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le class="wikitable">		 Name Born-Died Reign Start Reign End Notes
Vai ra'a toa Taina Pomare I
Pomare I

Pomare I, King of Tahiti , fully in old orthography: Tu-nui-ea-i-te-atua-i-Tarahoi Vairaatoa Taina Pomare I , was the unifier and first king of Tahiti between 1788? and 1791....
 		 1743-1803 13 February 1791 3 September 1803 De facto paramount ruler from 1768, first as ari'i, then from 1774 as regent for Pomare II
Pomare II

Pomare II, King of Tahiti , fully Tu Tunuieaiteatua Pomare II or in modern orthography Tu Tu-nui-ea-i-te-atua Pomare II , was the second king of Tahiti between 1782 and 1821....
Pomare II
Pomare II

Pomare II, King of Tahiti , fully Tu Tunuieaiteatua Pomare II or in modern orthography Tu Tu-nui-ea-i-te-atua Pomare II , was the second king of Tahiti between 1782 and 1821....
 		 1774-1821 3 September 1803 22 December 1808 First reign, succeeded Pomare I
Pomare II

Pomare II, King of Tahiti , fully Tu Tunuieaiteatua Pomare II or in modern orthography Tu Tu-nui-ea-i-te-atua Pomare II , was the second king of Tahiti between 1782 and 1821....
 at birth in 1774 as ari'i, exiled to Moorea
Moorea

Moorea is a high island in French Polynesia, part of the Society Islands, 17 km northwest of Tahiti. Its position is . Moorea means "yellow lizard" in Tahitian language....
 in 1808
Vacant 22 December 1808 15 November 1815  
Pomare II
Pomare II

Pomare II, King of Tahiti , fully Tu Tunuieaiteatua Pomare II or in modern orthography Tu Tu-nui-ea-i-te-atua Pomare II , was the second king of Tahiti between 1782 and 1821....
 		 1774-1821 15 November 1815 7 December 1821 Second reign, reclaimed throne after the Battle of Te Feipi
Teri'i tari'a Pomare III
Pomare III

Pomare III, King of Tahiti , more properly Terii-ta-ria Pomare III, was the king of Tahiti of Tahiti between 1821 and 1827. He was the second son of Pomare II....
 		 1820-1827 7 December 1821 8 January 1827 Son of Pomare II
Pomare II

Pomare II, King of Tahiti , fully Tu Tunuieaiteatua Pomare II or in modern orthography Tu Tu-nui-ea-i-te-atua Pomare II , was the second king of Tahiti between 1782 and 1821....
Teri'i tari'a Ari'i paea Vahine 1790-1858 7 December 1821 8 January 1827 Female; Regent for Pomare III
Pomare III

Pomare III, King of Tahiti , more properly Terii-ta-ria Pomare III, was the king of Tahiti of Tahiti between 1821 and 1827. He was the second son of Pomare II....
'Aimata Pomare IV
Pomare IV

Pomare IV, Queen of Tahiti , more properly Aimata Pomare IV Vahine-o-Punuateraitua , was the queen of Tahiti between 1827 and 1877. She was the daughter of Pomare II....
 Vahine 		1813-1877 11 January 1827 17 September 1877 Female; Daughter of Pomare II
Pomare II

Pomare II, King of Tahiti , fully Tu Tunuieaiteatua Pomare II or in modern orthography Tu Tu-nui-ea-i-te-atua Pomare II , was the second king of Tahiti between 1782 and 1821....
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Pomare dynasty

Name Born-Died Reign Start Reign End Notes
Vai ra'a toa Taina Pomare I
Pomare I

Pomare I, King of Tahiti , fully in old orthography: Tu-nui-ea-i-te-atua-i-Tarahoi Vairaatoa Taina Pomare I , was the unifier and first king of Tahiti between 1788? and 1791....
 		 1743-1803 13 February 1791 3 September 1803 De facto paramount ruler from 1768, first as ari'i, then from 1774 as regent for Pomare II
Pomare II

