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Tamatoa V

Tamatoa V
King of Raiatea and Taha'a
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King Tamatoa V of Raiatea
Reign 19 August 1857 – 8 February 1871
Coronation 1 December 1860
Predecessor Tamatoa IV
Successor Tahitoe
Born 23 September 1842
Moorea
Died 30 September 1881 (aged 39)
Pape'ete
Spouse Moe Ma-hea-nu'u-a-Mai
Issue two sons and four daughters
Full name
Tamatoa-a-tu Pōmare
House House of Pōmare
Father Ariʻifaʻaite
Mother Pōmare IV
Religion Protestantism
Full name
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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