List of monarchs of Tonga
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{{Infobox monarchy
| royal_title = King
| realm = Tonga
| coatofarms = Coat of arms of Tonga.svg
| coatofarms_article = Coat of arms of Tonga
| image = Dinner for His Majesty King Tupou VI of the Kingdom of Tonga and Her Majesty Queen Nanasipau’u 04.jpg
| incumbent = Tupou VI
| incumbentsince = 18 March 2012
| his/her = His
| heir_apparent = Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala
| first_monarch = George Tupou I
| date = {{start date and age|1845|12|4}}
| residence = Royal Palace, Nukuʻalofa
}}
{{Politics of Tonga}}
This is a list of monarchs of Tonga since 1845, after the Constitution of Tonga established the role of the monarch. The first constitutional monarch of Tonga was George Tupou I.
2008 cession of powers
Three days before his coronation on 1 August 2008, George Tupou V announced that he would relinquish most of his powers and be guided by the Prime Minister of Tonga's recommendations on most matters.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7530209.stm "Tonga's king to cede key powers"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208145840/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7530209.stm |date=8 February 2011 }}, BBC, 29 July 2008
Budget allocation to monarchy
The annual budget allocation to the monarchy is T$ 4,894,900 ({{circa}} US$2,116,799).{{cite web|url=http://www.pireport.org/articles/2017/07/05/king-tonga-assets-parliaments-170-million-budget|title=King Of Tonga Assents To Parliament's $170 Million Budget - Pacific Islands Report|website=www.pireport.org|access-date=24 March 2020|archive-date=28 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628001808/http://www.pireport.org/articles/2017/07/05/king-tonga-assets-parliaments-170-million-budget|url-status=dead}}
Earlier monarchs of Tonga
- Tuʻi Tonga, rulers of Tonga from {{circa}} 950 to 9th December, 1865, when the last Tu'i Tonga, HM Sanualio Fatafehi Laufilitonga, died.
- Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua, rulers of Tonga from {{circa}} 1470 to {{circa}} 1800.
- Tuʻi Kanokupolu, rulers of Tonga from {{circa}} 1500 to the present day. George Tupou I, the first constitutional monarch of Tonga, was the 19th Tuʻi Kanokupolu.
Monarchs of Tonga since 1845
{{Succession table monarch
| name1 = George Tupou I
| nickname1 =
| native1 =
| life1 = {{Birth date|1797|12|4|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1893|2|18|1797|12|4|df=y}}
| reignstart1 = 4 December 1845
| reignend1 = 18 February 1893
| notes1 = Son of Tupoutoʻa, 17th Tuʻi Kanokupolu
| family1 = Tupou
| image1 = George Tupou I, engraving by John Cochran (1904).jpg
| alt1 = George Tupou I of Tonga
| name2 = George Tupou II
| nickname2 =
| native2 =
| life2 = {{Birth date|1874|6|18|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1918|4|5|1874|6|18|df=y}}
| reignstart2 = 18 February 1893
| reignend2 = 5 April 1918
| notes2 = Double Great-grandson of George Tupou I
| family2 = Tupou
| image2 = George Tupou II, photograph by Herman John Schmidt (Flipped and Cropped).jpg
| alt2 = George Tupou II of Tonga
| name3 = Sālote Tupou III
| nickname3 =
| native3 =
| life3 = {{Birth date|1900|3|13|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1965|12|16|1900|3|13|df=y}}
| reignstart3 = 5 April 1918
| reignend3 = 16 December 1965
| notes3 = Daughter of George Tupou II
| family3 = Tupou
| image3 = Salote Tupou III of Tonga in coronation robe-crop.jpg
| alt3 = Sālote Tupou III of Tonga
| name4 = Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV
| nickname4 =
| native4 =
| life4 = {{Birth date|1918|7|4|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|2006|9|10|1918|7|4|df=y}}
| reignstart4 = 16 December 1965
| reignend4 = 10 September 2006
| notes4 = Son of Sālote Tupou III
| family4 = Tupou
| image4 = Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV - ETH-Bibliothek Com LC1500-0777-001.tif
| alt4 = Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV of Tonga
| name5 = George Tupou V
| nickname5 =
| native5 =
| life5 = {{Birth date|1948|5|4|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|2012|3|18|1948|5|4|df=y}}
| reignstart5 = 11 September 2006
| reignend5 = 18 March 2012
| notes5 = Son of Tāufaʻahau Tupou IV
| family5 = Tupou
| image5 = George Tupou V of Tonga, 2011 (cropped).jpg
| alt5 = George Tupou V of Tonga
| name6 = Tupou VI
| nickname6 =
| native6 =
| life6 = {{Birth date and age|1959|7|12|df=y}}
| reignstart6 = 18 March 2012
| reignend6 = Incumbent
| notes6 = Son of Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV
Brother of George Tupou V
| family6 = Tupou
| image6 = Dinner for His Majesty King Tupou VI of the Kingdom of Tonga and Her Majesty Queen Nanasipau’u 04.jpg
| alt6 = Tupou VI of Tonga
}}
Timeline
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Royal standards
File:Royal Standard of Tonga (1862-1875).svg|Royal standard of Tonga (1862–1875)
File:Royal Standard of Tonga.svg|Royal standard of Tonga
Family tree
{{Tupou family tree}}
See also
References
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