Teuhe Explained

Teuhe
Full Name:Princess Temarii Teuhe Té-u-ru-ra-i
Succession:Queen of Huahine and Maia'o
Reign:18 March 1888 – 22 July 1890
Predecessor:Teha'apapa II
Successor:Teha'apapa II
Spouse:Pōmare V
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House:House of Teurura'i
Father:Ari'imate
Mother:Teha'apapa II
Birth Date:c. 1840
Birth Place:Téfareri'i, Huahine
Death Place:Arue, Tahiti
Place Of Burial:Arue, Tahiti

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

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

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.

She died without issue at Papeete, 21 August 1891.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Teuira Henry, John Muggridge Orsmond . 48 . 258 . Ancient Tahiti . Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum . 1928 .