Regent Marama
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Prince Marama Teururai later known as Regent Marama (1851 – 7 June 1909) was a member of a Tahitian royal family (House of Teururai) which reigned on the Tahitian island of Huahiné and Maia'o during the 19th century.
He was designated as crown prince of Huahine when his father became king of Huahine in 1852. He never became king of Huahine.
in 1851.
He was the second son of King Ariimate of Huahine
. His mother,Princess Maerehia Tehaapapa of Raiatea, was the only living child of King Tamatoa IV of Raiatea. She became Queen regnant of Huahine under the reign name of Teha'apapa II
after her husband was deposed in 1868.
in 1884. He acted also as Regent from 1884 to 1895.
He accepted the French protectorate on the kingdom in 1890.
He became Regent from 1893 to 1895 to his eldest daughter Queen Teha'apapa of Huahine
, the last sovereign.
He finally signed the annexation of his State in favor of France which annexed his kingdom
on 1897.
Their children remain the pretendant to the royal family of Huahine since the end of the monarchy on this island.
Regent Marama died at Huahine in 1909.
Monarchy abolished in 1897
French Polynesia
He was designated as crown prince of Huahine when his father became king of Huahine in 1852. He never became king of Huahine.
Biography
Prince Marama Teururai was born at HuahineHuahine
Huahine is an island located among the Society Islands, in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Leeward Islands group . The island has a population of about 6,000.-Geography:...
in 1851.
He was the second son of King Ariimate of Huahine
Ari'imate
King Ari'imate Teururai, previously known as Chief Ariimate of Téfaréri-i was a member and founder of a Polynesian royal family which reigned on the Tahitian island of Huahiné and Maia'o during the 19th century.He was installed as king of Huahine in 1852 until his deposition in...
. His mother,Princess Maerehia Tehaapapa of Raiatea, was the only living child of King Tamatoa IV of Raiatea. She became Queen regnant of Huahine under the reign name of Teha'apapa II
Teha'apapa II
Maerehia of Raiatea and Tahaa , was a princess of Raiatea and Tahaa from the Tamatoa dynasty family, a Polynesian royal family. She was wife of Ari'imate of Huahine, founder of the Teururai dynasty which reigned on the Tahitian island of Huahiné and Maia'o during the 19th century...
after her husband was deposed in 1868.
Regent to the kingdom of Huahine
He succeeded his younger brother as prime minister to their mother Queen TehaapapaTeha'apapa II
Maerehia of Raiatea and Tahaa , was a princess of Raiatea and Tahaa from the Tamatoa dynasty family, a Polynesian royal family. She was wife of Ari'imate of Huahine, founder of the Teururai dynasty which reigned on the Tahitian island of Huahiné and Maia'o during the 19th century...
in 1884. He acted also as Regent from 1884 to 1895.
He accepted the French protectorate on the kingdom in 1890.
He became Regent from 1893 to 1895 to his eldest daughter Queen Teha'apapa of Huahine
Te-ha'apapa III
Princess Teri'i-na-vaha-roa , was a tahitian Queen who reigned on the kingdom of Huahine and Maia'o from 1893 to 1895.-Biography:...
, the last sovereign.
He finally signed the annexation of his State in favor of France which annexed his kingdom
Monarchy
A monarchy is a form of government in which the office of head of state is usually held until death or abdication and is often hereditary and includes a royal house. In some cases, the monarch is elected...
on 1897.
Marriage and issue
He married Princess Tetua-marama of Rurutu (1857–1919) (eldest daughter of the king of Rurutu) and had eight children but only three of them let a descendant:- Princess Téri'inavahoro'aTe-ha'apapa IIIPrincess Teri'i-na-vaha-roa , was a tahitian Queen who reigned on the kingdom of Huahine and Maia'o from 1893 to 1895.-Biography:...
: Last Queen of Huahine - Her Highness Princess Teanuinuiata: She had ten legitimate children
- Her Highness Princess Tetuamarama: She had six legitimate children
Their children remain the pretendant to the royal family of Huahine since the end of the monarchy on this island.
Regent Marama died at Huahine in 1909.
Titles, styles
- 17 December 1851 - 18 March 1852 The Honorable Marama Teurura'i
- 18 March 1852 - 1884 His Highness The Crown prince of Huahine and Maia'o
- 1884 - 15 September 1895 His Higness Prince Marama, Regent of Huahine and Maia'o
Monarchy abolished in 1897
- 15 September 1895 - 7 June 1909 His Highness Prince Marama Teururai
Ancestry
See also
List of monarchs of TahitiFrench Polynesia
French Polynesia
French Polynesia is an overseas country of the French Republic . It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory...
- List of monarchs who lost their thrones in the 19th century