Tapoa II

Tapoa II
King of Tahaʻa and Bora Bora
Painting by Henry Byam Martin, c. 1840s
King of Bora Bora
Reign	1831–1860
Predecessor	Tapoa I
Successor	Teriimaevarua II
Royal consort of Tahiti
Tenure	1827–1834

Born	c. 1806
Died	March 1860 (aged 53–54)
Spouse	Pōmare IV Tapoa Vahine
Issue	Teriimaevarua II (adoptive)
House	House of Tapoa
Father	Tapoa I
Mother	Ai-mata

Tapoa II (1806–1860) was the king of the Tahitian island of Bora Bora from 1831 to 1860.^[1] He was also a Royal consort of Tahiti as husband of Pōmare IV, Queen regnant of Tahiti.

Tapoa II was born in 1806. He was the son of Tapoa I, King of Tahaʻa and Bora Bora, by his wife, Ai-mata. He married Pōmare IV in December 1822. This marriage was childless and ended in divorce in 1834.^[2]^[3] Later, he married Tapoa Vahine.^[4]

Ancestry

Teri'itaumihau

Teihotuma

Rere ao

Puni
Ari'i Rahi of Bora Bora,
Ra'iatea and Taha'a

Teri'itemiro

Uru a Tu

Teri'imaevarua I
Ari'i Rahi of Bora Bora

Mai
Ari'i of Bora Bora

Tefa'aora
Ari'i of Bora Bora

Tapoa I
King of Bora Bora,
Ra'iatea and Taha'a

Pōmare Dynasty
of Tahiti

Tamatoa Dynasty
of Ra'iatea

Ahu'ura

Tefa'aora a Mai
Descendant of Puni

Tehapa'i or Maheanu'u a Mai

Tapoa Vahine

Tapoa II
King of Bora Bora and Taha'a

Pōmare IV
Queen of Tahiti and Moʻorea

Ari'ifa'aite

Teri'imaevarua II
Queen of Bora Bora

Temauiari'i a Ma'i

Moe a Ma'i

Tamatoa V
King of Ra'iatea and Tahaʻa

Teri'itua Tuavira
"Prince Joinville"
Ariʻi of Hitiaʻa

Pōmare V
King of Tahiti and Moʻorea

Teri'imaevarua III
Queen of Bora Bora

Teriʻihinoiatua Pōmare
Ariʻi of Hitiaʻa

Notes:

Descending dashed lines denote adoptions.

References

Cadousteau, Mai-Arii (1987). "CHAPITRE VIII: AHU'URA FILLE DU ROI MAI III". Bulletin de la Société des Études Océaniennes. 20 (239–240). Papeete: Société des Études Océaniennes: 45–50. OCLC 9510786.
Henry, Teuira; Orsmond, John Muggridge (1928). Ancient Tahiti. Vol. 48. Honolulu: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. pp. 247–272. OCLC 3049679.
Newbury, Colin W.; Darling, Adam J. (December 1967). "Te Hau Pahu Rahi: Pomare II and the Concept of Interisland Government in Eastern Polynesia". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 76 (4). Wellington: The Polynesian Society: 477–514. JSTOR 20704508. OCLC 6015244633.
Orsmond, John Muggridge; Smith, S. Percy (March 1893). "The Genealogy of the Pomare Family of Tahiti, from the Papers of the Rev. J. M. Orsmond. With Notes Thereon by S. Percy Smith". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 2 (1). Wellington: The Polynesian Society: 25–43. JSTOR 20701269. OCLC 5544732839.
Teissier, Raoul (1978). "Chefs et notables des Établissements Français de l'Océanie au temps du protectorat: 1842–1850". Bulletin de la Société des Études Océaniennes, Issue 202. Papeete: Société des Études Océaniennes. OCLC 9510786.

Ancestors of Tapoa II

16. Tau-niua

8. Mano-tahi

17. Ha'apai-taha'a-vahine of Raiatea

4. Ta'o-ata

9. Te-i'oa-tua

2. Tapoa I of Bora Bora

20. Teri'itemiro

10. Uru-a-tu

21. Tetope

5. Teri'imaevarua I of Bora Bora

11. Tetua-ti'i-roa

1. Tapoa II

6. Pa of Bora Bora

3. Ai-mata of Bora Bora

References

^ Cadousteau1 987, pp. 44, 66.
^ Henry & Orsmond 1928, p. 249.
^ Pritchard 1983, p. 225.
^ Henry & Orsmond 1928, p. 259.

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Regnal titles
Preceded by Tapoa I	King of Bora Bora 1831–1860	Succeeded by Teriimaevarua II
Preceded by Mai and Tefaaora	King of Bora Bora 1831–1860	Succeeded by Teriimaevarua II
Preceded by Fenuapeho	King of Tahaʻa 1831	Succeeded by Tamatoa IV

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