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Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala
Crown Prince of Tonga
Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala in London (2012)
Born (1985-09-17) 17 September 1985 (age 38)
Nukuʻalofa
SpouseSinaitakala Fakafanua
IssueTaufaʻahau Manumataongo
Names
Siaosi Manumataongo ʻAlaivahamamaʻo ʻAhoʻeitu Konstantin Tukuʻaho
HouseHouse of Tupou
FatherTupou VI
MotherNanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho
ReligionMethodism
Tongan royal family
Royal Arms of Tonga
Extended family

Siaosi Manumataongo ʻAlaivahamamaʻo ʻAhoʻeitu Konstantin Tukuʻaho[1] (born 17 September 1985) is a Tongan royal and Crown Prince of Tonga. Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala became heir-apparent to the throne in March 2012 when his father, Tupou VI ascended as the current King of Tonga.[2]

2012 wedding

Main article: Wedding of Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala and Sinaitakala Fakafanua

On July 12, 2012, Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala married his double second cousin, Sinaitakala Fakafanua, in a wedding attended by 2,000 people.[2][3] The Crown Prince was 26 years old at the time, while his wife was 25 years old.[3] Sinaitakala Fakafanua is 26th in line to the Tongan throne.[3]

The wedding marked the first marriage of a Tongan Crown Prince in sixty-five years.[3] The ceremony was held at the Centennial Church of the Free Church of Tonga in Nuku'alofa, with more than 2,000 guests, including Samoan and Fijian chiefly families.[1][2] The groom wore a three piece grey and black suit, while the bride wore a long sleeve, lace wedding gown with a veil that reached the floor of the church.[4] A Maʻutohi ceremony, which celebrates the issuance of a marriage license, was held earlier in the week.[2]

Controversy

The marriage between the Crown Prince and Fakafanua caused controversy over the continued practice of marrying closely related cousins.[3][4] Tongan royal protocol requires that members of royal family only marry members of noble families to maintain a strong bloodline.[3] All royal marriages are arranged.[1]

The wedding between the cousins was openly criticized by members of Tongan political and royal circles.[4] Two prominent members of the Tongan royal family, Queen Mother Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe and the king's sister, Princess Salote Mafileʻo Pilolevu Tuita, disapproved of the marriage and refused to attend the ceremony.[1] Tongan Princess Frederica Tuita, who is ninth in line to the throne, openly condemned the union, calling the royal arranged marriage "extremely arrogant and only perpetuated the motive behind social climbers".[3] Pro-democracy leader ʻAkilisi Pohiva also criticized the wedding, telling TVNZ, "They are too close... I do not know about biological effects of two close bloods mixed together, but I think they need new blood from outside."[3] A leader of Tongans living in New Zealand, Will Ilolahia, stated that many Tongans opposed the second cousins' marriage, but were unwilling to speak out publicly.[3][5]

An uncle of the Crown Prince, Lord Vaea, defended the marriage saying, "It's a new beginning for the royal household. They are both in their twenties, we are looking at that to preserve that constitutional monarchy within Tonga."[1]

Issue

His firstborn child, a son, Prince Taufaʻahau Manumataongo, was born on 10 May 2013, becoming second in the line of succession to the Tongan throne, after his father.[6]

Styles of
Prince Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala
Reference styleHis Royal Highness
Spoken styleYour Royal Highness
Alternative styleSir

Titles and Honours

Titles

  • 17 September 1985 - 25 Sept 2006 : His Royal Highness Prince Siaosi Manumataongo Tukuʻaho
  • 25 Sept 2006 - 30 May 2012 : His Royal Highness Prince ʻUlukālala
  • 30 May 2012 - : His Royal Highness Prince Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukālala

Honours

See also List of honours of the Tongan Royal Family by country

National Honours

Foreign Honours

Medals

  •  Tonga : King George Tupou V Coronation Medal (31.7.2008) [7]

Ancestry

Family of Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala
16. Siaosi U. Tukuʻaho
8. Viliami Tungī Mailefihi
17. Mele Siuʻilikutapu
4. Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV
18. George Tupou II
9. Sālote Tupou III
19. Lavinia Veiongo Fotu
2. Tupou VI
20. Solomone Piutau ʻOtukolo ʻAhomeʻe
10. Tēvita Manuopangai ʻAhomeʻe
21. ʻAmelia Moʻungaʻaelangi Maealiuaki
5. Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe
22. Fotu ʻa Falefā Veikune
11. Heuʻifanga Veikune
23. Vāhoi
1. Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala
24. George Tupou II (= 18)
12. Vīlai Tupou
25. Tupou Moheofo
6. Baron Vaea
26. Siosaia Pau'uvale Loloa'atonga
13. Tupou Seini
27. Hon. Kalolaine Tongilava
3. Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho
28. Siotame Fakatulolo The Noble Ma'afu
14. Siosaia Siotame Lausi'i The Noble Ma'afu
29. Teisa Vaka Sateki
7. Tuputupukipulotu Lausi'i
30. Sione Lamipeti Mafile'o
15. 'Anaukihesina Lamipeti
31. 'Alilia Funakitoutai Tapueluelu

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Tongan Queen Mother absent from wedding". Stuff.co.nz. 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  2. ^ a b c d "Tonga Crown Prince weds". Radio New Zealand International. 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Tongan crown prince marries second cousin". The Daily Telegraph. 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  4. ^ a b c "Royal wedding causes royal divisions". One News. TVNZ. 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  5. ^ "Opposition to Tongan royal cousins marriage". Radio Australia. 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  6. ^ "New Tongan heir, Prince Taufa'ahau Manumataongo born May 10 in Auckland", Matangi Tonga, 10 May 2013
  7. ^ a b Royal Ark, Tongan genealogy and detils
  8. ^ Video showing investiture speeches on YouTube
  9. ^ Ministry of Information & Communications, Article evoking the investiture
Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala
House of Tupou
Born: 17 September 1985
Lines of succession
First
 Line of succession to the Tongan throne
1st position 		Succeeded by
Titles of nobility
Preceded by Chief ʻUlukālala
25 Sept 2006 - 		Incumbent
Heir:
?
Preceded by Chief Tupoutoʻa
30 May 2012 - 		Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Prince Taufaʻahau Manumataongo

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