# List of monarchs of Tonga

This is a list of monarchs of Tonga since 1845, after the Constitution of Tonga established the role of the monarch. The first constitutional monarch of Tonga was George Tupou I.

## 2008 cession of powers

Three days before his coronation on 1 August 2008, George Tupou V announced that he would relinquish most of his powers and be guided by the Prime Minister of Tonga's recommendations on most matters.

## Budget allocation to monarchy

The annual budget allocation to the monarchy is T$ 4,894,900 (c. US$2,116,799).

## Earlier monarchs of Tonga

* Tuʻi Tonga, rulers of Tonga from c. 950 to 9th December, 1865, when the last Tu'i Tonga, HM Sanualio Fatafehi Laufilitonga, died.
* Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua, rulers of Tonga from c. 1470 to c. 1800.
* Tuʻi Kanokupolu, rulers of Tonga from c. 1500 to the present day. George Tupou I, the first constitutional monarch of Tonga, was the 19th Tuʻi Kanokupolu.

## Monarchs of Tonga since 1845

| Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family |
| George Tupou I | (1797-12-04)4 December 1797 – 18 February 1893(1893-02-18) (aged 95) | 4 December 1845 | 18 February 1893 | Son of Tupoutoʻa, 17th Tuʻi Kanokupolu | Tupou |
| George Tupou II | (1874-06-18)18 June 1874 – 5 April 1918(1918-04-05) (aged 43) | 18 February 1893 | 5 April 1918 | Double Great-grandson of George Tupou I | Tupou |
| Sālote Tupou III | (1900-03-13)13 March 1900 – 16 December 1965(1965-12-16) (aged 65) | 5 April 1918 | 16 December 1965 | Daughter of George Tupou II | Tupou |
| Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV | (1918-07-04)4 July 1918 – 10 September 2006(2006-09-10) (aged 88) | 16 December 1965 | 10 September 2006 | Son of Sālote Tupou III | Tupou |
| George Tupou V | (1948-05-04)4 May 1948 – 18 March 2012(2012-03-18) (aged 63) | 11 September 2006 | 18 March 2012 | Son of Tāufaʻahau Tupou IV | Tupou |
| Tupou VI | (1959-07-12) 12 July 1959 (age 65) | 18 March 2012 | Incumbent | Son of Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IVBrother of George Tupou V | Tupou |

## Royal standards

* Royal standard of Tonga (1862–1875)
* Royal standard of Tonga

## Family tree

vteTupou family tree :
Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua lineTuʻi Tonga lineTuʻi Kanokupolu line
Kalolaine FusimataliliGeorge Tupou IFīnau Kaunanga
Fifita VavʻauTēvita ʻUngaSālote Mafile‘o PilolevuFiliaipulotu
Fusipala TaukiʻonetukuFatafehi Toutaitokotaha
Lavinia VeiongoGeorge Tupou IIʻAnaseini Takipō
Viliami Tungī MailefihiSālote Tupou IIIVīlai Tupou (illegitimate son)Tupou Seini
Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IVHalaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻeSiaosi 'Alipate Tupou, Baron VaeaTuputupu Ma'afu-'o-Tukuialahi
George Tupou VTupou VINanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho
Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalalaSinaitakala Fakafanua
Taufaʻahau Manumataongo :
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