Teriitaria I

Teriʻitariʻa I (c. 1769–1793) was the king of the island of Huahine located among the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. The Society Islands are in the South Pacific and include the island of Tahiti.

Teriʻitariʻa I
King of Huahine and Maiʻao
Reign	1790–1793
Predecessor	Tehaapapa I
Successor	Tenania
Born	1769
Died	1793 (aged 23–24)
Names Teriʻi-tariʻa I
Father	Mato Teriʻi-te Po Areʻi
Mother	Tehaapapa I

Biography

He was born in 1769. His parents were Queen Tehaapapa I of Huahine and Chief Mato of Raiatea and Huahine, and his sister was Queen Tura'iari'i Ehevahine. Teriʻitaria became a king in 1790 after the death of his mother.

He was deposed in 1793 by his half-brother Tenania. He died the same year.

His niece was Queen Teriitaria II.

Family

Huahine family tree
Tamatoa I (or II) Rofa'i Ari'ima'o Tamatoa Dynasty of Raiatea Mau'a Rohianu'u Tehaapapa I Queen of Huahine Mato Tetuaveroa Teriitaria I King of Huahine Tenani'a King of Huahine Pōmare Dynasty of Tahiti Tamatoa III, King of Raiatea Tura'iari'i Ehevahine Mahine Tehei'ura King of Raiatea Tao'a Pōmare II King of Tahiti Teriʻitoʻoterai Teremoemoe Teriitaria II Queen of Huahine Moeore, Tamatoa IV King of Raiatea Ta'aroari'i Tematafainuu Pōmare IV Queen of Tahiti Pōmare III King of Tahiti Tehaapapa II Queen of Huahine Ariimate Teururai King of Huahine Ma'ihara Temari'i Tamatoa V King of Raiatea Pōmare V King of Tahiti Teuhe Queen of Huahine Tetuamarama Marama Teururai Prince-Regent of Huahine Tamatoa VI King of Raiatea Teriitevaearai a Mai from the Mai family of Bora Bora Tehaapapa III Queen of Huahine
Notes: Descending dotted lines denote adoptions. References 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. 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.

See also

• Kingdom of Huahine
• List of monarchs of Huahine