Teriitua Tuavira Pōmare

Teriʻitua Tuavira Joinville Pomare
Born	December 17, 1847 Papeete Tahiti
Died	April 9, 1875 (aged 27) Papeete (Tahiti)
Spouse	Isabelle Vahinetua Shaw
Issue	Teri'ihinoiatua Pomare
House	House of Pōmare
Father	Ariʻifaʻaite a Hiro
Mother	Pōmare IV
Religion	Protestantism

Prince Teriʻitua Tuavira Joinville Pōmare (17 December 1847 - 9 April 1875) was a member of the royal family of Tahiti, the Pōmare dynasty, who lived in the time of the French protectorate of the Kingdom of Tahiti (1842-1880).

Names and titles

He was given the name "Joinville" by the French governor, Lavaud, in honor of Prince François, Prince of Joinville, one of the sons of French King Louis Philippe I. The Tahitians translated the given name of "Joinville" by "Tuavira."

At his birth, he was adopted by Teri'itua, the female chief of the Hitia'a district, who had no children. When she died, he succeeded her and took her name.

He had the title "His royal highness Prince Teri'itua Joinville Pōmare, chief of Hitia'a."

Biography

Tuavira Joinville was the last son of Pōmare IV, queen from 1827 to 1877, and of Ari'ifaite a Hiro, Prince consort, first cousin of the queen, and a chief from Huahine.

Educated in France

At the age of 15, at his mother's request and with the agreement of the French governor La Richerie, he was sent with a group of young Polynesian aristocrats to France to finish his education. He lived in France from 1862 to 1865 and acquired a good knowledge of the French language. He also was a student interpreter for indigenous affairs.

Marriage and descendants

Princess Tuavira Joinville of Tahiti

In June 1868, he married Isabelle Vahinetua Shaw, who had a Tahitian mother and an English father.

This marriage produced one son:

• His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Teri'ihinoiatua Pōmare, also known as Prince Hinoi (1869 - 1916), whose descendants still live in French Polynesia.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Teriitua Tuavira Pōmare

4. Ariʻipeu-a-Hiro                             2. Ariʻifaʻaite                                   20. Vetea-raʻi Uʻuru (= 28)               10. Tamatoa IV (= 14)                       21. Opai-pai Te-roro (= 29)               5. Teihotu Taʻavea                             22. Mato Teri’i Tepoara’i (= 30)               11. Tu-ra’i-ariʻi E-he-vahine (= 15)                       23. Te-ha’apapa I (= 31)               1. Teriʻitua Tuavira Pōmare                                         24. Teu Tunuieaite Atua               12. Pōmare I                       25. Tetupaia-i-Hauiri               6. Pōmare II                             26. Teihotu-i-Ahura’i               13. Tetua-nui-reia-i-te-raʻi-atea                       27. Vave’a Tetua-nui-rei-a-ite Ra’iatea               3. Pōmare IV                                   28. Vetea-raʻi Uʻuru (= 20)               14. Tamatoa IV (= 10)                       29. Opai-pai Te-roro (= 21)               7. Teri’to’-o-terai Tere-moe-moe                             30. Mato Teri’i Tepoara’i (= 22)               15. Tu-ra’i-ariʻi E-he-vahine (= 11)                       31. Te-ha’apapa I (= 23)

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