Tehaapapa Tehaapapa II

1824 (age 69)

She was Queen of Huahine and Maia"o and later in her own right. Comteporary sources seems to call her Tehaapapa I instead, disregarding the ruling queen by the same name at the time Captain Cook visited the island. Se was installed as Queen of Huahine in 1868 until her death in 1893. Thus, she belongs to the Tamatoa family, the most powerful royal family of the Society Island. By her father"s elder sister, Tere-moe-moe of Tahiti, she is the only first cousin to Queen Pomare of Tahiti. In the beginning of the 1850 year, a civil war deposed her father"s other elder sister, Teri"itaria World War II The main dignitaries chose chief Ari"imate to be king and that"s why he assumed the sovereignty on 18 March 1852. He was installed as king of Huahine in 1852. His crowning took place on March 18, 1852. She succeeded him and took the reign name of Teha"apapa World War II In 1890, she accepted the French protectorate on her kingdom. She died among her family in 1893. Her granddaughter succeeded her under the name of Te-ha"apapa III.

Tehaapapa Tehaapapa II

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Background

Born in Raiatea, princess Maerehia was the only surviving daughter of King Tamatoa of Ra"iatea (1797–1857) and his commoner wife Mahuti of Vaiari.

Career

She was Queen of Huahine and Maia"o and later in her own right. Comteporary sources seems to call her Tehaapapa I instead, disregarding the ruling queen by the same name at the time Captain Cook visited the island. Se was installed as Queen of Huahine in 1868 until her death in 1893.

Thus, she belongs to the Tamatoa family, the most powerful royal family of the Society Island.

By her father"s elder sister, Tere-moe-moe of Tahiti, she is the only first cousin to Queen Pomare of Tahiti. In the beginning of the 1850 year, a civil war deposed her father"s other elder sister, Teri"itaria World War II The main dignitaries chose chief Ari"imate to be king and that"s why he assumed the sovereignty on 18 March 1852.

He was installed as king of Huahine in 1852. His crowning took place on March 18, 1852.

She succeeded him and took the reign name of Teha"apapa World War II In 1890, she accepted the French protectorate on her kingdom.

She died among her family in 1893. Her granddaughter succeeded her under the name of Te-ha"apapa III.

Achievements

She was wife of Ari"imate of Huahine, founder of the Teururai dynasty which reigned on the Tahitian island of Huahiné and Maia"o during the 19th century.

Membership

She was the last member of the Tamatoa dynasty.

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