TONGA

The Tu'i Ha'a
Takala'ua Dynasty
GENEALOGY
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from the previous page.
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- 17xx - 1777 H.H.
Maeli'uaki Fatu, 15th Tu'i Ha'atakalaua
and 8th Tu'i Konokupolo, second
son of son of Ma'afu-'o-tu'itonga, 6th Tu'i
Kanokupolu, by his third wife, Latutama, daughter
of Fakatakatu'u, 1st Tu'i Ha'ateiho.
m. (first) Lupemeitaku'i, former wife of
Tupoulahi, 7th Tu'i Konokupolo,
and daughter of Tungimana'ia, 2nd Tu'i Ha'ateiho,
by his third wife, Takala. m. (second)
Langilangiha'aluma. m. (third) Popua. He had
issue, two sons and two daughters:
- 1) H.H.
Mulikiha'amea, 16th Tu'i Ha-a
Takala'ua and 11th Tu'i Konokupolo
(s/o Lupemeitaku'i).
- 2) Tupou
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- 1)
Kongakava. m. as his second wife, H.H.
Fatafehi Paulaho, 36th Tu'i Tonga
(d. 1784), third son of Fatafehi
Tu'ipulatu II, 35th Tu'i Tonga,
by his second wife, Laumanakilupe, daughter of
Tupouto'a, of the Tu'i Konokupolo family. She had
issue - see Tonga (Tu'i Tonga).
- 2)
Latutama (d/o Langilangiha'aluma). m.
Ikamafana II, 5th Ma'atu, of
Niu'atuputapu (k. on 'Uvea). She had
issue, one son and one daughter - Tonga (Niu'atuputapu).
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- 1777 - 1799 H.H.
Mulikiha'amea, 16th Tu'i Ha-a Takala'ua
and 11th Tu'i Konokupolo, eldest
son of H.H. Maeli'uaki Fatu, 15th Tu'i Ha'atakalaua
and 8th Tu'i Konokupolo, by his
first wife, Lupemeitaku'i, daughter of The Hon.
Tungimana'ia, 2nd Tu'i Ha'ateiho.
Succeeded on the death of his father, 1777. Elected as 11th
Tu'i Konokupolo, after the death of Tupou
Lahisi', ca. 1789. Abdicated that title in 1793.
Attempted to resume the position of Tu'i Konokupolo
in opposition to Tupou Malohi, April 1799. m.
(first) Toa'ila.m. (second) Teufaiva. m.
(third) Ikatonga, daughter of the Moholamua'amotu,
of Fua'amotu. m. (fourth) Mapatuta'i, eldest
daughter of Fu'atakifohaha, 15th Tu'i Ha'a
Takala'ua, by his first wife, Ungafa. m.
(fifth) Fataimoemanu. m. (sixth) Tupou'ahau,
daughter of Fu'atakifohaha, 15th Tu'i Ha'a
Takala'ua, by his first wife, Ungafa. He was k.
at the Battle of Te'ekiu, 10th May 1799 (bur.
Langi Lo'amanu, Lapaha, Mu'a), having had issue, four
sons and three daughters:
- 1) Palu
Ma'eliu'aki Fatukimotulalo (s/o Ikatonga).
Heir to the Tu'i Ha'a Takala'ua title.
m. Kaunanga, daughter of Haveahikule'o, by
his wife, Halaevalu Fononga Vainga, daughter of
Mumui'i Topou'ila Mapatongiamanu, 13th
Tu'i Konokupolo. He d. at
Mu'a, 1842, having had issue, three sons and one
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- a)
The Hon. 'Uiliame Tungi Halatu'itu'ia, 1st
Tungi (cre. 1875). b. on
Tongatapu, 1822 (s/o Kaunanga).
Converted to Christianity and baptised
with the name of 'Uiliame (William) 1850.
PC 1875-1900, Speaker of the Legislative
Assembly & Vice-Prest. Privy Cncl.
1875 and 1893-1900, Governor of Tongatapu
1875, Minister for Lands 1890-1893.
Appointed as successor to the throne by
an amendment to the constitution in 20th
November 1885, should King Tupou II have
died without an heir. m. (first)
1853, The Hon. 'Anaseini Tupou Veihola
Tungi, daughter of Malakai Lavula, by his
wife, Halaevalu Mata'aho, daughter of
H.H. Tupouto'a, 17th Tu'i
Konokupolo. m. (second)
'Esetia. He d. at Latai,
Kolofo'ou, 13th June 1900 (bur.
Falapulema'alo, Langi Lo'amanu, Lapaha,
Mu'a), having had issue, one son:
- i)
Colonel The Hon. Sia'osi
Tuku'aho, PC. b. at Mua,
18th March 1854 (s/o
'Anaseini). ADC to the King 1877,
Cdt. Royal Guards 1887, DO of
Mu'a 1887-1890, Prime Minister
and Minister for Foreign Affairs
1890-1893. m. at Mu'a, 12th
September 1886, Mele
Siu'ilikutapu Tuku'aho (b.
