born king island larger archipelago ruled annexation island france proclaimed king father child mother ruled regent regency consecrated death penalty abolished reign disrupted ongoing french pacific british place british deemed favorable predominant adherence efforts failed proclaimed march allowed continue ruling king annexation island territory french oceania today overseas country french living remainder life village chief left descendants strong influence islands modern day family early life king born island present day french king iii second wife family originally chiefly line adoption father king family eligible rule island settled later surrounding islands historically ruled territory earliest kings archipelago including early kings royal line stretched generations included founding chiefs kingdoms early kings settlement island little recorded prince childhood known parents visited french writer later governor french early 1880s young prince nursing mother siblings older half sister daughter father wife married royal family mother island queen reign succeeded father king young child historians lack consensus birth year sources differ actual age time early succession consequence decision taken old age father journey homeland died shortly arrival body iii repatriated interred royal cemetery youth inexperience mother served regent number years prince deemed fit rule independently young king coronation celebrated traditional fashion ceremony included feather sacred red cloth similar ones worn chiefs carried backs natives regency mother abolished law enacted father crimes murder treason adultery death instead criminals exiled small island mother presided opening protestant church construction church begun father work completed foreign carpenter named late 19th century shared close relationship neighboring island ruled adolescent monarch person queen monarchs island kingdoms shared positions independent rulers french colonial control french reign coincided continuing expansion european authority pacific islands france formally annexed including neighbors south following year south annexed france islands remained independent french control anticipated eventual european interests viewed united_kingdom state france island adherence hearing news neighboring declared united_kingdom king decided ally great_britain november chiefs visited neighboring island kingdom aboard ships named ask british protection french aggression sent formal petition queen_victoria prime minister asking status kingdoms request ultimately refused petition read november petition queen nobles majesty queen victoria prime minister united_kingdom good health king queen nobles ask prime minister place islands ships protection british flag islands names ships masters natives word children taught word god led path know good parent thoughts children good parent wish separated good parent parent children children seek parent like children ask flag protect heard taken neighbouring islands protection remain protect received news neighbouring islands placed protection aloud afraid adopted parent strange parent mean french feed milk gospel great_britain fed milk given life word wish french annexation protection wish parent great_britain pray request letter written house queen efforts monarchs yield desired result french learning request responded promptly perceived threat interests pacific march french warship landed carrying colonial governor french oceania british french sources provide differing accounts response arrival according british king initially reluctant agree french ultimately decided according french king chiefs personally petitioned governor islands largely contrary desire majority french added kingdom flag indicate new status french gun salute followed proclamation france brought island french control french internal affairs kingdom left king chiefs including judicial affairs island elder visited noting political situation time giving description young king island ruled king large ignorant looking boy summers worst island power touch time met landing excursion trip island near need told surprised told king island instead dressed rich kind crown head expected indicate supreme power costume composed red breech red shirt bare head old dried faded flowers worn spoke island dropped head sat sand answered told left different ideas formed king meeting monarch kind saw time reign king island french protection affairs french respect king judges laws enforce childhood days contrast french observers remarked favorably intelligence people success increasing revenues maritime trade neighboring islands annual exports valued french exported port exceptionally high trade volumes light relatively small size island population annexation later life status negative effect island trade ships considered foreign vessels ports france overseas territories port capital nearest significant trading partner consequently agricultural exports subject exports annexed territories economic status evident france closed ports foreigners including merchants response outbreak plague san_francisco disruption trade islands occurred period increasingly reliant economically growing prominence evidenced activities regularly visited trade entertainment incurred debt trips need pay creditors restriction trade prompted consider formal annexation france island dignitaries invitation french governor discuss possibility island signed statement annexation officially bringing french control months later brought officially took possession island august formal ceremony witnessed governor officers french officials aboard king native population flag lowered french raised place moment like ceremony celebrated gun salute french vessel french government gave king annual pension pay debts given task native affairs alongside french commissioners assigned island laws punished adultery violation enacted kingdom protestant period revoked royal monopoly turtle meat abolished french rule initially allowed serve village chief main village capital northeast corner island june french named honorary chief son chief scottish artist painted portrait king later life according sources died appointment honorary chief dated year descendants left notable sons involved controversial case called question jurisdiction french law native inhabitants territories accomplice goods chinese merchant case argued prosecuted native law french law annexation illegal sanctioned approval french colonial court ruled annexation valid prosecuted french law offense committed non native sentenced years prison fined appointed chief given annual pension seven father solomon served mayor 1970s october ran unsuccessfully position running mate manage win significant number votes son born bears title vii descendant district chief southern portion island world war sons owned land northwestern districts ancestral lands royal line remains island ancient temple stand living descendants reside villages play major roles island affairs
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