Queen Marau

Marau
Queen consort of Tahiti
Reign17 September 1877 – 29 June 1880
Coronation24 September 1877
BornJoanna Marau-Ta’aroa Tepa’u
(1860-04-24)24 April 1860
Died2 February 1935(1935-02-02) (aged 74)
Papeete, Tahiti
Burial
Uranie Cemetery[1]
SpousePōmare V
IssueTeriʻi nui o Tahiti
Takau Pōmare-Vedel
Ernest Albert Salmon
FatherAlexander Salmon
MotherAriʻi Taimaʻi
SignatureMarau's signature

Johanna Marau Taʻaroa a Tepau Salmon (24 April 1860 – 2 February 1935) was the consort of King Pōmare V who ruled from 1877 to 1880 and was the last queen consort of the Kingdom of Tahiti. Her name means "Much-unique-cleansing-the-splash" in the Tahitian language.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Tombe de la reine Marau". Tahiti Heritage. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  2. ^ Teuira Henry, John Muggridge Orsmond (1928). Ancient Tahiti. Vol. 48. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. p. 250. Archived from the original on 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  3. ^ Robert D. Craig (2002). Historical Dictionary of Polynesia. Vol. 39 (2 ed.). Scarecrow Press. pp. 126–127. ISBN 0-8108-4237-8. Archived from the original on 2016-07-30. Retrieved 2016-10-05.