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This is a list of monarchs of Tahiti, all of which belonged to the Pōmare dynasty. They carried the title Ari'i rahi.
Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
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Pōmare I
| c. 1753 – 3 September 1803 (aged c. 49–50) | 1788 | 3 September 1803 | De facto paramount ruler from 1768, first as ariʻi, then as regent for Pōmare II from his birth. | Pōmare | |
Pōmare II
| c. 1782 – 7 December 1821 (aged c. 38–39) | 3 September 1803 | 7 December 1821 | Son of Pōmare I. Succeeded Pōmare I at birth as ari'i. Exiled to Mo'orea on 22 December 1808. Reclaimed throne on 15 November 1815 after the Battle of Te Feipī. | Pōmare | |
Pōmare III
| 6) | 25 June 1820 – 8 January 1827 (aged7 December 1821 | 8 January 1827 | Son of Pōmare II. | Pōmare | |
Council of Regency | 7 December 1821 | 8 January 1827 | Regents for Pōmare III (per Pōmare II's request): Queen Teriʻitoʻoterai Tere-moe-moe Queen Teriʻitaria Ariʻipaea Vahine Five of the principal chiefs of Tahiti | |||
Pōmare IV
| 64) | 28 February 1813 – 17 September 1877 (aged11 January 1827 | 17 September 1877 | Daughter of Pōmare II. Longest reigning ruler of Tahiti, ruled under French protectorate from 9 September 1842. | Pōmare | |
Pōmare V
| 51) | 3 November 1839 – 12 June 1891 (aged17 September 1877 | 30 December 1880 | Son of Pōmare IV. Last King of Tahiti, France annexed Tahiti and its dependencies on 29 June 1880. | Pōmare |
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Descending dotted lines denote adoptions.
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In 2006, Tauatomo Mairau claimed to be the heir to the Tahitian throne, and attempted to re-assert the status of the monarchy in court. His claims were not recognized by France.[1][2] On 28 May 2009, Joinville Pōmare, an adopted member of the Pōmare family, declared himself King Pōmare XI, during a ceremony attended by descendants of leading chiefs but spurned by members of his own family. Other members of the family recognised his uncle, Léopold Pōmare, as heir to the throne.[3]
He attempted to have royal trust lands returned to him and his family. The French government mortgaged the land after World War II, and in doing so violated the terms of the agreement signed with Pōmare V in 1880 which reserved control of the trust lands for the royal family of Tahiti. The banks may be in the process of freezing the assets, and Mairau sued to prevent native Tahitians from being evicted from his trust lands, and wished for them to retain their usage rights over the land.[4][5]
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