PÅmare III
Teriitaria Pomaré (* June 25, 1820; † January 11, 1827 ) was as Pomare III. 1824-1827 King of Tahiti.
Origin and family
The as " Ari'i rahi " ( king or principal chief ) was born Teriitaria, son of Pomaré II and his fourth wife Teriitaria ( 1790-1858 ), was a child king and was just 7 years old.
His coronation took place on 22 April 1824 in Papaoa, residence of Pomare in Arue instead. He then attended the School of the South Sea Academy in Moorea, which was founded in March 1824 on the island of Moorea.
When his father died in 1821, his mother Teriitaria Ariipaia vahine, Queen of Huahine and daughter of Tamatoa III was. the king of Raiatea, Guardianship regent of Tahiti until his death in 1827.
Then his sister Aimata Pomaré IV was Queen of Tahiti. She was the first daughter of Pomare II and his third wife Terito i te rai. Terito adopted Arii Taimai that from the family clan of Tuiterai ( Amo, Opuhara and Tati, her grandfather ) and the communities Aromaterai ( Marama was her mother ) descended, and so united the house Papara with the House Pomares.
Explanation
In the aristocratic society of the leading family clans in Tahiti son always replaced the father, whose authority was limited only to the guardianship after the birth of his child. Were no male descendants, was the rank of the " Ari'i rahi " over to the female family members. Each child was given a name by his father and mother, by adoptive parents, by origin or by a new position in society and was thus known to neighbors under different name variations.
The pragmatic way of life of the Tahitians was fascinated by many Europeans as the French painter Gauguin contributed with its colorful paintings on the " myth of the South Seas ".