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Punuari'i Teri'itapunui Pōmare
[edit]| Punuariʻi Teriʻitapunui Pōmare | |
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| Royal Prince of Tahiti, Ariʻi of Afaʻahiti | |
| Born | May 20, 1846 Raiatea |
| Died | September 17, 1888 (aged 42) Papeete |
| Spouse | Teri'inavahoro'a a Ma'i |
| Father | Tenaniʻa Ariʻifaʻaite a Hiro |
| Mother | Pōmare IV |
Prince Punuariʻi Teriʻitapunui Pōmare was a member of the Pōmare Dynasty, the reigning family of the Kingdom of Tahiti.
Biography
[edit]He was the fifth son of Pōmare IV, queen of Tahiti, and her second husband and first cousin Tenaniʻa Ariʻifaʻaite a Hiro, chieftain in Huahine.
Upon his birth, he was given the title of grand-chieftain of the district of Afaʻahiti, in Tahiti.
In June 1862 he married Princess Teri'inavahoro'a, a member of the noble Ma'i family of Bora-Bora. Their two daughters, who died leaving no offspring, were
- Princess Teri'inavahoro'a Pōmare, born April 15, 1873, died April 12, 1874.
- Princess Edith Marie Pōmare, born February 3, 1882, died in 1899. Engaged in December 1898 to George Tupou II, king of Tonga. She died less than a year after the engagement, before her coronation as queen consort of Tonga.
His main public role