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Teuhe
Queen regnant of Huahine (in rebellion)
Queen of Huahine and Maia'o
Reign18 March 1888 – 22 July 1890
PredecessorTeha'apapa II
SuccessorTeha'apapa II
Bornc. 1840
Téfareri'i, Huahine
DiedAugust 21, 1891(1891-08-21) (aged 50–51)
Arue, Tahiti
Burial
Arue, Tahiti
SpousePōmare V
Afai-au-Tatahi
Names
Princess Temarii Teuhe Té-u-ru-ra-i
HouseHouse of Teurura'i
FatherAri'imate
MotherTeha'apapa II

Te-mari'i-a-Teurura'i Ma'i-hara Te-uhe (c. 1840 – 21 August 1891) was a Polynesian queen who reigned the kingdom of Huahine in 18 March 1888 – 22 July 1890 under the reign name Teuhe; her name had also been given as Teuhe II. She belongs to the Teururai family of Huahine.[1]

Family

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She was born at Huahine, ca. 1840. She was the eldest daughter of Queen Tehaʻapapa II and King Ariʻi-mate of Huahine.

She was proclaimed as Queen Teuhe during an insurrection against France on February 22, 1888 and fled to Tahiti to seek protection under her former husband, Pomare V, 22 July 1890.

Marriage

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She married as his first wife, at Huahine, on 11 November 1857 (div. 5 August 1861), Pōmare V, King of Tahiti, eldest surviving son of Pōmare IV, Queen of Tahiti, by her second husband. They divorced on 5 August 1861.[citation needed]

She died without issue at Papeete, 21 August 1891.[citation needed]

Ancestry

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Teuira Henry, John Muggridge Orsmond (1928). Ancient Tahiti. Vol. 48. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. p. 258.
  • Tahiti, les temps et les pouvoirs. Pour une anthropologie historique du Tahiti post-européen, Paris, ORSTOM, 543 p., Jean-François BARE.
  • Trois ans chez les Canaques. Odyssée d'un Neuchâtelois autour du monde. Lausanne, Payot & Co Editeurs, 342p., Eugène HANNI.
  • Huahine aux temps anciens, Cahiers du Patrimoine [Savoirs et traditions] et Tradition orale, B.SAURA, édition 2006.
  • Chefs et notables au temps du protectorat: 1842 - 1880, Société des Etudes Océaniennes, Raoul TEISSIER, réédition de 1996.
Teuhe
Born: 1848 Died: 1891
Preceded by Queen of Huahine
1888–1890
Succeeded by