Tapoa II

Tapoa II (1806–1860) was the king of the Tahitian island of Bora Bora from 1831 to 1860.[1] He was also a Royal consort of Tahiti as husband of Pōmare IV, Queen regnant of Tahiti.

Tapoa II
King of Tahaʻa and Bora Bora
Painting by Henry Byam Martin, c.1840s
Reign1831–1860
PredecessorTapoa I
SuccessorTeriimaevarua II
Bornc.1806
DiedMarch 1860 (aged 5354)
SpousePōmare IV
Tapoa Vahine
IssueTeriimaevarua II (adoptive)
HouseHouse of Tapoa
FatherTapoa I
MotherAi-mata

Tapoa II was born in 1806. He was the son of Tapoa I, King of Tahaʻa and Bora Bora, by his wife, Ai-mata. He married Pōmare IV in December 1822. This marriage was childless and ended in divorce in 1834.[2][3] Later, he married Tapoa Vahine.[4]

Ancestry

References

  1. Cadousteau1 987, pp. 44, 66.
  2. Henry & Orsmond 1928, p. 249.
  3. Pritchard 1983, p. 225.
  4. Henry & Orsmond 1928, p. 259.


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