24th July 1865; d.
at Mu'a, 29th July
1921, bur. Mala'e 'Aloa,
Nuku'alofa), daughter of The Hon.
Sunia Mafile'o, sometime
Treasurer & Minister for
Finance, by his wife, The Hon.
Fane Tupouvava'u Mafile'o,
younger daughter of
Finau-'Ulukalala-'i-Pouno-Tuapasi'i
Sefaria, Tu'i Vava'u
and 3rd Finau-'Ulukalala.
He d. from a stroke, at
Tatakamotongo, Mu'a, 7th
October 1897 (bur. there),
having had issue, one son and one
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Colonel H.R.H. Prince
Tamasi'i 'Uiliame Tungi
Tupoulahi Mailefili
Tuku'aho, 2nd Tungi,
CBE (c 3.5.1937). b.
at Fatai House,
Kolofo'ou, Nuku'alofa, 8th
November 1887, educ.
Newington Coll., Sydney,
'Api Fo'ou Sch.,
Ma'ufanga, and Tupou
Coll., Kolomotu'a.
Succeeded on the death of
his grandfather, 13th
June 1900. Represented
Tonga at the Coronation
of King George V and
Queen Mary at Westminster
Abbey, 1911. Governor of
Vav'au 1912-1918, Asst.
Minister for Lands 1912,
Minister for Lands
1922-1923, Prime Minister
and Minister for Foreign
Affairs 1923-1940.
Colonel-in-Chief Royal
Tonga Defence Force
1939-1940. Rcvd:
Coron (1911 and 1937),
and Silver Jubilee (1935)
medals, GC of the Order
of the Crown of Tonga
(1917). Granted The Hon.
title of Tungi
(1909) and that of Prince
with the style of His
Royal Highness,
19th September
1917. m. at The
Chapel Royal, Nuku'alofa,
19th September
1917, H.M. Salote
Mafile'o Pilolevu Veiongo
Tupou III, Queen of
Tonga, GCMG, GCVO, GBE,
DStJ (b. at the
Royal Palace, Nuku'alofa,
13th March
1900; d. at
Auckland, New Zealand, 16th
December 1965), eldest
daughter of H.M. King
Sia'osi Taufa'ahau Tupou
II, by his second wife,
H.M. Queen Lavinia
Veiongo, daughter of The
Hon. 'Asipeli
Kupu-a-vanu'a, Minister
for Police. He d.
at Uoleva, Tatakamotongo,
Mu'a, 20th
July 1941 (bur.
Mala'e 'Aloa,
Nuku'alofa), having had
issue, three sons - see
below. He also had
further issue, a natural
daughter:
- (a)
Adi Loa Tungi. m.
(div.) Naufahu, a
Tongan boxer. She d.s.p.
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- (1)
A'ositea Tungi.
- The
Hon. Uiliame Tungi Halatu'itu'ia, 1st
Tungi, also had a natural son:
- ii)
Sione Tovi. Adtr. of the Tungi
estates at Tatakamotonga
1900-1909. m. Kato'one,
daughter of Fifita Vava'u.
- b)
Tupou Vei'afu.
- c)
Finau. He d. after 1838.
- a)
'Ilaisa'ane Tupou'ahau. m. (first)
as his second wife, The Hon. Matekitonga,
4th Finau-'Ulukalala (b.
1833; d. 1877), son of
Finau-'Ulukalala-'i-Pouno-Tuapasi'i
Sefaria, Tu'i Vava'u and 3rd
Finau-'Ulukalala, by his second
wife, Tupou Veiongo, daughter of
Ikamafana II, 5th Ma'atu.
m. (second) Kemoeatu, Fulivai,
son of Fulivai, by her aunt, Paluvava'au,
daughter of H.H. Mulikiha'amea, 11th
Tu'i Konokupolo and 16th
Tu'i Ha-a Takala'ua.
m. (third) Penisimanu Latuselu,
son of Makapapa, by his wife, Paluleleva,
daughter of H.H. Mulikiha'amea, 11th
Tu'i Konokupolo and 16th
Tu'i Ha-a Takala'ua.
She d. 1867, having had issue, by
all three husbands.
- 2)
Vakameilalo (s/o Mapatuta'i).
- 3) 'Unga
Papalangi (s/o Fataimoemanu).
- 4) Palu
Matamo'ana. Fled to Samoa after the usurpation of
Finau-'Ulukalala, 1799. Travelled to Tahiti,
Australia and China during his exile. Returned to
Tonga in 1807. m. Fatafehi, and had issue:
- a)
A daughter m. The Rev. James Reid,
by whom she had three children.
- 1)
Palulongoteme. m. as his third wife, H.H.
Fatafehi Fuanunu'iava, 38th Tu'i
Tonga (b. 1765; d. 1810),
eldest son of H.H. Fatafehi Paulaho, Tu'i Tonga,
by his principal wife, Tupou Mohe'ofo, 12th
Tu'i Konokupolo, daughter of
Tongamana, and Fuonuku - see Tonga (Tu'i
Tonga).
