List of royal consorts of Tonga
The Royal Consort of Tonga is the spouse of the reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Tonga. The position has existed since the unification of Tonga on 4 December 1845 under Siaosi Tupou I, the first king of the House of Tupou.
Six individuals have held the position of royal consort since 1845. The current royal consort is Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho, who has served in the role since 18 March 2012 following the accession of Tupou VI. The royal consort resides at the Royal Palace in Nukuʻalofa.
| Royal Consort of Tonga | |
|---|---|
| Incumbent | |
| Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho since 18 March 2012 | |
| Details | |
| Style | Her Majesty |
| Formation | 4 December 1845 |
| Residence | Royal Palace, Nukuʻalofa |
Royal consort of Tonga
House of Tupou
| No. | Picture | Name | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sālote Lupepauʻu | 1811 | 1833 pagan rite 27 March 1834 Christian rite |
4 December 1845 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 Tupou II [2] | |||
| 3 | ʻAnaseini Takipō | 1 March 1893 | 11 November 1909 | 5 April 1918 husband's death |
26 November 1918 | |||
| 4 | Viliami Tungī Mailefihi | 1/8 November 1887 | 19 September 1917 pagan rite 21 September 1917 Christian rite |
5 April 1918 wife's ascension |
20 July 1941 | Sālote Tupou III | ||
| 5 | Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe | 29 May 1926 | 10 June 1947 | 6 December 1965 husband's ascension |
10 September 2006 husband's death |
19 February 2017 | Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV | |
| 6 | Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho | 8 March 1954 | 11 December 1982 | 18 March 2012 husband's ascension |
Incumbent | Living | Tupou VI | |
Notes
- ^ Siaosi Tupou I had a number of other wives but he repudiated most of them by 1834 and Queen Sālote was his only wife married in Christian rites.
- ^ Although Siaosi Tupou II practiced monogamy, he had affair with other women, fathering a few children, whose descendants are greatly prominent today in both Tonga and Fiji.