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Chiefess of Hawaii in the 1800s
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Teha’apapa I
Teha‘apapa was queen regnant of Huahine, in what is now French Polynesia.
Teha’apapa II
Queen regnant of Raiatea and Tahaa in the 1800s
Teha’apapa III
Tehaapapa III was queen of Huahine, an island in the Pacific Ocean which was annexed by France in 1895.
Teri’i-maeva-rua II
In July 1860, at the age of 19, Teri’i-maeva-rua became queen of Bora Bora after her step-father, King Tapoa II, died.
Lavinia Veiongo
Wife of King Tupou II of Tonga
Marau Taaroa
Tahitian queen and memoirist
Pōmare IV
Pōmare IV was the regnant queen of the Kingdom of Tahiti from January 1827 until her death in September 1877.
Salamāsina
Queen Salamāsina lived in 16th century Samoa and held the paramount position of Tafa‘ifā, after acquiring four papā or district titles. Her elevation to the highest chiefly ranks was a dynastic move by her relatives.
Sālote Toupou III
1900s Queen of Tonga