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
House of Tupou Picture Name Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse 1 Sālote Lupepauʻu 1811 1833pagan rite27 March 1834Christian rite 4 December 1845unification of Tonga4 November 1875proclamation of the 1st Tongan constitution 8 September 1889 Siaosi Tupou ISiaosi 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. (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 IIAlthough 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. 3 ʻAnaseini Takipō 1 March 1893 11 November 1909 5 April 1918husband's death 26 November 1918 4 Viliami Tungī Mailefihi 1/8 November 1887 19 September 1917pagan rite21 September 1917Christian rite 5 April 1918wife's ascension 20 July 1941 Sālote Tupou III 5 Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe 29 May 1926 10 June 1947 6 December 1965husband's ascension 10 September 2006husband's death 19 February 2017 Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV 6 Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho 8 March 1954 11 December 1982 18 March 2012husband's ascension Incumbent Living Tupou VI
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