Teuhe

Teuhe
Queen regnant of Huahine (in rebellion)
Queen of Huahine and Maia'o
Reign 18 March 1888 – 22 July 1890
Predecessor Teha'apapa II
Successor Teha'apapa II
Born 1840
Téfareri'i, Huahine
Died August 21, 1891(1891-08-21) (aged 50–51)
Arue, Tahiti
Burial Arue, Tahiti
Spouse Pōmare V
Afai-au-Tatahi
Full name
Princess Temarii Teuhe Té-u-ru-ra-i
House House of Teurura'i
Father Ari'imate
Mother Teha'apapa II

Te-mari'i-a-Teurura'i Ma'i-hara Te-uhe (1840 21 August 1891) was a Polynesian queen who reigned, during the 19th century, on the kingdom of Huahine under the reign name Teuhe; her name had also been given as Teuhe II. She belongs to the Teururai family of Huahine.[1]

Family

She was born at Huahine, ca. 1840. She was the eldest daughter of Queen Tehaʻapapa II and King Ariʻi-mate of Huahine.

She was proclaimed as Queen Teuhe during an insurrection against France on February 22, 1888 and fled to Tahiti to seek protection under her former husband, Pomare V, 22 July 1890.

Marriage

She married as his first wife, at Huahine, on 11 November 1857 (div. 5 August 1861), Pōmare V, King of Tahiti, eldest surviving son of Pōmare IV, Queen of Tahiti, by her second husband, by whom she had issue one son and one daughter.

She died without issues at Papeete, 21 August 1891.[2]

Ancestry

Teuhe
Born: 1848 Died: 1891
Preceded by
Tehaapapa II
Queen of Huahine
18881890
Succeeded by
Tehaapapa II

See also

References

  1. Teuira Henry, John Muggridge Orsmond (1928). Ancient Tahiti 48. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. p. 258.
  2. Christopher Buyers. "Huahine: The Ari'i-Maro-'Ura Dynasty Genealogy". Royal Ark web site. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
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