# Teriitapunui Pōmare

Punuariʻi Teriʻitapunui Pōmare, commonly called Teriʻitapunui (born March 20, 1846 – died in September 17, 1888) was a member of the Pōmare family, a royal dynasty in Tahiti. His first two names translate into Tahitian as "Small-trumpet-above-Prince-of-many-sacrifices."

## Biography

He was the fifth son of Pōmare IV, queen of Tahiti, and of her second husband (also first cousin), the prince consort Ariʻifaite a Hiro, a chief from Huahine.
At birth, he was given the title of ariʻirahi (chief) of the district of Afaʻahiti, in Tahiti. Other source state he was given the district of Mahina.
In June 1862, he married the Princess Teriʻinavahoroʻa, from the princely family of Maʻi from Bora-Bora. From this union were born three daughters who both died without issue :
* Princess Teriʻinavahoroʻa Pōmare: born April 15, 1873, died April 12, 1874.
* Princess Tuaraenuiatera Pōmare: born April 13, 1883, died September 5, 1883.
The couple would also adopt his brother Tamatoa V's fourth daughter, whom they named Teriʻinavahoroʻa (1877-1918). She would marry Opuhara Salmon and later his brother Teuraiterai Mote Salmon, having descendants from both husbands.
He was considered by English visitor Constance Gordon-Cumming to "very good fellow, but sadly lame".$^{:160,206}$ The main official post held by Teriʻitapunui was that of President of the Tahitian High Court, called Toʻohitu, which had indigenous jurisdiction over property matters. When his brother, King Pōmare V, decided to hand over the kingdom to France, he was among the notables who, June 29, 1880, countersigned the deed of assignment from Tahiti to France.

## Ancestry

vtePōmare family tree :
Ta'aroa ManahuneTetuaehuri i Taiarapu
Teu Ariʻi of Pare-Arue Ariʻi of the PorionuʻuTetupaia i Hauiri of the Tamatoa Dynasty of Raiatea
Teihotu i Ahurai Ari'i of Moʻorea, Brother of Purea
Terereatua (Auo)Metua'aro (Mahau) Ariʻi of Mo'orea and VaiariItiaPōmare I King of Tahiti and MoʻoreaPaiti Ariʻi of Hapaiano
Tetuanui Tarovahine Wife of Pōmare IITeri'itaria Ari'ipaea Queen of Huahine and MaʻiaoPōmare II King of Tahiti and MoʻoreaTeri'ito'oterai TeremoemoeTeri'inavahoroa VahineTeri'inavahoroa Tane, Vehiatua Ariʻi of TaiarapuTerano Vahine
Pōmare III King of Tahiti and MoʻoreaTeinaitiAri'ifa'aitePōmare IV Queen of Tahiti and MoʻoreaTapoa II King of Bora Bora of the Tapoa Dynasty of Bora Bora
Teuhe Queen of Huahine of the Teurura'i Dynasty of HuahinePōmare V King of Tahiti and MoʻoreaMarauAri'iaueTeri'itua Tuavira "Prince Joinville" Ariʻi of HitiaʻaIsabelle Vahinetua ShawTamatoa V King of Raiatea and TahaʻaMoe a MaiTeri'imaevarua II Queen of Bora BoraTemauiari'i a MaiTeri'itapunui Punuari'i Ariʻi of MahinaTeri'inavahoroa a Mai
Teriʻihinoiatua Pōmare Ariʻi of HitiaʻaTeri'imaevarua III Queen of Bora Bora :
Notes:
Descending dotted lines denote adoptions.
References
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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.
Pomare, Tamatoa Brander; Pomare, Pomateao Salmon (15 August 1938). "The Pomares of Tahiti – Letter to the Editor". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. IX, no. 1. Sydney: Pacific Publications. p. 34. OCLC 780465500.
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Ancestors of Teriitapunui Pōmare :