| Crown Prince of Tonga | |
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| Style | His Royal Highness |
| Residence | Royal Palace, Nukuʻalofa |
| Appointer | Monarch |
| Inaugural holder | Vuna Takitakimālohi |
| Formation | December 4, 1845 |
| Deputy | Taufaʻahau Manumataongo |
The Crown Prince of Tonga is the heir to the throne of Tonga.
The Article 32 of the Constitution of Tonga provides for male-preference primogeniture, meaning that the eldest son of the King automatically succeeds to the crown upon the monarch's death, and that the eldest daughter may succeed to the crown only if she has no living brothers and no deceased brothers who left surviving legitimate descendants.[1] By convention, the heir to the throne also bears the noble title of Tupoutoʻa; this has been the case since then-crown prince Tāufaʻāhau was conferred with the title in the late 1930s.[2]
The current Crown Prince of Tonga is Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala, who became heir apparent to the throne on 18 March 2012 upon the accession of his father, Tupou VI, as King.[3]
- ^ "Constitution of Tonga: Article 32". WIPO Lex. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ Marcus 1978, p. 41.
- ^ "Tonga Crown Prince weds". Radio New Zealand International. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.