Tamatoa III

Tamatoa III
King of Raiatea
Reign	1820 – 10 July 1831
Successor	Tamatoa IV
Born	c. 1757
Died	10 July 1831
Father	Vete'ara'i 'U'uru, Ariʻi of Opoa
Mother	Mai-he'a Te-hani

Tamatoa III (c. 1757 – 1831) was the King of Raiatea from 1820 to 1831.

U'uru, or Vetea-ra'i-'u'uru, was the son of Tamatoa II by his third wife. He was the ari'i maro 'ura, high chief, at 'Opoa on Raiatea, during Captain Cook's visit in 1773.

Family

Raiatea family tree
Tamatoa I (or II) Bora Bora family Ari'ima'o Rofa'i Puni Ariʻi Rahi of Bora Bora, Raiatea and Taha'a Pōmare Dynasty of Tahiti Mau'a Tamatoa II (or III) Teu Ariʻi of Pare-Arue Ariʻi of the Porionuʻu Tetupaia i Hauiri Mato Vete'ara'i 'U'uru Ariʻi of Opoa Pōmare I King of Tahiti Tura'iari'i Ehevahine Tamatoa III (or IV) Ari'i Rahi of Raiatea Hihipa Tahitoe Tapoa I Ariʻi Rahi of Bora Bora, Raiatea and Taha'a Pōmare II King of Tahiti Teriʻitoʻoterai Teremoemoe Teriitaria II Queen of Huahine Teihotu Ta'avea Moeore, Tamatoa IV King of Raiatea Tahitoe King of Raiatea Tapoa II King of Bora Bora and Taha'a Pōmare IV Queen of Tahiti Ari'ifa'aite Ariimate Teururai King of Huahine Tehaapapa II Queen of Huahine Tehauroa Queen of Raiatea Tuarii Queen of Raiatea Pōmare V King of Tahiti Teri'imaevarua II Queen of Bora Bora Tamatoa V King of Raiatea Moe a Ma'i Tamatoa VI King of Raiatea Princess Teriiourumaona Tahitian Heir as Pōmare VI Princess Teriivaetua Teri'imaevarua III Queen of Bora Bora Princess Teriinavahoroa Princess 'Aimata Prince Tamatoa
Notes: The numbering of the Tamatoa varies. An ancestor of the Tamatoa line named Fa'aniti is often counted as "Tamatoa I" and Moeore is sometime not considered Tamatoa IV. References Cadousteau, Mai-Arii (1987). "CHAPITRE VIII: AHU'URA FILLE DU ROI MAI III". Bulletin de la Société des Études Océaniennes. 20 (239–240). Papeete: Société des Études Océaniennes: 45–50. OCLC 9510786. Henry, Teuira; Orsmond, John Muggridge (1928). Ancient Tahiti. Vol. 48. Honolulu: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. pp. 247–272. OCLC 3049679. Newbury, Colin W.; Darling, Adam J. (December 1967). "Te Hau Pahu Rahi: Pomare II and the Concept of Interisland Government in Eastern Polynesia". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 76 (4). Wellington: The Polynesian Society: 477–514. JSTOR 20704508. OCLC 6015244633. Orsmond, John Muggridge; Smith, S. Percy (March 1893). "The Genealogy of the Pomare Family of Tahiti, from the Papers of the Rev. J. M. Orsmond. With Notes Thereon by S. Percy Smith". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 2 (1). Wellington: The Polynesian Society: 25–43. JSTOR 20701269. OCLC 5544732839. Teissier, Raoul (1978). "Chefs et notables des Établissements Français de l'Océanie au temps du protectorat: 1842–1850". Bulletin de la Société des Études Océaniennes, Issue 202. Papeete: Société des Études Océaniennes. OCLC 9510786.

Huahine family tree
Tamatoa I (or II) Rofa'i Ari'ima'o Tamatoa Dynasty of Raiatea Mau'a Rohianu'u Tehaapapa I Queen of Huahine Mato Tetuaveroa Teriitaria I King of Huahine Tenani'a King of Huahine Pōmare Dynasty of Tahiti Tamatoa III, King of Raiatea Tura'iari'i Ehevahine Mahine Tehei'ura King of Raiatea Tao'a Pōmare II King of Tahiti Teriʻitoʻoterai Teremoemoe Teriitaria II Queen of Huahine Moeore, Tamatoa IV King of Raiatea Ta'aroari'i Tematafainuu Pōmare IV Queen of Tahiti Pōmare III King of Tahiti Tehaapapa II Queen of Huahine Ariimate Teururai King of Huahine Ma'ihara Temari'i Tamatoa V King of Raiatea Pōmare V King of Tahiti Teuhe Queen of Huahine Tetuamarama Marama Teururai Prince-Regent of Huahine Tamatoa VI King of Raiatea Teriitevaearai a Mai from the Mai family of Bora Bora Tehaapapa III Queen of Huahine
Notes: Descending dotted lines denote adoptions. References Henry, Teuira; Orsmond, John Muggridge (1928). Ancient Tahiti. Vol. 48. Honolulu: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. pp. 247–272. OCLC 3049679. Newbury, Colin W.; Darling, Adam J. (December 1967). "Te Hau Pahu Rahi: Pomare II and the Concept of Interisland Government in Eastern Polynesia". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 76 (4). Wellington: The Polynesian Society: 477–514. JSTOR 20704508. OCLC 6015244633. Teissier, Raoul (1978). "Chefs et notables des Établissements Français de l'Océanie au temps du protectorat: 1842–1850". Bulletin de la Société des Études Océaniennes, Issue 202. Papeete: Société des Études Océaniennes. OCLC 9510786.

Ancestors of Tamatoa III
16. King Tamatoa I (or II) of Raiatea 8. Prince Teriʻi-ve-tearai Rofaʻi of Raiatea 17. The Hon. Chiefess Te-ao-i-na-niʻa of Raiatea 4. King Tamatoa II (or III) of Raiatea 9. The Hon. Chiefess Marama of Huahine 2. Prince Vetea-ra'i 'U'uru of Raiatea, The Hon. Chief of Opoa 5. The Hon. Chiefess Hapaitahaʻa of Hauiri 1. King Tamatoa III of Raiatea 3. The Hon. Chiefess Opai-pai Te-roro of Bora Bora