Pōmare II

Tunuieaite atua (* 1782, † December 7, 1821 in Motuuta on Moorea ) was as Pomaré II 1791-1821 King of Tahiti.

Origin and family

He was the son of " Ari'i rahi " ( king or principal chief ) Tunuieaite atua i Tarahoi called " Vairatoa " or " Tu", called the Captain Cook " Otoo ", and his wife Tetuanui REIA i te rai.

His first wife was Tetua i Tefana i Ahurai (1782-1802), daughter of Auo terere atua. His second wife was Terito i te rai Tere moemoe Tera vahine, born about 1792, died in April 1867, daughter of Tamatoa III. , King of Raiatea and Tahaa, and his wife Turaiarii Tetua vahine. 1811 married Pomaré II then the sister of Terito, Teriitaria Ariipaia vahine, the Queen of Huahine, Raiatea born 1790, died 1858 in Papeete. It was after the death of Pomaré II Guardianship regent of Tahiti, to your son Teriitaria Pomaré King Pomaré III. 1827 died at the age of 7 years.

History

Even with his father Otoo participated the young " Tu" in the bloody power struggles of the family clans for the lead role in Tahiti and led them vehemently during his reign continue, so that the entrained by the sailors new diseases and epidemics decimated the population of the archipelago still continued to decline.

Since the arrival of Captain Samuel Wallis with the "Dolphin" in 1767 and the missionaries of the London Missionary Society with the " Duff ", in March 1797 and a census in 1892 the population of the former estimated 120,000 shrank to 10,927 inhabitants.

Since the meantime settled British on the treatment of Pomaré, so called by the missionaries passed as king of all Tahiti, was a political power imbalance arise, which led to further disputes.

After the death of his father Vairatoa the young " Tu" first moved to the neighboring island of Eimeo ( Moorea ) back then were, however, its previous natural religion, and came in 1812 as a professing Christian returned to Tahiti. With the help of the missionaries and equipped with pistols and muskets, he defeated Opuhara from the family of Amo, the influential clan chief of Papara and the inner Teva districts. By skillful marriage Pomaré was able to expand his power further. He died on 7 December 1821 in Motuuta on Moorea.

Progeny

• Aimata Pomaré IV (1813-1877)
• Teinaiti Pomaré (1817-1819)
• Teriitaria Pomaré III. (1820-1827)

Pomaré II was dedicated a stamp of French Polynesia.

Weblink

• Http://www.pseudopodium.org/repress/tahiti/index.html

• King ( Tahiti)
• Born in 1782
• Died in 1821
• Man