List of monarchs of Tonga

King of Tonga
Monarchy
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Incumbent: George Tupou V
Style:	His Majesty
First monarch:	George Tupou I of Tonga
Formation:	1875

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This is a list of monarchs of Tonga since 1875, after the constitutional role of the monarch was put forth. Tonga is the only kingdom in Oceania that is not a Commonwealth realm. The first monarch was George Tupou I.

In July 2008, three days before his coronation, King George Tupou V announced that he would relinquish most of his power and be guided by his Prime Minister's recommendations on most matters.^[1]

Lists of earlier monarchs of Tonga

• Tuʻi Tonga, rulers of Tonga from c.950 to c.1470.
• Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua, rulers of Tonga from c.1470 to c.1600.
• Tuʻi Kanokupolu, rulers of Tonga from c.1600 to the present day. George Tupou I, the first king of Tonga, was the 19th Tu'i Kanokupolu.

List of monarchs of Tonga (1875-Present)

The following monarchs have reigned since the constitutional role of the Tongan monarchy was set forth in 1875 (see Line of succession to the Tongan Throne):

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death	Events[2]
Siaosi Tupou I 4 November 1875–1893		around 1797 Kahoua son of Tupoutoʻa, 17th Tuʻi Konokupolo and Hoamofaleono	(1) Fīnau Kaunanga 1823 one daughter (2) Sālote Lupepauʻu 27 March 1834 two sons	18 February 1893 Royal Palace aged 96	Foundation of the Kingdom of Tonga as a constitutional monarchy.
Siaosi Tupou II 1893–1918		18 June 1874 Neiafu only son of Prince Siaʻosi Fatafehi Toutaitokotaha, 4th Tuʻi Pelehake, and Princess Elisiva Fusipala Taukiʻonetuku	(1) Edith Marie Pomarevahine 8 December 1898 no issues (2) Lavinia Veiongo 1 June 1899 one daughter (3) ʻAnaseini Takipō 11 November 1909 two daughters	5 April 1918 Royal Palace aged 43	Treaty of Friendship (1900): Tonga becomes a British protectorate.
Sālote Tupou III 1918–1965		13 March 1900 Royal Palace eldest daughter of Siaosi Tupou II and Queen Lavinia Veiongo	Viliami Tungi Mailefihi 19/21 September 1917 three sons	16 December 1965 Aotea Hospital, Auckland aged 65	Women obtain the right to vote.
Taufaʻahau Tupou IV 1965-2006		4 July 1918 Royal Palace eldest son of Viliami Tungi Mailefihi and Sālote Tupou III	Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe 10 June 1947 four children	10 September 2006 Mercy Hospital, Auckland aged 88	Tonga regains full sovereignty, and joins the Commonwealth of Nations; foundation of the Tongan pro-democracy movement; Tonga joins the United Nations; 2005 mass march for democracy; Feleti Sevele becomes the first commoner Prime Minister.
Siaosi Tupou V 2006 – Present		4 May 1948 Royal Palace eldest son of Taufaʻahau Tupou IV and Queen Halaevalu Mataʻaho	Unmarried	Alive	2006 Nuku'alofa riots; political reforms lead to the November 2010 general election.

Royal Standard

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  Royal Standard of Tonga

Family tree

Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua line

Tuʻi Tonga line

Tu'i Kanokupolu line

Kalolaine Fusimatalili

George Tupou I

Finau Kaunanga

Fifita Vav'au

Tēvita ʻUnga Motangitau

Salote Pilolevu Mafileo

Filia'ipulotu

Fatafehi Toutaitokotaha

Fusipala Taukiʻonetuku

Lavinia Veiongo

George Tupou II

ʻAnaseini Takipō

Viliami Tungi Mailefihi

Sālote Tupou III

Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV

Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe

George Tupou V

See also

• Prime Minister of Tonga
• List of Tongan consorts

References

1. ^ "Tonga's king to cede key powers", BBC, July 29, 2008
2. ^ Chronology, Tongan government website