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Lavelua
The King of Uvea is known as the Lavelua. This is a list of the rulers of the polity of Uvea, which is also known as Wallis Island of the Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands. First Dynasty from Tu'i Tonga The first dynasty reigned from about 1400 to 1600. * Tauloko, 1st Hau of 'Uvea 1400–1426 * Ga'asialili, 2nd Hau of 'Uvea c. 1426 – c. 1456 * Havea Fakahau, 3rd Hau of 'Uvea c. 1456 – c. 1516 * Talapili, joint 4th Hau of 'Uvea, from c. 1516 * Talamohe, joint 5th Hau of 'Uvea, to c. 1565 * Fakahega, 6th Hau of 'Uvea c. 1565–1588 * Siulano, 7th Hau of 'Uvea 1588–1600, died 1600. First Takumasiva Dynasty The first Takumasiva dynasty ruled approximately 1600–1660. * Takumasiva * Pou * Fatualoamanogi * Emmunimaufenua * Fakataulavelua * Filikekai Vehi'ika Dynasty This dynasty ruled approximately 1660–1780. * Vehi'ika, 14th Hau of 'Uvea * Filisika, 15th Hau of 'Uvea * Kafoa Logologofolau, 16th Hau of 'Uvea * Munigoto, 17th Hau of 'Uvea * Galu Atuvaha, 18th Hau of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kapiliele Faupala
Kapeliele "Gabriel" Faupala (born 1940) was the 51st Lavelua (King) of Wallis Island (Uvea), one of the three traditional kingdoms which comprise the French overseas territory of Wallis and Futuna. Faupala was officially crowned Lavelua on July 25, 2008, succeeding Tomasi Kulimoetoke II, who died in May 2007. He was removed from office in September 2014. Biography Faupala is locally known as Kalae Kivalu before his coronation, by Wallisians. He was chosen by the late King of 'Uvea Tomasi Kulimoetoke II, to become the holder of the "Kalae Kivalu" Title (Prime Minister). He is from the village of Ahoa, which is located in the center of Wallis Island. Faupala is a retired public servant, who worked for the French administration of Wallis and Futuna as well as the local Wallisian public works department until his retirement in 1995. As Kalae Kivalu, Faupala was head of the Customary Council of Ministers for four years from approximately 2004 until his coronation in 2008. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takala
Takala (died June 1832) was a Wallisian customary chief of the Mua District who ruled as King of Uvea from 1831 to 1832. A descendant of King Vehi'ika, he took advantage of the arrival of a Hawaiian merchant, Siaosi Manini, to overthrow king Soane-Patita Vaimua Lavelua. After Manini's defeat at the end of January 1832, he lost his title. He died a few months later after another violent altercation with British and American sailors. Background Takala was a chief of the Mua District and a son of King Vehi'ika. Firmly established in the south of Wallis, he was a competitor of the Takumasiva lineage, established in Hahake. He lived in Matagaika, located in the current village of Lavegahau. His rival, Soane-Patita Vaimua Lavelua I, was named king around 1828. Accession to power In 1829, a mixed-Spanish Hawaiian trader, Siaosi Manini, landed in the south of Wallis to fish for sea cucumbers. Manini had previously played a role in chieftaincy wars in Fiji and Samoa Samoa, offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soane-Patita Vaimua Lavelua
Soane-Patita Vaimua Lavelua (1799 — 21 November 1858) was a king of Uvea in the 19th century. He was named king in 1829 at the age of thirty) and reigned until his death in 1858. During his reign, Marist missionaries landed in Wallis in 1837 and converted the population. He then became the first Lavelua baptized Catholic and took the name Jean-Baptiste, in Wallisian "Soane Patita". He died at almost sixty years of age of pneumonia on 21 November 1858. His sister Falakika Seilala succeeded him only a few weeks later, on 5 December 1858. He was the father of Amelia Tokagahahau Aliki, who become queen of Uvea in 1869, and of Vito Lavelua II, who became king in 1895. References 1858 deaths Wallis and Futuna monarchs 19th-century monarchs in Oceania Roman Catholic monarchs {{WallisFutuna-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falakika Seilala
