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Makea Te Vaerua Ariki (b?–1857) was a sovereign of the Cook Islands. She was the ''ariki'' (queen or high chiefess) of the ''Makea Nui'' (Great Makea) dynasty, one of the three chiefdoms of the ''Te Au O Tonga'' tribe on the island of Rarotonga. Makea Te Vaerua succeeded her elder brother Makea Davida with the involvement of the missionaries and her village was the headquarters of the mission. She was the first female to succeed the title of ''ariki'', even though she had surviving younger brothers. Hers was a peaceful reign. She supported the work of the mission and was very hospitable to all the missionaries of her time. She married the Tahitian missionary Tiberio (also known as Rio). She was the eldest daughter of Makea Pori Ariki and the birth-mother of Makea Takau. She was succeeded after her death by her younger brother, Makea Daniela.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership )〕 ==See also== *History of the Cook Islands *House of Ariki 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Makea Te Vaerua Ariki」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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