# Tamatoa III

Tamatoa III (c. 1757 – 1831) was the King of Raiatea from 1820 to 1831.
His father was U'uru, or Vetea-ra'i-'u'uru, who was the son of Tamatoa II by his third wife. His father was the ari'i maro 'ura, high chief, at 'Opoa on Raiatea, during Captain James Cook's visit in 1773.

## Family

vteRaiatea family tree :
Tamatoa I (or II)
Bora Bora family
Ari'ima'oRofa'i
Puni Ariʻi Rahi of Bora Bora, Raiatea and Taha'aPōmare Dynasty of TahitiMau'aTamatoa II (or III)
Teu Ariʻi of Pare-Arue Ariʻi of the PorionuʻuTetupaia i HauiriMatoVete'ara'i 'U'uru Ariʻi of Opoa
Pōmare I King of TahitiTura'iari'i EhevahineTamatoa III (or IV) Ari'i Rahi of RaiateaHihipa Tahitoe
Tapoa I Ariʻi Rahi of Bora Bora, Raiatea and Taha'aPōmare II King of TahitiTeriʻitoʻoterai TeremoemoeTeriitaria II Queen of HuahineTeihotu Ta'aveaMoeore, Tamatoa IV King of RaiateaTahitoe King of Raiatea
Tapoa II King of Bora Bora and Taha'aPōmare IV Queen of TahitiAri'ifa'aiteAriimate Teururai King of HuahineTehaapapa II Queen of HuahineTehauroa Queen of RaiateaTuarii Queen of Raiatea
Pōmare V King of TahitiTeri'imaevarua II Queen of Bora BoraTamatoa V King of RaiateaMoe a Ma'iTamatoa VI King of Raiatea
Princess Teriiourumaona $_{TahitianHeirasPōmareVI}$Princess TeriivaetuaTeri'imaevarua III Queen of Bora BoraPrincess TeriinavahoroaPrincess 'AimataPrince Tamatoa :
Notes:
The numbering of the Tamatoa varies. An ancestor of the Tamatoa line named Fa'aniti is often counted as "Tamatoa I" and Moeore is sometime not considered Tamatoa IV.
References
Cadousteau, Mai-Arii (1987). "CHAPITRE VIII: AHU'URA FILLE DU ROI MAI III". Bulletin de la Société des Études Océaniennes. 20 (239–240). Papeete: Société des Études Océaniennes: 45–50. OCLC 9510786.
Henry, Teuira; Orsmond, John Muggridge (1928). Ancient Tahiti. Vol. 48. Honolulu: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. pp. 247–272. OCLC 3049679.
Newbury, Colin W.; Darling, Adam J. (December 1967). "Te Hau Pahu Rahi: Pomare II and the Concept of Interisland Government in Eastern Polynesia". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 76 (4). Wellington: The Polynesian Society: 477–514. JSTOR 20704508. OCLC 6015244633.
Orsmond, John Muggridge; Smith, S. Percy (March 1893). "The Genealogy of the Pomare Family of Tahiti, from the Papers of the Rev. J. M. Orsmond. With Notes Thereon by S. Percy Smith". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 2 (1). Wellington: The Polynesian Society: 25–43. JSTOR 20701269. OCLC 5544732839.
Teissier, Raoul (1978). "Chefs et notables des Établissements Français de l'Océanie au temps du protectorat: 1842–1850". Bulletin de la Société des Études Océaniennes, Issue 202. Papeete: Société des Études Océaniennes. OCLC 9510786. :
vteHuahine family tree :
Tamatoa I (or II)
Rofa'iAri'ima'o
Tamatoa Dynasty of RaiateaMau'a
Rohianu'uTehaapapa I Queen of HuahineMatoTetuaveroa
Teriitaria I King of HuahineTenani'a King of Huahine
Pōmare Dynasty of TahitiTamatoa III, King of RaiateaTura'iari'i EhevahineMahine Tehei'ura King of RaiateaTao'a
Pōmare II King of TahitiTeriʻitoʻoterai TeremoemoeTeriitaria II Queen of HuahineMoeore, Tamatoa IV King of RaiateaTa'aroari'iTematafainuu
Pōmare IV Queen of TahitiPōmare III King of TahitiTehaapapa II Queen of HuahineAriimate Teururai King of HuahineMa'ihara Temari'i
Tamatoa V King of RaiateaPōmare V King of TahitiTeuhe Queen of HuahineTetuamaramaMarama Teururai Prince-Regent of HuahineTamatoa VI King of Raiatea
Teriitevaearai a Mai from the Mai family of Bora BoraTehaapapa III Queen of Huahine :
Notes:
Descending dotted lines denote adoptions.
References
Henry, Teuira; Orsmond, John Muggridge (1928). Ancient Tahiti. Vol. 48. Honolulu: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. pp. 247–272. OCLC 3049679.
Newbury, Colin W.; Darling, Adam J. (December 1967). "Te Hau Pahu Rahi: Pomare II and the Concept of Interisland Government in Eastern Polynesia". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 76 (4). Wellington: The Polynesian Society: 477–514. JSTOR 20704508. OCLC 6015244633.
Teissier, Raoul (1978). "Chefs et notables des Établissements Français de l'Océanie au temps du protectorat: 1842–1850". Bulletin de la Société des Études Océaniennes, Issue 202. Papeete: Société des Études Océaniennes. OCLC 9510786. :