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Teuhe
Queen regnant of Huahine (in rebellion)
Queen of Huahine and Maia'o
Reign 18 March 1888 – 22 July 1890
Predecessor Teha'apapa II
Successor Teha'apapa II
Born 1840
Téfareri'i, Huahine
Died August 21, 1891(1891-08-21) (aged 50–51)
Arue, Tahiti
Burial Arue, Tahiti
Spouse Pōmare V
Afai-au-Tatahi
Full name
Princess Temarii Teuhe Té-u-ru-ra-i
House House of Teurura'i
Father Ari'imate
Mother Teha'apapa II

Te-mari'i-a-Teurura'i Ma'i-hara Te-uhe (1840 – 21 August 1891) was a Polynesian queen who reigned the kingdom of Huahine in 18 March 1888 – 22 July 1890 under the reign name Teuhe; her name had also been given as Teuhe II. She belongs to the Teururai family of Huahine.

Family

She was born at Huahine, ca. 1840. She was the eldest daughter of Queen Tehaʻapapa II and King Ariʻi-mate of Huahine.

She was proclaimed as Queen Teuhe during an insurrection against France on February 22, 1888 and fled to Tahiti to seek protection under her former husband, Pomare V, 22 July 1890.

Marriage

She married as his first wife, at Huahine, on 11 November 1857 (div. 5 August 1861), Pōmare V, King of Tahiti, eldest surviving son of Pōmare IV, Queen of Tahiti, by her second husband, by whom she had issue one son and one daughter. They divorced on 5 August 1861.

She died without issues at Papeete, 21 August 1891.

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