Tapoa II

Tapoa II (1806–1861) was the king of the Tahitian island of Bora Bora from 1831 to 1861.[1]

Tapoa II
King of Tahaʻa and Bora Bora
Painting by Henry Byam Martin, c. 1840s
Reign	1831–1860
Predecessor	Tapoa I
Successor	Teriimaevarua II
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 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 to Tapoa Vahine.[4]

Ancestry

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 10. Uru-a-tu 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

1. Cadousteau1 987, pp. 44, 66.
2. Henry & Orsmond 1928, p. 249.
3. Pritchard 1983, p. 225.
4. Henry & Orsmond 1928, p. 259.

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