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Teriʻimaevarua II | |||||
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Queen of Bora Bora | |||||
Reign | 3 July, 1860 – 12 February, 1873 | ||||
Coronation | 30 July, 1860 | ||||
Predecessor | Tapoa II | ||||
Successor | Teriimaevarua III | ||||
Born | Kingdom of Raiatea | May 23, 1841||||
Died | February 12, 1873 Kingdom of Bora Bora | (aged 31)||||
Burial | ? ? | ||||
Spouse | Temauiariʻi a Maʻi (m. 1866) | ||||
Issue | Teriimaevarua III (adoptive) | ||||
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House | House of Pōmare | ||||
Father | Ariʻifaʻaite a Hiro | ||||
Mother | Pōmare IV |
Teri'i-maeva-rua II (born Princess Maevarua Pōmare; 23 May, 1841 – 12 February, 1873) was the Queen of Bora Bora from 1860 until her death in 1873.
Teri'i-maeva-rua II belonged to the Pōmare dynasty, the royal family of Tahiti, as the daughter of Queen Pōmare IV of Tahiti. Teri'i-maeva-rua was adopted by the childless king of Bora Bora. She received the title of Crown Princess, on the condition she renounce her rights to the Crown of Tahiti.
In 1850, Teri'i-maeva-rua II left Tahiti to join her future kingdom. She succeeded to the throne, following her adoptive father’s death.
Teri'i-maeva-rua II died on 12 February,1873. She was succeeded by Teriimaevarua III, who reigned from 1873 to 19 March, 1888.[1]