List of monarchs of Huahine

The Polynesian island of Huahine, in the Society Islands, was a kingdom ruled by the Teurura'i dynasty from the 18th century until its annexation by France in 1895. The island is now a part of French Polynesia.

Monarchs of Huahine

Name	Birth–Death	Reign start	Reign end	Notes
Tehaʻapapa I	1735–1790	1760	1790	First reign. De facto paramount ruler from 1760 to 1790. First as ariʻi rahi.
Teriʻitaria I	1769–1793	1790	1793	Succeeded his mother Tehaʻapapa in 1790. Deposed in 1793 by his half-brother.
Tenania	1770–1814	1793	1810	Succeeded his half-brother.
Mahine Teheiura	1761–1838	1810	1815	Brother of Tenania. He abdicated for his niece Teriʻitaria II of Raiatea.
Teriʻitaria II	1790–1858	1815	18 March 1852	Deposed during a civil war.
Ariʻmate	1824–1874	18 March 1852	September 1868	Deposed in September 1868 during a civil war. Succeeded by his wife.
Tehaʻapapa II^[1]	1824–1893	September 1868	28 May 1893	Heiress presumptive of King Tamatoa IV of Raiatea and Tahaʻa. Ruler of Huahine (1868–1893), ruled under French protectorate from 1885 to 1890.
Regent Marama	1851–1909	1884	15 September 1895	First born son of the Huahinean sovereign, he acted as regent for his mother and his daughter from 1884 to 1895.
Teuhe	1848–1891	22 March 1888	22 July 1890	Raised to the kingdom in 1888. She reigned under a rebellion government against her mother Tehaʻapapa II. Deposed in 1890 by her brother regent Marama and exiled in Tahiti where she died one year later.
Tehaʻapapa III^[1]	1879–1917	28 May 1893	15 September 1895	Last Queen of Huahine and Maiaʻo, France annexed Huahine and Maiaʻo on 15 September 1895.

Family tree

Huahine family tree

Tamatoa I (or II)

Rofa'i

Ari'ima'o

Tamatoa Dynasty
of Raiatea

Mau'a

Rohianu'u

Tehaapapa I
Queen of Huahine

Mato

Tetuaveroa

Teriitaria I
King of Huahine

Tenani'a
King of Huahine

Pōmare Dynasty
of Tahiti

Tamatoa III,
King of Raiatea

Tura'iari'i Ehevahine

Mahine Tehei'ura
King of Raiatea

Tao'a

Pōmare II
King of Tahiti

Teriʻitoʻoterai
Teremoemoe

Teriitaria II
Queen of Huahine

Moeore,
Tamatoa IV
King of Raiatea

Ta'aroari'i

Tematafainuu

Pōmare IV
Queen of Tahiti

Pōmare III
King of Tahiti

Tehaapapa II
Queen of Huahine

Ariimate Teururai
King of Huahine

Ma'ihara Temari'i

Tamatoa V
King of Raiatea

Pōmare V
King of Tahiti

Teuhe
Queen of Huahine

Tetuamarama

Marama Teururai
Prince-Regent of Huahine

Tamatoa VI
King of Raiatea

Teriitevaearai a Mai
from the Mai family of Bora Bora

Tehaapapa III
Queen of Huahine

Notes:

Descending dotted lines denote adoptions.

References

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