The Polynesian island of Huahine, in the Society Islands, was a kingdom ruled by the Teurura'i dynasty from the 18th century until its annexation by France in 1895. The island is now a part of French Polynesia.
Monarchs of Huahine Portrait Name Birth–Death Reign start Reign end Notes Tehaapapa I 1735–1810 1760 1790 First reign. De facto paramount ruler from 1760 to 1790. First as arii rahi. Teriitaria I 1769–1793 1790 1793 Succeeded his mother Tehaapapa in 1790. Deposed in 1793 by his half-brother. Tenania 1770–1814 1793 1810 Succeeded his half-brother. Mahine Teheiura 1761–1838 1810 1815 Brother of Tenania. He abdicated for his niece Teriitaria II of Raiatea. Teriitaria II 1790–1858 1815 5 January 1852 Deposed during a civil war on 26 December 1851 Arimate 1824–1874 5 January 1852 8 July 1868 Deposed in July 1868 during a civil war. Succeeded by his wife. Tehaapapa II 1824–1893 8 July 1868 28 May 1893 Heiress presumptive of King Tamatoa IV of Raiatea and Tahaa. Ruler of Huahine (1868–1893), ruled under French protectorate from 1885 to 1890. Regent Marama 1851–1909 1884 15 September 1895 First born son of the Huahinean sovereign, he acted as regent for his mother and his daughter from 1884 to 1895. Teuhe 1848–1891 22 March 1888 22 July 1890 Raised to the kingdom in 1888. She reigned under a rebellion government against her mother Tehaapapa II. Deposed in 1890 by her brother regent Marama and exiled in Tahiti where she died one year later. Tehaapapa III 1879–1917 28 May 1893 15 September 1895 Last Queen of Huahine and Maiao, France annexed Huahine and Maiao on 15 September 1895.
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See also List of monarchs of Tahiti List of monarchs of Raiatea List of monarchs of Bora Bora List of colonial and departmental heads of French Polynesia President of French Polynesia
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