Falakika Seilala (died 20 February 1869), was a Queen of Uvea, ruling from 1858 until 1869. She introduced the title ''Lavelua'' for all the kings and queens of Uvea. She succeeded her brother Soane-Patita Vaimua Lavelua, and was succeeded by her paternal niece Amelia Tokagahahau Aliki. Biography A member of the Takumasiva dynasty, she acceded to the throne on 5 December 1858, a few weeks after the death of her brother Soane-Patita Vaimua Lavelua, who chose her to succeed him. The Catholic mission played an important role in her nomination, with Jean-Claude Roux saying they "pushed erto the throne". In 1859, she encountered difficulties with a French merchant, who had to leave Wallis. Her coming to power revived conflicts between Catholics and Protestants, converted by Wesleyan missionaries (Methodists) from Tonga. Thus, in 1866, she refused to grant the islanders religious freedom, as requested by the captain of a Royal Navy ship who had come to support the Protestants, and al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallis (island)
Wallis ( Wallisian: ''Uvea'') is a Polynesian atoll/island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to the French overseas collectivity (''collectivité d'outre-mer'', or ''COM'') of Wallis and Futuna. It lies north of Tonga, northeast of Fiji, east-northeast of the Hoorn Islands, east of Fiji's Rotuma, southeast of Tuvalu, southwest of Tokelau and west of Samoa. Its area is almost with 8,333 people. Its capital is Mata Utu. Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion. Its highest point is Mount Lulu Fakahega (). Wallis is of volcanic origin with fertile soil and some remaining lakes. Rainfall is plentiful. It was part of the Tongan maritime empire from around the 13th to 16th century. By that time the influence of the Tui Tonga had declined so much that Uvea became important in itself. The big fortress of Talietumu close to Lotoalahi in Mua was the last holdout of the Tongans until they were defeated. The island was renamed "Wallis" after a Cornish navigator, Captain Samuel W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lusiano Aisake
Lusiano Aisake (died 7 September 1906) was a king of Uvea, who ruled from 1904 until 1906. He came to power after Vito Lavelua II in August 1904 when he was around 65 years old. According to Jean-Claude Roux, Lusiano Aisake was the “favorite of the resident Chauvot, but elected against the advice of the resident De Keroman”. The French captain Adigart, commanding the aviso An ''aviso'' was originally a kind of dispatch boat or "advice boat", carrying orders before the development of effective remote communication. The term, derived from the Portuguese and Spanish word for "advice", "notice" or "warning", an ... '' Protet'' which passed through Wallis in October 1904, judged him "unfavorable to the whites of the island". The resident Viala judged him very negatively, "with a suspicious and authoritarian behavior". Aisake rules for two years; he died on 7 September 1906. One of his fourth cousins, Sosefo Mautāmakia I, succeeded him. References Wallis and Futuna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaake
Isaake was a king of Uvea, ruling in rebellion for one day in 1895. His faither, Pooi, was a cousin of Soane-Patita Vaimua Lavelua Soane-Patita Vaimua Lavelua (1799 — 21 November 1858) was a king of Uvea in the 19th century. He was named king in 1829 at the age of thirty) and reigned until his death in 1858. During his reign, Marist missionaries landed in Wallis in 1837 and .... Following the death of Amelia Tokagahahau Aliki the ''fono'' elected Vito Lavelua II by six votes out of seven, but Isaake refused to accept the decision and gathered a group of armed followers. The next day, following a brief standoff, Vito declared that he had no desire to reign, after which Isaake ordered his men to lay down their arms and gifted his land and the kingshipto Vito. References Wallis and Futuna monarchs {{WallisFutuna-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vito Lavelua II
