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Tuʻi Tonga, rulers of Tonga from c. 950 to 9th December, 1865, when the last Tu'i Tonga, HM Sanualio Fatafehi Laufilitonga, died. Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua, rulers of Tonga from c. 1470 to c. 1800. Tuʻi Kanokupolu, rulers of Tonga from c. 1500 to the present day. George Tupou I, the first constitutional monarch of Tonga, was the 19th Tuʻi Kanokupolu.
An unspoken agreement of the treaty that was common in British protected states was a new monopoly on Tonga's thriving vanilla industry, and their small deposits of minerals. On 18 May 1900, to discourage German advances, [ 1 ] the Kingdom of Tonga became a Protected State with the United Kingdom under a Treaty of Friendship signed by George ...
The history of Tonga is recorded since the ninth century BC, when seafarers associated with the Lapita diaspora first settled the islands which now make up the Kingdom of Tonga. [1] Along with Fiji and Samoa, the area served as a gateway into the rest of the Pacific region known as Polynesia . [ 2 ]
Dame Grand Cross of the Most Devoted Order of the Royal Household Order of Tonga [citation needed] Princess Lātūfuipeka Tukuʻaho : King George Tupou V Royal Family Order of Tonga (1.8.2011) [citation needed] Princess Salote Mafileʻo Pilolevu Tuita : Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Crown of Tonga (31.7.2008) [citation needed]
The Royal Family of Tonga, Circa 1930. centre: Prince Tungī and Queen Sālote; left & front: their 3 sons Prince Taufa'ahau, Prince Sione and Prince Tuku'aho; right: The Queen's sister, Princess Fusipala. Prince Tungi was the son of Siaosi Tukuʻaho (Lord Tungi of Tatakamotonga), who served as Prime Minister of Tonga from to 1890 to 1893 ...
unification of Tonga 4 November 1875 proclamation of the 1st Tongan constitution: 8 September 1889 Siaosi Tupou I [1] (Prior to her marriage with King Siaosi Tupou I, Queen Sālote Lupepau'u was a consort in the harem of the last Tu'i Tonga, Sanualio Fatafehi Laufilitonga). 2 Lavinia Veiongo: 9 February 1879 1 June 1899 24 April 1902 Siaosi ...
The order of succession to the throne of Tonga is laid down in the 1875 constitution. The crown descends according to male-preference cognatic primogeniture.Only legitimate descendants through legitimate line of King George Tupou I's son and grandson, Crown Prince Tēvita ʻUnga and Prince ʻUelingatoni Ngū, are entitled to succeed.
The "Tungi" title is one of Tonga's most prestigious and high ranking royal titles and was last held by the late King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV before he ascended the throne in 1965. Upon the passing of his father Fatafehi 'Alaivahamama'o Tuku'aho , the Honourable Sitiveni Polu Le'uligana inherited the title of HSH Prince Tungi in 2008 which was ...