Pōmare V

Pōmare V
Pōmare V
	Reformed

Pōmare V (3 November 1839 – 12 June 1891)^[1] was the last monarch of Tahiti, reigning from 1877 until his forced abdication in 1880. He was the son of Queen Pōmare IV.^[2]

Biography

He was born as Teri'i Tari'a Te-rā-tane and became

king of Tahiti on the death of his mother on 17 September 1877.^[1] His coronation was on 24 September 1877 at Pape'ete

.

He married twice, first on 11 November 1857 to

The Queen Marau of Tahiti), at Pape'ete on 28 January 1875. He divorced her on 27 July 1887.^[3]

Pōmare V had one son and two daughters.

On 29 June 1880, he gave Tahiti and its dependencies to France,^[1]^[4] whereupon he was given a pension by the French government^[5] and the titular position of Officer of the Orders of the Legion of Honour and Agricultural Merit of France.

He died at the Royal Palace, Pape'ete, and is buried at the Tomb of the King, Utu'ai'ai in 'Arue.^[5]

Honours

French Honours

Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honour (09/11/1880).^[6]
Officer of the Order of Agricultural Merit (09/11/1880).^[7]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Pōmare V

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. Pōmare V

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)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "THE New Zealand Herald AND DAILY SOUTHERN CROSS.TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1891". New Zealand Herald. 4 August 1891. p. 4. Retrieved 23 December 2022 – via Papers Past.
^ ^a ^b Henry & Orsmond 1928, p. 249–251.
^ "Brevities". Thames Star. 30 August 1887. p. 2. Retrieved 23 December 2022 – via Papers Past.
^ "FRENCH MOVEMENTS IN THE PACIFIC". New Zealand Herald. 29 July 1880. p. 5. Retrieved 23 December 2022 – via Papers Past.
^ ^a ^b "THE LAST KING OE TAHITI". Nelson Evening Mail. 13 August 1891. p. 4. Retrieved 23 December 2022 – via Papers Past.
^ "LATEST FROM TAHITI". New Zealand Herald. 15 July 1881. p. 8. Retrieved 23 December 2022 – via Papers Past.
^ "TOAREVA - Carnet d'Aventure Tahiti by Arnaud Simonnet". issuu.com. p. 5. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

Gonschor, Lorenz (2019). A Power in the World: The Hawaiian Kingdom in Oceania. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.
OCLC 1056198239
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OCLC 3049679
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Regnal titles
Preceded by Pōmare IV	King of Tahiti 1877–1880	Monarchy abolished Sovereignty ceded to France
Titles in pretence
Loss of title Sovereignty ceded to France	— TITULAR — King of Tahiti 1880–1891	Disputed

[NZHObit-1] "THE New Zealand Herald AND DAILY SOUTHERN CROSS.TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1891". New Zealand Herald. 4 August 1891. p. 4. Retrieved 23 December 2022 – via Papers Past.

[FOOTNOTEHenryOrsmond1928249–251-2] Henry & Orsmond 1928, p. 249–251.

[3] "Brevities". Thames Star. 30 August 1887. p. 2. Retrieved 23 December 2022 – via Papers Past.

[4] "FRENCH MOVEMENTS IN THE PACIFIC". New Zealand Herald. 29 July 1880. p. 5. Retrieved 23 December 2022 – via Papers Past.

[NEMObit-5] "THE LAST KING OE TAHITI". Nelson Evening Mail. 13 August 1891. p. 4. Retrieved 23 December 2022 – via Papers Past.

[6] "LATEST FROM TAHITI". New Zealand Herald. 15 July 1881. p. 8. Retrieved 23 December 2022 – via Papers Past.

[7] "TOAREVA - Carnet d'Aventure Tahiti by Arnaud Simonnet". issuu.com. p. 5. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

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Biography

Honours

French Honours

Ancestry

See also

References