Fatafehi 'o Lapaha (1735–1825) was the 10th Tu'i Tonga Fefine (Female Sacred King) and was the daughter of Paulaho, the 36th

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(Sacred King of Tonga). Her mother was Paulaho's Moheofo (Principal wife) Tupoumoheofo, who laid claimed to the Tu'i Kanokupolu and is recognised as the 12th

Tu'i Kanokupolu Tu'i, also spelled more simplistically Tui, is a Polynesian traditional title for tribal chiefs or princes. In translations, the highest such positions are often rendered as "king". For details, see the links below various polities. Traditionally, ...

. Fatafehi 'o Lapaha's father, Paulaho was the Sacred King when Captain

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visited in 1777. Her siblings were Sinaitaka'ifekitetele, Fatafehiha'apai, Manutauhakau, and Fuanunu'iava. Fatafehi 'o Lapaha married Tu'i Ha'ateiho Fa'otusia Fakahiku'o'uiha of the Falefisi Clan (House of

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). The chiefs of the House of Fiji were the only Tongan chiefs allowed to marry the Tu'i Tonga Fefine. Their son, Makamalaohi, was known as the Tamatauhala, the only known person in Tongan History to achieve the highest social status in Tonga.Cocker, Genealogy of Tonga The Tamatauhala was the child of the Tu'i Tonga Fefine and the male Tamaha (son of a Female Sacred King).

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References

* Cook, Capt James. The three voyages of Captain James Cook around the world, Volume V, 1821. * Official History of the Royal Palaces: Tu’i Kanokupolu Dynasty Line: https://web.archive.org/web/20100721234346/http://www.palaceoffice.gov.to/ * Cocker J, Genealogy of Tonga, as narrated by Tamaha Amelia. https://web.archive.org/web/20160412140132/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Fatafehi O Lapaha Tongan royalty 1735 births 1825 deaths