George Tupou II was the King of Tonga from 18 February 1893 until his death. He was officially crowned at Nukuʻalofa, on 17 March 1893. He was also the 20th Tuʻi Kanokupolu.
Photograph of George Tupou II
The marriage of Siaosi & Lavinia
The marriage of Siaosi & Takipō
George Tupou I, originally known as Tāufaʻāhau I, was the first king of modern Tonga. He adopted the name Siaosi, the Tongan equivalent of George, after King George III of the United Kingdom, when he was baptized in 1831. His nickname was Lopa-ukamea, meaning iron cable.
George Tupou I
King George, of the Friendly Islands (1852)
The King at the Palace at Neiafu, 1884
The first Tongan stamp, 1 penny, issued in 1886 that depicts George Tupou I of Tonga.