Sālote Mafile‘o Pilolevu Tupou III, Queen of Tonga, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DStJ (13 March 1900–16 December 1965), but usually named only Sālote, was queen of Tonga from 5 April 1918 to her death in 1965.
She was the daughter of king George Tupou II and his first wife, queen Lavinia Veiongo. Married to Viliami Tungī Mailefihi, she became the mother of Siaosi Tāufa‘āhau Tupoulahi – later king Tāufa‘āhau Tupou IV –, Uiliami Tuku‘aho (5 November 1919–28 Ap...
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Sālote Mafile‘o Pilolevu Tupou III, Queen of Tonga, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DStJ (13 March 1900–16 December 1965), but usually named only Sālote, was queen of Tonga from 5 April 1918 to her death in 1965.
She was the daughter of king George Tupou II and his first wife, queen Lavinia Veiongo. Married to Viliami Tungī Mailefihi, she became the mother of Siaosi Tāufa‘āhau Tupoulahi – later king Tāufa‘āhau Tupou IV –, Uiliami Tuku‘aho (5 November 1919–28 April 1936), and Sione Ngū Manumataongo – later Tu‘i Pelehake (Fatafehi) –, plus 3 miscarriages. She died 16 December 1965 at Aotea Hospital, Auckland, after a long illness. Queen Salote was known for being a tall woman. Time magazine states that she was 1.91 meters or 6 foot 3 inches.Queen Salote was a person who achieved many things in life.
From a traditional point of view she was also (the 21st) Tu‘i Kanokupolu and as such only grudgingly accepted by followers of the Tu‘i Tonga, that is the people of Mu‘a. The first years of her reign she...
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