Tapoa II explained
Tapoa II (c. 1806–1860) was the king of the Tahitian island of Bora Bora from 1831 to 1860. He was also a Royal consort of Tahiti as husband of Pōmare IV, Queen regnant of Tahiti.
Tapoa II was born in 1806. He was the son of Tapoa I, King of Tahaʻa and Bora Bora, by his wife, Ai-mata. He married Pōmare IV in December 1822. This marriage was childless and ended in divorce in 1834.Later, he married Tapoa Vahine.
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