Teriimaevarua III | |
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Queen of Bora Bora | |
Reign | 12 February 1873 — 19 March 1888 ( 15 years, 36 days) |
Predecessor | Teriimaevarua II |
Successor | French Third Republic |
Spouse | Hinoi Pōmare |
Issue | |
Rehurehu Tuheiava (adoptive) Itia Tuheiava (adoptive) |
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Full name | |
Ari'i 'Otare Teri'imaevarua III | |
House | House of Pōmare |
Father | Tamatoa V |
Mother | Moe a Ma'i |
Born | May 28, 1871 Raiatea |
Died | November 19, 1932 Papeete, Tahiti |
(aged 61)
Ari'i-'Otare Teari'i-maeva-rua III Pomare (28 May 1871 – 19 November 1932) was the last Queen of the Tahitian island of Bora Bora from 1873 to 1888.
The third daughter of Prince Tamatoa-a-tu (Tamatoa V), King of Ra'iatea and Taha'a and Princess Moe-a-Mai, Ari'i-'Otare became the Queen of Bora Bora on the death of her aunt Princess Teari'i-maeva-rua I Pomare, Queen of Bora Bora. She married Prince Teri'i Hinoi-a-tua Pomare, chief of Hitia'a in Bora Bora on 9 January 1884 and was divorced in 1887. Ari'i-'Otare produced no children of her own, so adopted her two younger step daughters; Princess Rehu-rehu Tuheiava and Princess Itia Tuheiava.
She was deposed by the French on 19 March 1888 but remained the head of the royal house of Bora Bora until her death.