Tapoa II

Tapoa II (c. 1806–1860) was the king of the Tahitian island of Bora Bora from 1831 to 1860.^[1] He was also a Royal consort of Tahiti as husband of Pōmare IV, Queen regnant of Tahiti.

Tapoa II
King of Tahaʻa and Bora Bora
Painting by Henry Byam Martin, c. 1840s
King of Bora Bora
Reign	1831–1860
Predecessor	Tapoa I
Successor	Teriimaevarua II
Royal consort of Tahiti
Tenure	1827–1834
Born	c. 1806
Died	March 1860 (aged 53–54)
Spouse	Pōmare IV Tapoa Vahine
Issue	Teriimaevarua II (adoptive)
House	House of Tapoa
Father	Tapoa I
Mother	Ai-mata

Tapoa II was born in 1806.^[2] 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.^[3][4] Later, he married Tapoa Vahine.^[5]

Ancestry

v t e Bora Bora family tree
Teri'itaumihau Teihotuma Rere ao Puni Ari'i Rahi of Bora Bora, Ra'iatea and Taha'a Teri'itemiro Uru a Tu Teri'imaevarua I Ari'i Rahi of Bora Bora Mai III Ari'i of Bora Bora Tefa'aora Ari'i of Bora Bora Tapoa I King of Bora Bora, Ra'iatea and Taha'a Pōmare Dynasty of Tahiti Tamatoa Dynasty of Ra'iatea Ahu'ura Tefa'aora a Mai Descendant of Puni Tehapa'i or Maheanu'u a Mai Tainoa alias Tapoa Vahine Tapoa II King of Bora Bora and Taha'a Pōmare IV Queen of Tahiti and Moʻorea Ari'ifa'aite Teri'imaevarua II Queen of Bora Bora Temauiari'i a Ma'i Moe a Ma'i Tamatoa V King of Ra'iatea and Tahaʻa Teri'itua Tuavira "Prince Joinville" Ariʻi of Hitiaʻa Pōmare V King of Tahiti and Moʻorea Teri'imaevarua III Queen of Bora Bora Teriʻihinoiatua Pōmare Ariʻi of Hitiaʻa
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Ancestors of Tapoa II
16. Tau-niua 8. Mano-tahi 17. Ha'apai-taha'a-vahine of Raiatea 4. Ta'o-ata 9. Te-i'oa-tua 2. Tapoa I of Bora Bora 20. Teri'itemiro 10. Uru-a-tu 21. Tetope 5. Teri'imaevarua I of Bora Bora 11. Tetua-ti'i-roa 1. Tapoa II 6. Pa of Bora Bora 3. Ai-mata of Bora Bora