Teriimaevarua III
Template:Short description Template:Infobox royalty Ari'i-Template:OkinaOtare TeriTemplate:Okinai-maeva-rua III Pomare (28 May 1871 – 19 November 1932) was the last Queen of the Tahitian island of Bora Bora from 1873 to 1895.<ref>P.Y. Toullelan, Tahiti et ses archipels, Karthala 2000.</ref>
The second daughter of Prince Tamatoa-a-tu (Tamatoa V), King of [[Raiatea|RaTemplate:Okinaiātea]] and [[Tahaa|TahaTemplate:Okinaa]] and Princess Moe-a-Mai, AriTemplate:Okinai-Template:OkinaOtare became the Queen of Bora Bora on the death of her aunt Princess Teriimaevarua II, Queen of Bora Bora.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She married Prince Teri'i Hinoi-a-tua Pomare, chief of Hitia'a in Bora Bora on 9 January 1884 and was divorced in 1887. Ari'i-'Otare produced no children of her own. She adopted her two younger step daughters; Princess Rehu-rehu Tuheiava and Princess Itia Tuheiava.Template:Cn She also adopted and raised her biological nephew Moeterauri "Bimbo" Tetua who was born on 14 September 1916.
Bora Bora was annexed by the French on 17 April 1888,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> but royal power remained in effect until 1895, when Teriimaevarua III was replaced by a French vice-resident.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>Template:Rp She remained the head of the royal house of Bora Bora until her death.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Ancestry
See also
- French Polynesia
- Tamatoa dynasty
- Teururai dynasty
- Annexation of the Leeward Islands
- List of monarchs who lost their thrones in the 19th century
References
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