Teriimaevarua III
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Ari'i-ʻOtare Teriʻi-maeva-rua III Pomare (28 May 1871 – 19 November 1932) was the last Queen of the Tahitian island of Bora Bora from 1873 to 1895.[1]
Teriʻimaevarua III | |||||
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Queen of Bora Bora | |||||
Reign | 12 February 1873 – 21 September 1895 | ||||
Predecessor | Teriimaevarua II | ||||
Successor | French Third Republic | ||||
Born | (1871-05-28)28 May 1871 Raʻiātea | ||||
Died | 19 November 1932(1932-11-19) (aged 61) Papeete, Tahiti | ||||
Spouse | Hinoi Pōmare | ||||
Issue | Rehurehu Tuheiava (adoptive) Itia Tuheiava (adoptive) | ||||
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House | House of Pōmare | ||||
Father | Tamatoa V | ||||
Mother | Moe a Maʻi |
The second daughter of Prince Tamatoa-a-tu (Tamatoa V), King of Raʻiātea and Tahaʻa and Princess Moe-a-Mai, Ariʻi-ʻOtare became the Queen of Bora Bora on the death of her aunt Princess Teriimaevarua II, Queen of Bora Bora.[2] She married Prince Teri'i Hinoi-a-tua Pomare, chief of Hitia'a in Bora Bora on 9 January 1884 and was divorced in 1887. Ari'i-'Otare produced no children of her own. She adopted her two younger step daughters; Princess Rehu-rehu Tuheiava and Princess Itia Tuheiava.[citation needed] She also adopted and raised her biological nephew Moeterauri "Bimbo" Tetua who was born September 14, 1916.
Bora Bora was annexed by the French on 17 April 1888,[3] but royal power remained in effect until 1895, when Teriimaevarua III was replaced by a French vice-resident.[4]: 211 She remained the head of the royal house of Bora Bora until her death.[5]