Prince Tāufaʻāhau Manumataongo Tukuʻaho (born 10 May 2013)"New Tongan heir, Prince Taufa'ahau Manumataongo born May 10 in Auckland"

Matangi Tonga ''Matangi Tonga'' is an online newspaper providing Tonga Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands, of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is abou ...

, 10 May 2013. is a member of the Tongan royal family, second in the line of succession to the Tongan throne as the eldest child and only son of

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Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala (Siaosi Manumataongo ʻAlaivahamamaʻo ʻAhoʻeitu Konstantin Tukuʻaho; born 17 September 1985) is Crown Prince of Tonga. Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala became heir apparent to the throne in March 2012 upon the accession of hi ...

. Tāufaʻāhau is the eldest grandson of the current King of Tonga,

Tupou VI Tupou VI (ʻAho‘eitu ʻUnuakiʻotonga Tukuʻaho; born 12 July 1959) is King of Tonga. The youngest child of King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, he served as Prime Minister of Tonga from 2000 to 2006. Following his elder brother's accession to the ...

Early years

Taufaʻahau was born on 10 May 2013 at

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, the teaching hospital of

University of Auckland The University of Auckland (; Māori: ''Waipapa Taumata Rau'') is a public research university based in Auckland, New Zealand. The institution was established in 1883 as a constituent college of the University of New Zealand. Initially loc ...

in Grafton,

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, the son of Crown Prince

and Crown Princess Sinaitakala, during the reign of his grandfather King

."Second in line to Tongan throne born in Auckland"
Radio New Zealand International, 10 May 2013. He has three younger sisters: Princess Halaevalu Mataʻaho (born 12 July 2014); Princess Nanasipauʻu Eliana (born 20 March 2018); Princess Salote Mafileʻo Pilolevu (born 25 February 2021).

Family tree

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Manumataongo, Taufaahau 2013 births Living people People from Auckland New Zealand people of Tongan descent Tongan royalty Royal children