Pōmare V

Pōmare V (3 November 1839 – 12 June 1891) was the last monarch of Tahiti, reigning from 1877 until his forced abdication in 1880. He was the son of Queen Pōmare IV.

Pōmare V
King of Tahiti
Reign17 September 1877 – 29 June 1880
Coronation24 September 1877
PredecessorPōmare IV
SuccessorPosition abolished
Born(1839-11-03)3 November 1839
Afaʻahiti, Taravao
Died12 June 1891(1891-06-12) (aged 51)
Royal Palace, Papeʻete, Tahiti
Burial
Tomb of the King, Utuʻaiʻai in ʻArue
SpouseTeuhe
Marau Salmon
IssueTeriʻi nui o Tahiti
Ariʻi Manihinihi
Ernest Albert Salmon
Full name
Teriʻitariʻa Terātane Pōmare
HouseHouse of Pōmare
FatherAriʻifaʻaite
MotherPōmare IV
ReligionReformed

Biography

He was born as Teri'i Tari'a Te-rā-tane and became Heir Apparent and Crown Prince (Ari'i-aue) upon the death of his elder brother on 13 May 1855. He became king of Tahiti on the death of his mother on 17 September 1877. His coronation was on 24 September 1877 at Pape'ete.

He married twice, first on 11 November 1857 to Te-mā-ri'i-Ma'i-hara Te-uhe-a-Te-uru-ra'i, princess of Huahine. He divorced her on 5 August 1861. His second marriage was to Joanna Marau-Ta'aroa Te-pa'u Salmon (thereafter known as Her Majesty The Queen Marau of Tahiti), at Pape'ete on 28 January 1875. He divorced her on 27 July 1887.

Pōmare V had one son and two daughters.

On 29 June 1880, he gave Tahiti and its dependencies to France, whereupon he was given a pension by the French government and the titular position of Officer of the Orders of the Legion of Honour and Agricultural Merit of France.

He died from alcoholism at the Royal Palace, Pape'ete, and is buried at the Tomb of the King, Utu'ai'ai in 'Arue.

Honours

French Honours

Ancestry

See also

References

    • Gonschor, Lorenz (2019). A Power in the World: The Hawaiian Kingdom in Oceania. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-8001-9. OCLC 1056198239.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
    Regnal titles
    Preceded by
    Pōmare IV
    King of Tahiti
    1877–1880
    Monarchy abolished
    Sovereignty ceded to France
    Titles in pretence
    Loss of title
    Sovereignty ceded to France
     TITULAR 
    King of Tahiti
    1880–1891
    Disputed

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