Ariifaaite

Ariʻifaʻaite
Prince consort of Tahiti
The prince wearing the uniform of a post Captain in the Royal Navy presented by Queen Victoria in 1843.
Born	10 January 1820 Raiatea
Died	6 August 1873 Papeete, Tahiti
Burial	Pōmare Royal Cemetery, Papaʻoa, ʻArue
Spouse	Pōmare IV
Issue among others...	Ariʻiaue Pōmare V Teriʻimaevarua II Tamatoa V Punuariʻi Teriʻitapunui Teriʻitua Tuavira
Names Tenaniʻa Ariʻifaʻaite a Hiro
House	House of Pōmare
Father	Hiro
Mother	Teihotu Taʻavea of Raiatea
Religion	Reformed

Tenaniʻa Ariʻifaʻaite a Hiro (10 January 1820 – 6 August 1873) was a Prince consort of Tahiti. He was son of Hiro from Huahine and Teihotu alias Ta'avea daughter of Tamatoa III of Raiatea. He became second consort of his first cousin, Pōmare IV, Queen of Tahiti, who was likewise a maternal granddaughter of Tamatoa III. From their union were born:

1. A boy (1833, died young), died of dysentery
2. Henry Pōmare (August 1835, died young)., died of dysentery
3. Ariʻiaue Pōmare (12 August 1838 – 10 May 1856), Crown Prince of Tahiti, Ariʻi of Afaʻahiti.
4. Pōmare V (3 November 1839 – 12 June 1891), succeeded as King of Tahiti.
5. Teriʻimaevarua II (23 May 1841 – 12 February 1873), succeeded as Queen of Bora Bora.
6. Tamatoa V (23 September 1842 – 30 September 1881), succeeded as King of Raiatea.
7. Victoria Pōmare-vahine (1844 – June 1845).
8. Punuariʻi Teriʻitapunui Pōmare (20 March 1846 – 18 September 1888), Ariʻi of Mahina and President of the Tahitian High Court.
9. Teriʻitua Tuavira Pōmare (17 December 1847 – 9 April 1875), Ariʻirahi of Hitiaʻa, called the "Prince of Joinville".
10. Tevahitua Pōmare (1850/1852, died young).

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