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Siaosi Tupou I
King of Tonga
Reign4 December 1845 –
18 February 1893
Coronation4 November 1875
PredecessorLaufilitonga (as Emperor)
SuccessorSiaosi Tupou II
Prime MinistersTēvita ʻUnga
Shirley Waldemar Baker
BornTāufaʻāhau
(1797-12-04)4 December 1797
Kahoua, Tonga, Polynesia
Died18 February 1893(1893-02-18) (aged 95)
Nukuʻalofa, Tonga, Polynesia
Burial
Malaʻe Kula
SpouseSālote Lupepauʻu
IssueTēvita ʻUnga
Sālote Mafileʻo Pilolevu
Tuʻukitau
Vuna Takitakimālohi
HouseTupou
FatherTupoutoʻa
MotherHoamofaleono
ReligionTongan religion (former)
Free Church of Tonga

George Tupou I (4 December 1797[1] – 18 February 1893),[2] originally known as Tāufaʻāhau I, was the first king of modern Tonga. He adopted the name Siaosi (originally Jiaoji), the Tongan equivalent of George, after King George III of the United Kingdom, when he was baptized in 1831. His nickname was Lopa-ukamea (or Lopa-ʻaione), meaning iron cable.

  1. ^ "ROYALTY/NOBILITY". Tonga Government Portal. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013.
  2. ^ "George Tupou I, King of Tonga".

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