List of monarchs of Tahiti
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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
[edit]Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
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Pōmare I
| c. 1753 – 3 September 1803 (aged c. 49–50) | 1788 | 3 September 1803 | De facto paramount ruler from 1768, first as ariʻi, then as regent for Pōmare II from his birth. | Pōmare | ![]() |
Pōmare II
| c. 1782 – 7 December 1821 (aged c. 38–39) | 3 September 1803 | 7 December 1821 | Son of Pōmare I. Succeeded Pōmare I at birth as ari'i. Exiled to Mo'orea on 22 December 1808. Reclaimed throne on 15 November 1815 after the Battle of Te Feipī. | Pōmare | ![]() |
Pōmare III
| 25 June 1820 – 8 January 1827 (aged 6) | 7 December 1821 | 8 January 1827 | Son of Pōmare II. | Pōmare | ![]() |
Council of Regency | 7 December 1821 | 8 January 1827 | Regents for Pōmare III (per Pōmare II's request): Queen Teriʻitoʻoterai Tere-moe-moe Queen Teriʻitaria Ariʻipaea Vahine Five of the principal chiefs of Tahiti | ![]() | ||
Pōmare IV
| 28 February 1813 – 17 September 1877 (aged 64) | 11 January 1827 | 17 September 1877 | Daughter of Pōmare II. Longest reigning ruler of Tahiti, ruled under French protectorate from 9 September 1842. | Pōmare | ![]() |
Pōmare V
| 3 November 1839 – 12 June 1891 (aged 51) | 17 September 1877 | 30 December 1880 | Son of Pōmare IV. Last King of Tahiti, France annexed Tahiti and its dependencies on 29 June 1880. | Pōmare | ![]() |
Family tree
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Notes:
Descending dotted lines denote adoptions.
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Current status
[edit]In 2006, Tauatomo Mairau claimed to be the heir to the Tahitian throne, and attempted to re-assert the status of the monarchy in court. His claims were not recognized by France.[1][2] On 28 May 2009, Joinville Pōmare, an adopted member of the Pōmare family, declared himself King Pōmare XI, during a ceremony attended by descendants of leading chiefs but spurned by members of his own family. Other members of the family recognised his uncle, Léopold Pōmare, as heir to the throne.[3]
He attempted to have royal trust lands returned to him and his family. The French government mortgaged the land after World War II, and in doing so violated the terms of the agreement signed with Pōmare V in 1880 which reserved control of the trust lands for the royal family of Tahiti. The banks may be in the process of freezing the assets, and Mairau sued to prevent native Tahitians from being evicted from his trust lands, and wished for them to retain their usage rights over the land.[4][5]
In 2017, Laurent-Teva Good of Aquitaine and Raromatai[6], born Teva Temarii-a-Temarii-e-Teriitaumihauitepaturoa-a-Teriitaumihau-a-Puarai, descendant and heir of Queen Pomare IV[7][8], has been recognized honorary king of the Leeward Islands (Raromatai)[9]. Although he has no wish to claim rights over the Tahitian throne, and is even preparing a transmission of his honorary titles to focus on development projects and strategies for the preservation of the Maohi cultural and natural heritage, along with supporting his relatives (including Joinville Pomare and Yvannah Pomare-Tixier)[10], he is the only individual in French Polynesia whose royal status is recognized by representatives of the authorities of the overseas Territory.
See also
[edit]- Kingdom of Tahiti
- List of royal consorts of Tahiti
- List of monarchs of Huahine
- List of monarchs of Raiatea
- List of monarchs of Bora Bora
- List of colonial and departmental heads of French Polynesia
- President of French Polynesia
References
[edit]- ^ "Tahitian royal forms government". Radio New Zealand International. 22 January 2006. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ "Tahitian land activist claims France disregards 19th century treaties". Radio New Zealand International. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ "Joinville, l’homme qui voulait être roi... " Archived 5 September 2012 at archive.today, La Dépèche de Tahiti, 29 May 2009
- ^ "King' Mairau forges links between Tahiti and Cooks". 17 March 2010. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ "New republic of Hau Pakumotu is the world's newest country". Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ L’annuaire des familles, Généalogies Nord-Pas-De-Calais (in French) (2001 ed.). 75008 Paris: Sté des Annuaires. 2001. ISBN 978-2911121104.
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: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ Henry, Teuira (2004). Tahiti aux temps anciens (in French). Paris: Société des Océanistes. pp. 255–281. ISBN 978-2-85430-014-7.
- ^ Polynésie Française-Tahiti-Bureau de Papeete, DIRECTION DES AFFAIRES FONCIÈRES, DIRECTION DE LA RECETTE CONSERVATION DES HYPOTHÈQUES, Extraits des registres des actes civils publics enregistrés 26/11/1932 volume 44 Folio 99 n°664, Extraits des registres des ACTES CIVILS PUBLICS Volume 44 Folio 59 n°403.
- ^ Laurent-Teva has been recognized honorary king of Raromatai on the 28th of April 2017 during a discreet religious service, then officially declared honorary king of Raromatai in Uturoa, chef-lieu, May 10th by the Tavana-President of the Region with as principal witness President O. Temaru, and confirmed in November in Raiatea an Paris by the President of the maires of French Polynesia.
- ^ "Honorary Royal Household of Raromatai". 2024.
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