Vito Lavelua II was a king of Uvea, ruling from 1895 until 1904. He succeeded Queen Amelia Tokagahahau Aliki after her death (the succession causing a political crisis, before his appointment was finalized). He was succeeded by Lusiano Aisake Lusiano Aisake (died 7 September 1906) was a king of Uvea, who ruled from 1904 until 1906. He came to power after Vito Lavelua II in August 1904 when he was around 65 years old. According to Jean-Claude Roux, Lusiano Aisake was the “favorite of .... References Wallis and Futuna monarchs Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{WallisFutuna-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulitoto
Mulitoto was a King of Uvea, who reigned for less than a year in 1829. He was preceded by Toifale. He lived in Ha'afuasia. Very old, he died during the year of his reign and was buried in Tokatafa. He was succeeded by Soane-Patita Vaimua Lavelua Soane-Patita Vaimua Lavelua (1799 — 21 November 1858) was a king of Uvea in the 19th century. He was named king in 1829 at the age of thirty) and reigned until his death in 1858. During his reign, Marist missionaries landed in Wallis in 1837 and .... References Wallis and Futuna monarchs Date of birth missing Date of death missing {{WallisFutuna-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soane-Patita Lavuia
Soane-Patita Lavuia (died 30 November 1916) was a king of Uvea, ruling from 1910 until 1916. He succeeded Sosefo Mautāmakia I following a dispute between the king, the resident of France and the Catholic mission. Rise to power In 1910, the new resident, Victor Jean Brochard, wanted to expel the Father Superior of the Catholic mission, Father Bazin, and convinced King Sosefo Mautamakia I to side with him. In February 1910, Bazin left Mata-Utu for the Mua District Mua (also spelled Mu'a, Uvean for "first") is one of the 5 districts of Wallis and Futuna, located in Wallis Island, in the Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from t .... On 19 March, a royal decree ordered him to leave Wallis. Faced with protests from the Marist fathers, the ''lavelua'' maintained its position. A hundred Wallisians favorable to the Marists took up arms and marched on Mata Utu on 1 April; the king, abandoned by his fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leone Mahikitoga
Leone Mulikiha'amea Matekitoga or Manikitoga was a king of Uvea, ruling from 16 March 1941 until 16 March 1947. He was preceded by Mikaele Tufele II, and succeeded by Pelenato Fuluhea. He was king during the Second World War and the occupation of Uvea by American troops (1942-1944), a period of strong economic, social and political transformations for Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (; french: Wallis-et-Futuna or ', Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: '), is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji .... He was chosen by the royal families after 8 years without a sovereign. Resident of France Léon Vrignaud and Bishop Alexandre Poncet supported his appointment by the royal families, which took place on March 16, 1941. Nevertheless, the new Lavelua refused to take the oath of Marshal Pétain, to whom the residence and the mission remained loyal. References Wal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomasi Kulimoetoke II
Tomasi is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Carlos Tomasi (born 1930), Argentine bobsledder *Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896 – 1957), Sicilian writer *St. Giuseppe Maria Tomasi (1649 – 1713), Italian cardinal and saint * Héctor Tomasi, Argentine bobsledder *Henri Tomasi (1901 - 1971), French composer and conductor. * Mari Tomasi (1907-1965), American novelist *Peter Tomasi, American comic book writer *Pietro Tomasi Della Torretta (1873 – 1962), Italian politician and diplomat Given name *Junior Tomasi Cama, New Zealand Rugby union player * Tomasi Kanailagi, Fijian Methodist minister and political leader * Tomasi Kulimoetoke I, king of Uvea, ruling from 1924 until 1928 * Tomasi Kulimoetoke II (1918 – 2007), Lavelua (King) of Wallis Island *Sir Tomasi Puapua (born 1938), politician from Tuvalu * Tomasi Sauqaqa, Fijian politician serving as Assistant Minister for Health from 2001 to 2006 * Tomasi Vakatora (1926 – 2006), Fijia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
