Tehaapapa I

Tehaʻapapa I
Born 1735
Died 1790
Title Queen of Huahine
Spouse(s) Rohianu'u and Mato
Children Tura'iari'i Ehevahine
Teriitaria I

Tehaʻapapa I (Tehaʻapapa Fatu'araʻi Teri'i-tariʻa Te-i'oa-tua-vahine) was a Queen regnant of the island of Huahine. She was the ruler of that island during the time Captain Cook visited the island and an ancestor of queen Tehaapapa II.[1]

Biography

She was born in 1735 and became queen in 1760. Her husbands were Chiefs Rohianu'u and Mato Teri'i-te Po Areʻi of Raiatea.

She died in 1790 and her successor was her son Teri'itaria I. His father was Mato.[2]

She had a daughter Tura'iari'i Ehevahine, who was a queen consort of Raiatea. Her grandchildren were king Tamatoa IV and queen Teriitaria II.

References

  1. "French Polynesia". WorldStatesman.org. Ben Cahoon. 2000. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  2. Christopher Buyers. "Huahine: The Ari'i-Maro-'Ura Dynasty Genealogy". Royal Ark web site. Retrieved 16 January 2012.