dynasty death_date predecessor successor birth_place title birth_date spouse issue article_title name reign
makea nui dynasty circa 1857 makea davida ariki makea daniela ariki avarua , rarotonga high chiefess of te au o tonga unknown tiberio makea takau ariki makea te vaerua ariki
 makea te vaerua ariki 1845 -- 1857
makea te vaerua ariki

makea te vaerua ariki -lrb- b ?
-- 1857 -rrb- was a sovereign of the cook islands .
she was the `` ariki '' -lrb- queen or high chiefess -rrb- of the `` makea nui '' -lrb- great makea -rrb- dynasty , one of the three chiefdoms of the `` te au o tonga '' tribe on the island of rarotonga .
makea te vaerua succeeded her elder brother makea davida with the involvement of the missionaries and her village was the headquarters of the mission .
she was the first female to succeed the title of `` ariki '' , even though she had surviving younger brothers .
hers was a peaceful reign .
she supported the work of the mission and was very hospitable to all the missionaries of her time .
she married the tahitian missionary tiberio -lrb- also known as rio -rrb- .
she was the eldest daughter of makea pori ariki and the birth-mother of makea takau .
she was succeeded after her death by her younger brother , makea daniela .
