Tehaapapa I

Tehaʻapapa I
Queen of Huahine and Maiʻao
Reign1760–1790
PredecessorHerself as Ariʻi rahi of Huahine and Maiao
SuccessorTeriʻitari'a I
Born1735
Died1810 (aged 75)
SpouseRohianuʻu
Mato
IssueTura'iari'i Ehevahine
Teriʻitari'a I
Names
Teha'apapa I Fatuʻaraʻi Teriʻitariʻa Teiʻoatua v.
FatherTeriʻitari'a a Mahine a Ta'aroaari'i
MotherTeri’iohua e te anuanua i te tuahu i Uramoae

Tehaʻapapa I (c. 1735–1810) also called Fatu'araʻi Teri'itariʻa Tei'oatua v. was a sovereign of the island of Huahine.

From her first union with Rohianu'u, she had a son named Teriitaria I born in 1765. Rohianu'u died in 1767, and she became the wife of his brother Mato, by whom she had a daughter, Turaiari'i born in 1769. By another woman, Tetuaveroa, Mato had two sons: Tenania the eldest, and Mahine, born in 1761.

Teha'apapa assumed the regency of her son Teriitaria with the support of Chief Ori, her great uncle by marriage. He was twelve years old and was the Ari'i rahi of Huahine when James Cook met him in 1777. He was still the king in January 1791, according to the information reported to James Morison by the inhabitants of Huahine while he was in Tahiti. It is clear that he was ousted during that decade by Mahine and Tenania, who eventually seized power over the island of Huahine. His fate remains unknown.

When the English missionaries arrived in Huahine in November 1808, the children of Mato and Turaiarii were in power over the island of Huahine.Teriitaria II had been recognized as of equal rank to Mahine since November 1808 and was to marry King Pomare II. Teha'apapa had become a district chief and was also serving as regent for her granddaughter Teriitaria, the legitimate queen. She died on July 25, 1810.

Mahine ceded power to Teriitaria II after the Battle of Feipi in November 1815. He was 60 years old at that time and had decided to withdraw from politics to devote himself to Christianity. However, he maintained control over the island of Mai'ao.


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