Tamatoa VI

Prince Ariimate Teururai, later known as King Tamatoa VI (7 June 1853 – 15 September 1905), was a member of a Tahitian royal family, the House of Teururai which reigned on the Tahitian island of Huahiné and Maia'o during the 19th century.

Tamatoa VI
King of Raiatea and Tahaa
King of Ra'iatea and Taha'a
Reign	22 January 1885 – 18 March 1888
Coronation	22 January 1885
Predecessor	Tehauroa
Successor	Monarchy abolished in 1888 for French Third Republic Tuarii (rebel government)
Born	7 June 1853 Tefarerii, Huahine
Died	(1905-09-15)September 15, 1905 (aged 51-52) Fare, Huahine
Burial	Fare, Huahine
Spouse	The Hon. Chiefess Tetuanuimarama a Atitioroi
Issue	Hereditary Prince Tamatoa Teururai Prince Opuhara Pehupehu Teururai Princess Tevahinehaamoetua Teururai Prince Mahinetaaroaarii Tevaearai Teururai Princess Teriivanaaiterai Teururai
Names Prince Ioata, Ariimate, Teururai of Huahine
House	House of Teurura'i
Father	King Teururai, Ariimate of Huahine
Mother	Queen Tehaapapa II of Huahine

He was installed as king of Ra'iatea and Taha'a in 1884, but was deposed in 1888.

Biography

Tamatoa VI was born as Ioata Ariimate Teururai a Teururai and died as Teururai Teuhe a Teururai. He was the last King of Ra'iatea and Taha'a. He was the second son of King Teururai, Ariimate of Huahine. His mother, Princess Tehaapapa Maerehia of Raiatea, was the only living child of King Tamatoa IV of Raiatea. She became Queen regnant of Huahine under the regnal name of Tehaʻapapa II in july 8th 1868 after her husband was deposed by the chiefs in the night of july 7th 1868.

Heir to the Raiatea and Tahaa kingdom

He was installed as king of Raiatea and Tahaa in 1884. His coronation took place on January 22, 1885. He took the regnal name Tamatoa VI.

His reign ended when the French annexed the two islands of Ra'iatea and Taha'a on March 16, 1888.

After his abdication, he returned to his natal island where he was later proclaimed chief of the district of Tefareriʻi in the name of Ioata, the same year that his niece Queen Tehaʻapapa III abdicated.

Marriage and children

He married Tetuanuimarama a Atitioroi (daughter of Atitioroi a Ori, of the Tati family of Papara) and had three sons and three daughters:

• Crown Prince Tamatoa Teururai of Raiatea and Taha'a.
• Prince Opuhara Pehupehu Teururai.
• Princess Tevahinehaamoetua Teururai.
• Princess Teriivanaaiterai Teururai.
• Prince Mahinetaaroaarii Tevaearai Teururai.
• Prince Tefauvero Teururai.

Their children remain the pretenders to the royal family of Raiatea and Taha'a since the end of the monarchy on this island.

He died at Huahine in 1905.

Ancestry

Raiatea family tree
Tamatoa I (or II) Bora Bora family Ari'ima'o Rofa'i Puni Ariʻi Rahi of Bora Bora, Raiatea and Taha'a Pōmare Dynasty of Tahiti Mau'a Tamatoa II (or III) Teu Ariʻi of Pare-Arue Ariʻi of the Porionuʻu Tetupaia i Hauiri Mato Vete'ara'i 'U'uru Ariʻi of Opoa Pōmare I King of Tahiti Tura'iari'i Ehevahine Tamatoa III (or IV) Ari'i Rahi of Raiatea Hihipa Tahitoe Tapoa I Ariʻi Rahi of Bora Bora, Raiatea and Taha'a Pōmare II King of Tahiti Teriʻitoʻoterai Teremoemoe Teriitaria II Queen of Huahine Teihotu Ta'avea Moeore, Tamatoa IV King of Raiatea Tahitoe King of Raiatea Tapoa II King of Bora Bora and Taha'a Pōmare IV Queen of Tahiti Ari'ifa'aite Ariimate Teururai King of Huahine Tehaapapa II Queen of Huahine Tehauroa Queen of Raiatea Tuarii Queen of Raiatea Pōmare V King of Tahiti Teri'imaevarua II Queen of Bora Bora Tamatoa V King of Raiatea Moe a Ma'i Tamatoa VI King of Raiatea Princess Teriiourumaona Tahitian Heir as Pōmare VI Princess Teriivaetua Teri'imaevarua III Queen of Bora Bora Princess Teriinavahoroa Princess 'Aimata Prince Tamatoa
Notes: The numbering of the Tamatoa varies. An ancestor of the Tamatoa line named Fa'aniti is often counted as "Tamatoa I" and Moeore is sometime not considered Tamatoa IV. References Cadousteau, Mai-Arii (1987). "CHAPITRE VIII: AHU'URA FILLE DU ROI MAI III". Bulletin de la Société des Études Océaniennes. 20 (239–240). Papeete: Société des Études Océaniennes: 45–50. OCLC 9510786. Henry, Teuira; Orsmond, John Muggridge (1928). Ancient Tahiti. Vol. 48. Honolulu: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. pp. 247–272. OCLC 3049679. Newbury, Colin W.; Darling, Adam J. (December 1967). "Te Hau Pahu Rahi: Pomare II and the Concept of Interisland Government in Eastern Polynesia". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 76 (4). Wellington: The Polynesian Society: 477–514. JSTOR 20704508. OCLC 6015244633. Orsmond, John Muggridge; Smith, S. Percy (March 1893). "The Genealogy of the Pomare Family of Tahiti, from the Papers of the Rev. J. M. Orsmond. With Notes Thereon by S. Percy Smith". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 2 (1). Wellington: The Polynesian Society: 25–43. JSTOR 20701269. OCLC 5544732839. Teissier, Raoul (1978). "Chefs et notables des Établissements Français de l'Océanie au temps du protectorat: 1842–1850". Bulletin de la Société des Études Océaniennes, Issue 202. Papeete: Société des Études Océaniennes. OCLC 9510786.

Ancestors of Tamatoa VI

8. The Hon. Chief Mahine Puru Teheiura of Huahine 4. The Hon. Chief Taaroarii of Huahine 9. The Hon. Chiefess Taoa of Fareihi 2. King Teururai Ariimate of Huahine 10. The Hon. Chief Hautia of Huahine 5. Tematafainuu vahine 11. Tauraa 1. King Tamatoa VI of Raiatea and Tahaa 22. King Tamatoa III of Raiatea and Tahaa 6. King Tamatoa IV of Raiatea and Tahaa 13. The Hon. Chiefess Turaiarii of Huahine 3. Princess Maerehia of Raiatea and Tahaa 14. The Hon. Chief of Vaiari 7. The Hon. Chiefess Mahuti of Vaiari

See also

• List of monarchs of Tahiti
• French Polynesia
• List of monarchs who lost their thrones in the 19th century (Rai'atea)