ʻElisiva Fusipala Taukiʻonetuku
Elisiva Fusipala Taukiʻonetuku

The Year of Queen Sālote Tupou III – The life and death of ʻElisiva Fusipala Taukiʻonetuku

ʻElisiva Fusipala Taukiʻonetuku was born on 18 May 1850 as the daughter of Tēvita ʻUnga, who became  Crown Prince of Tonga in 1875, and Fifita Vava’u. Her father was born to a secondary wife, so he only became Crown Prince after the death of his younger half-brother, Prince Vuna Takitakimālohi. Fusipala’s grandfather was the first [read more]