Name Teriitaria I | ||
Teriʻitariʻa I (c. 1769–1793) was the king of the island of Huahine located among the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. It is in the South Pacific and includes the island of Tahiti.
Biography
He was born in 1769. His parents were Queen Tehaapapa I of Huahine and Chief Mato of Raiatea and Huahine, and his sister was Queen Tura'iari'i Ehevahine. Teriʻitaria became a king in 1790 after death of his mother. He was deposed in 1793 by his half-brother Tenania.
He died the same year.
His niece was Queen Teriitaria II.
References
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