List of monarchs of Huahine

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The Polynesian island of Huahine, in the Society Islands, was a kingdom ruled by the Teurura'i dynasty from the 18th century until its annexation by France in 1895. The island is now a part of French Polynesia.

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Monarchs of Huahine

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Portrait Name Birth–Death Reign start Reign end Notes
Tehaʻapapa I1735–181017601790First reign. De facto paramount ruler from 1760 to 1790. First as ariʻi rahi.
Teriʻitaria I1769–179317901793Succeeded his mother Tehaʻapapa in 1790. Deposed in 1793 by his half-brother.
Tenania1770–181417931810Succeeded his half-brother.
Mahine Teheiura1761–183818101815Brother of Tenania. He abdicated for his niece Teriʻitaria II of Raiatea.
Teriʻitaria II1790–185818155 January 1852Deposed during a civil war on 26 December 1851
Ariʻmate1824–18745 January 18528 July 1868Deposed in July 1868 during a civil war. Succeeded by his wife.
Tehaʻapapa II[1]1824–18938 July 186828 May 1893Heiress presumptive of King Tamatoa IV of Raiatea and Tahaʻa. Ruler of Huahine (1868–1893), ruled under French protectorate from 1885 to 1890.
Regent Marama1851–1909188415 September 1895First born son of the Huahinean sovereign, he acted as regent for his mother and his daughter from 1884 to 1895.
Teuhe1848–189122 March 188822 July 1890Raised to the kingdom in 1888. She reigned under a rebellion government against her mother Tehaʻapapa II. Deposed in 1890 by her brother regent Marama and exiled in Tahiti where she died one year later.
Tehaʻapapa III[1]1879–191728 May 189315 September 1895Last Queen of Huahine and Maiaʻo, France annexed Huahine and Maiaʻo on 15 September 1895.
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