Crown Prince of Tonga

The long reign of King George Tupou I (r. 1845–1893), the first constitutional monarch of Tonga, saw six different heirs apparent to the Tongan throne. The only legitimate son of the King, Vuna Takitakimālohi, died unmarried in January 1862, leaving the King without an heir.[3] The succession would remain vacant for thirteen years until the promulgation of the Constitution of Tonga in 1875, which legitimized Vuna's half-brother Tēvita ʻUnga and named him Crown Prince.[4] By 1889, the King would outlive ʻUnga and all three of his grandchildren (ʻUelingatoni Ngū, Nalesoni Laifone and ʻElisiva Fusipala Taukiʻonetuku). That left his great-grandson Tāufaʻāhau (Fusipala's son) as the next Crown Prince who would succeed his great-grandfather in 1893 as George Tupou II.[5][6][7]

• Succession to the Tongan throne

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