Baroness Tuputupu Vaea
Baroness Tuputupu Vaea | |
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Died | 29 July 2021 | (aged 90)
Burial place | , Houma, Tongatapu |
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Spouse(s) | Baron Vaea (died 2009) |
Children | Seven, including Queen Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho ʻAlipate Tuʻivanuavou Vaea |
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Tupoutapuki-‘o-Pulotu Tuputupu Vaea, The Honourable Baroness Tuputupu ‘o Pulotu Vaea of Houma (née Ma'afu-'o-Tukuialahi; 14 October 1930 – 29 July 2021) was a Tongan noblewoman and royal. Vaea and her late husband, former Prime Minister of Tonga Baron Vaea (1921–2009), are the parents of the present Queen of Tonga, Queen Nanasipau'u.[1] She was the mother-in-law of the present King of Tonga, Tupou VI.[2]
She was the eldest daughter of Siosaia Lausi’i, 7th Ma’afu-’o- Tukui’aulahi, of Vaini and his wife, ’Anaukihesina Lamipeti.[citation needed]
The baroness and her late husband, Baron Vaea, had seven children and one adopted daughter: Queen Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho, 'Alipate Tu'ivanuavou Vaea, 'Amelia Luoluafetu'u Vaea, Luseane Luani (Dowager Lady Luani) and Cassandra Vaea (formerly Tuipelehake).[3] Two sons, Moimoikimofuta Kaifahina Vaea, Ratu Edward Vaea, are deceased.[3]
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References[]
- ^ "Prince 'Ulukalala to wed Hon. Sinaitakala Fakafanua". Matangi Tonga. 2011-07-29. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ^ "Lava e tatau 'a e fonua mo e lotu kia Palōnesi Tuputupu 'o Pulotu Vaea" (in Tongan). Nepituno. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Baron Vaea passes away after a long life of service". Matangi Tonga. 2009-06-08. Archived from the original on 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
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