Tamatoa III

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.[1]

Family

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

References

Salmond, Anne (2010). Aphrodite's Island. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 249, 286. ISBN 9780520261143.
Henry & Orsmond 1928, p. 248.

Regnal titles
Preceded by	King of Raiatea 1820–1831	Succeeded by Tamatoa IV

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[Anne-1] Salmond, Anne (2010). Aphrodite's Island. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 249, 286. ISBN 9780520261143.

[FOOTNOTEHenryOrsmond1928248-2] Henry & Orsmond 1928, p. 248.