Tamatoa V
| Tamatoa V | |||||
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| King of Raiatea and Taha'a | |||||
King Tamatoa V of Raiatea
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| Reign | 19 August 1857 – 8 February 1871 | ||||
| Coronation | 1 December 1860 | ||||
| Predecessor | Tamatoa IV | ||||
| Successor | Tahitoe | ||||
| Born | 23 September 1842 Moorea |
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| Died | 30 September 1881 (aged 39) Pape'ete |
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| Spouse | Moe Ma-hea-nu'u-a-Mai | ||||
| Issue | two sons and four daughters | ||||
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| House | House of Pōmare | ||||
| Father | Ariʻifaʻaite | ||||
| Mother | Pōmare IV | ||||
| Religion | Protestantism | ||||
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| Tamatoa-a-tu Pōmare |
Tamatoa V, born Tamatoa-a-tu Pōmare, (23 September 1842, Moorea – 30 September 1881, Pape'ete), King of Raiatea and Taha'a, was a son of Queen Pōmare IV of Tahiti.
Adopted by Tamatoa IV King of Raiatea and Tah'aa, he succeeded him on 19 August 1857 and crowned at Opoa by The Rev. Platt, 1 December 1860. Deposed on 8 February 1871. He married to Moe Ma-hea-nu'u-a-Mai (Princess Moe-a-Mai) (elder daughter of Te-He-papai Ma-hea-nu'u-a-Mai, of Fa'a'ā, Judge of the High Court, Pastor and Member of the Supreme Council of Churches) and had two sons and four daughters:
He died at Pape'ete, 30 September 1881. He was succeeded by Tahitoe, a member of the cadet branch of the Tamatoa Royal Family.
When George Herbert, 13th Earl of Pembroke visited the islands with Dr. George Henry Kingsley in 1870, he was stricken by his wife's charm and beauty and referred to the king and queen as "Beauty and the Beast."
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