- 2)
Paluvava'au (d/o Toa'ila). m. Fulivai.
She had issue, a son:
- a)
Kemoeatu, Fulivai. m.
(first) Tupou'ahau, daughter of Palu
Ma'eliu'aki Fatukimotulalo. m.
(second) as her second husband,
'Ilaisa'ane Tupou'ahau (m. third,
Penisimanu Latuselu, and d. 1867),
former wife of The Hon. Matekitonga, 4th
Finau-'Ulukalala, and daughter of
his maternal uncle, Palu Ma'eliu'aki
Fatukimotulalo, by his wife Kaunanga,
daughter of Haveahikule'o. He had issue,
two daughters:
- i)
Taupeavai (d/o
Tupou'ahau). m. as his
second wife, The Hon. Fatafehi, 1st
Kalanivalu (b. at
Ha'apai, 10th November
1828; d. 1903 (bur.
Langi Paepae-'o-tele'a, Lapaha,
Mu'a), third son of H.H. Samuelio
Fatafehi Laufilitonga, 39th
Tu'i Tonga, by his second
wife, Luseane Halaevalu Mata'aho,
Mohe'ofo, daughter of
Tupouto'a, 17th Tu'i
Kanokupulu. She had issue
- see Tonga (Tu'i Tonga).
- ii)
Veisinia Moalapau'u (d/o
'Ilaisa'ane). m. as his
first wife, 'Isileli Tupou (b.
at Ha'apai, 15th
August 1827; d.v.p.
at sea, before 1893), son of H.M.
Sia'osi Taufa'ahau Tupou [George
Tupou I], King of Tonga, by his
junior wife, Pasikole. She had
issue, one son - see Tonga
(Tupou).
- 3)
Paluleveva (d/o Teufaiva). m.
(first) Avala'aetau Naufahu, son of Finau Fisi,
by whom she had issue - see Tonga (Tupou).
m. (second) Makapapa, son of Koate. She
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Penisimanu Latuselu (s/o
Makapapa). m. (first)
m.
(second) 'Ilaisa'ane Tupou'ahau (d.
1867), daughter of Palu Ma'eliu'aki
Fatukimotulalo.
- i)
Siosiane Tongoua Taemanusa. m.
(first) 2nd March
1875, The Hon. Sioeli Kalaivalu,
8th Ma'atu (d.
at Niu'atuputapu, 14th
May 1894), sometime Governor of
Niu'atuputapu, second son of
Ngongo, 6th Ma'atu,
of Niu'atuputapu, by his wife,
Tonga Ha'apai, daughter of
Sisitoutai, by whom she had
issue, two sons and one daughter
- see Tonga (Niu'atuputapu).
m. (second) Tevita 'Ula
'Afuha'amango, 'Ula (d.
5th February 1925), a matapule.
She d. at Uoleva,
Tatakamotongo, 5th
July 1931 (bur.
Tatakamotongo, Mu'a), having had
further issue, three daughters by
her second husband:
- (1)
Vika Kaufisi (d/o
'Ula). m. Tului.
She had issue:
- (2)
H.M. Queen 'Anaseini
Takipo. b. 1st
March 1893 (d/o
'Ula). Rcvd: GC of
the Order of the Crown of
Tonga (18.8.1914). m.
at the Chapel Royal,
Nuku'alofa, 11th
November 1909, H.M.
Sia'osi Taufa'ahau Tupou
II [George Tupou II],
King of Tonga (b.
at Neiafu, Vav'au,18th
June 1874; d. at
the Royal Palace,
Nuku'alofa, 5th
April 1918, and bur.
Mala'e Kula, Nuku'alofa),
only son of H.H. Prince
Sia'osi Fatafehi
Toutaitokotaha, 4th
Tu'i Pelehake,
sometime Prime Minister,
by his first wife, H.R.H.
Princess Elisiva Fusipala
Tauki'onetuku, Heiress
Presumptive and daughter
of H.R.H. Crown Prince
Tevita 'Unga Motangitau'.
She d. at
Finefekai, in the
influenza epidemic, 26th
November 1918 (bur.
Mala'e 'Aloa,
Nuku'alofa), having had
issue, two daughters -
see Tonga (Tupou).
- (3)
Muimui. b. 1894 (d/o
'Ula). m. The Hon.
Sioape Feiloakitau Kaho (b.
1877; d. 1959),
Sometime Minister for
Police, third son of
Kahomovailahi
'Ulukiliupetea, by his
wife, The Hon. 'Anaseini
Tokilupe-'eva-'I-toafa
'Ulukiliupetea, daughter
of The Hon. 'Uiliame Vaea
Mataele, 5th Tu'i
Vakano, of
Nukunuku. She d.
June 1974 - see Tonga
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Another daughter. m. Vaikala, of
Motu. She had issue, two sons.
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