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This is a list of monarchs of Tonga since 1845, after the Constitution of Tonga established the role of the monarch. The first constitutional monarch of
Tonga Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands, of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in the southern Pacific Ocean. accordin ...
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George Tupou I George Tupou I (4 December 1797 – 18 February 1893), originally known as Tāufaʻāhau I, was the first List of monarchs of Tonga, king of modern Tonga. He adopted the name Siaosi (originally Jiaoji), the Tongan language, Tongan equivalent o ...
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2008 cession of powers

Three days before his coronation on 1 August 2008, George Tupou V announced that he would relinquish most of his powers and be guided by the
Prime Minister of Tonga The prime minister of Tonga (historically referred to as the premier) is the head of government of Tonga. Tonga is a monarchy with the List of monarchs of Tonga, king, currently Tupou VI, former prime minister, as head of state. The current p ...
's recommendations on most matters.


Budget allocation to monarchy

The annual budget allocation to the monarchy is T$ 4,894,900 ( US$2,116,799).


Earlier monarchs of Tonga

* Tuʻi Tonga, rulers of Tonga from 950 to 9th December, 1865, when the last Tu'i Tonga, HM Sanualio Fatafehi Laufilitonga, died. * Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua, rulers of Tonga from 1470 to 1800. * Tuʻi Kanokupolu, rulers of Tonga from 1500 to the present day. George Tupou I, the first constitutional monarch of Tonga, was the 19th Tuʻi Kanokupolu.


Monarchs of Tonga since 1845


Timeline


Royal standards

File:Royal Standard of Tonga (1862-1875).svg, Royal standard of Tonga (1862–1875) File:Royal Standard of Tonga.svg, Royal standard of Tonga


Family tree


See also

* Politics of Tonga **
Prime Minister of Tonga The prime minister of Tonga (historically referred to as the premier) is the head of government of Tonga. Tonga is a monarchy with the List of monarchs of Tonga, king, currently Tupou VI, former prime minister, as head of state. The current p ...
* Crown of Tonga * Crown Prince of Tonga * List of royal consorts of Tonga * Succession to the Tongan throne


References


External links


Monarch of Tonga
at World Statesman Encyclopedia {{Monarchies
Tonga Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands, of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in the southern Pacific Ocean. accordin ...
Monarchs A monarch () is a head of stateWebster's II New College Dictionary. "Monarch". Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority an ...
Monarchy A monarchy is a form of government in which a person, the monarch, reigns as head of state for the rest of their life, or until abdication. The extent of the authority of the monarch may vary from restricted and largely symbolic (constitutio ...