea ( Tahitian: ''Ra‘iātea'') is the second largest of the Society Islands, after Tahiti, in French Polynesia. The island i ...
of Ra'iatea. She became
Queen regnant
A queen regnant (plural: queens regnant) is a female monarch, equivalent in rank and title to a king, who reigns ''suo jure'' (in her own right) over a realm known as a "kingdom"; as opposed to a queen consort, who is the wife of a reignin ...
of Huahine under the
regnal name
A regnal name, or regnant name or reign name, is the name used by monarchs and popes during their reigns and, subsequently, historically. Since ancient times, some monarchs have chosen to use a different name from their original name when they ac ...
of
Tehaapapa II
Maerehia of Ra'iatea and Taha'a (1824 – 28 May 1893), was a princess of Raiatea and Tahaa from the Tamatoa dynasty family, a Polynesian royal family. She was wife of Ari'imate of Huahine, founder of the Teururai dynasty which reigne ...
after her husband was deposed in 1868.
Heir to the Raiatea and Tahaa kingdom
He was installed as
king
King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king.
*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
of Ra'iatea and Taha'a in 1884. His coronation took place on January 22, 1885. He took the regnal name Tamatoa VI.
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
Tefarerii in Huahine island on 1895, the same year that his niece
Queen Tehaapapa III was deposed.
Marriage and children
He married
Tetua-nui Ha'amarurai a Tati (daughter of Tamatoa Atiti-Oroi, of the Tati family of
Papara
Paparā is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. Paparā is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, themselves part of the Society Islands. ) and had three sons and three daughters:
* Crown Prince Tamatoa of Raiatea and Taha'a.
* Prince Opuhara Pehupehu Teururai.
* Princess Tevahineha'amo'eatua Teururai.
* Princess Teri'imanaiterai Teururai.
* Prince Mahine Ta'aroari'i 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
See also
*
List of monarchs of Tahiti
This is a list of monarchs of Tahiti, all of which belonged to the Pōmare dynasty. They carried the title '' Ari'i rahi''.
Monarchs of Tahiti
Family tree
Current status
In 2006, Tauatomo Mairau claimed to be the heir to the Tahitian th ...
*
French Polynesia
)Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze")
, anthem =
, song_type = Regional anthem
, song = " Ia Ora 'O Tahiti Nui"
, image_map = French Polynesia on the globe (French Polynesia centered).svg
, map_alt = Location of Frenc ...
*
List of monarchs who lost their thrones in the 19th century
This is a list of monarchs who were deposed in the 19th century.
A
Afghanistan
*Zaman Shah, deposed 1801.
*Mahmud Shah Durrani, deposed 1803, reinstated 1809, redeposed 1818.
* Shoja Shah, deposed 1809, reinstated 1839
*Dost Mohammad Khan, depo ...
(Rai'atea)
External links
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1853 births
1905 deaths
Tahitian monarchs
French Polynesian royalty
Oceanian monarchs
Huahine royalty
People from Raiatea