Marau | |
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Queen consort of Tahiti | |
Reign | 17 September 1877 – 29 June 1880 |
Coronation | 24 September 1877 |
Born | Joanna Marau-Ta’aroa Tepa’u 24 April 1860 |
Died | 2 February 1935 Papeete, Tahiti | (aged 74)
Burial | Uranie Cemetery[1] |
Spouse | Pōmare V |
Issue | Teriʻi nui o Tahiti Takau Pōmare-Vedel Ernest Albert Salmon |
Father | Alexander Salmon |
Mother | Ariʻi Taimaʻi |
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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]