Pomare II, King of Tahiti , fully Tu Tunuieaiteatua Pomare II or in modern orthography Tu Tu-nui-ea-i-te-atua Pomare II , was the second king of Tahiti between 1782 and 1821....
Pomare II
Pomare II

Pomare II, King of Tahiti , fully Tu Tunuieaiteatua Pomare II or in modern orthography Tu Tu-nui-ea-i-te-atua Pomare II , was the second king of Tahiti between 1782 and 1821....
 		 1774-1821 3 September 1803 22 December 1808 First reign, succeeded Pomare I
Pomare II

Pomare II, King of Tahiti , fully Tu Tunuieaiteatua Pomare II or in modern orthography Tu Tu-nui-ea-i-te-atua Pomare II , was the second king of Tahiti between 1782 and 1821....
 at birth in 1774 as ari'i, exiled to Moorea
Moorea

Moorea is a high island in French Polynesia, part of the Society Islands, 17 km northwest of Tahiti. Its position is . Moorea means "yellow lizard" in Tahitian language....
 in 1808
Vacant 22 December 1808 15 November 1815  
Pomare II
Pomare II

Pomare II, King of Tahiti , fully Tu Tunuieaiteatua Pomare II or in modern orthography Tu Tu-nui-ea-i-te-atua Pomare II , was the second king of Tahiti between 1782 and 1821....
 		 1774-1821 15 November 1815 7 December 1821 Second reign, reclaimed throne after the Battle of Te Feipi
Teri'i tari'a Pomare III
Pomare III

Pomare III, King of Tahiti , more properly Terii-ta-ria Pomare III, was the king of Tahiti of Tahiti between 1821 and 1827. He was the second son of Pomare II....
 		 1820-1827 7 December 1821 8 January 1827 Son of Pomare II
Pomare II

Pomare II, King of Tahiti , fully Tu Tunuieaiteatua Pomare II or in modern orthography Tu Tu-nui-ea-i-te-atua Pomare II , was the second king of Tahiti between 1782 and 1821....
Teri'i tari'a Ari'i paea Vahine 1790-1858 7 December 1821 8 January 1827 Female; Regent for Pomare III
Pomare III

Pomare III, King of Tahiti , more properly Terii-ta-ria Pomare III, was the king of Tahiti of Tahiti between 1821 and 1827. He was the second son of Pomare II....
'Aimata Pomare IV
Pomare IV

Pomare IV, Queen of Tahiti , more properly Aimata Pomare IV Vahine-o-Punuateraitua , was the queen of Tahiti between 1827 and 1877. She was the daughter of Pomare II....
 Vahine 		1813-1877 11 January 1827 17 September 1877 Female; Daughter of Pomare II
Pomare II

Pomare II, King of Tahiti , fully Tu Tunuieaiteatua Pomare II or in modern orthography Tu Tu-nui-ea-i-te-atua Pomare II , was the second king of Tahiti between 1782 and 1821....
. Longest reigning ruler of Tahiti, ruled under French
France

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 protectorate from 9 September 1842
Ari'i aue Pomare V
Pomare V

Pomare V, King of Tahiti was the last monarch of Tahiti, reigning from 1877 until his forced abdication in 1880. He was the son of Queen Pomare IV....
 		 1839-1891 17 September 1877 30 December 1880 Son of Pomare IV
Pomare IV

Pomare IV, Queen of Tahiti , more properly Aimata Pomare IV Vahine-o-Punuateraitua , was the queen of Tahiti between 1827 and 1877. She was the daughter of Pomare II....
. Last King of Tahiti, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 annexed
Annexation

Annexation is the legal incorporation of some territory into another geo-political entity . Usually, it is implied that the territory and population being annexed is the smaller, more peripheral, and weaker of the two merging entities....
 Tahiti and its dependencies on 29 June 1880


At present, Tauatomo Mairau claims to be the heir to the Tahitian throne, and has attempted to re-assert the status of the monarchy in court. His claims is not recognised by France.