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#REDIRECT [[Tigetua'me Kenetasi]]
| name          = Maoateuamava XVIII
| title          = Raioa Takaitaioa
| image          = [[File:Official Portrait of Maoateuamava XVIII (2020).png|221px]]
| caption            = Official portrait, 2020
| succession  = Aio'i Keikitoe Ritio{{efn|Claimant; title not recognised in Freician law since 1771.}}
| reign          = April 22, 1989 - present
|reign-type  = Tenure
| coronation    = April 22, 1989
| predecessor    = Maoateuamava XVII
| successor      =
 
| spouse        = Suiasu Tarisoiu
| issue          = ''Rao'' Nimaoine Seiteia<br>''Rao'' Haoiaka Suiasu
| royal house    = Maoateuamava Dynasty
| father        = Paiwaia
| mother        = Maoateuamava XVII
| full name  = Seiteia Seianavio{{efn|Freician royality traditionally had only one name. Modern-day Freician naming conventions see a woman take their mother's given name as their second name.}}
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1968|02|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Freice City, Colony of Freice (now [[Sekapa]], [[Freice]])
| death_date  =
| death_place =
| place of burial=
| signature = [[File:Signature of Rataioma XVIII.png|120px]]
|}}
'''Maoateuamava XVIII''' [[Medal of Honour for Service to the Country of Freice|MM]] (born Seiteia Seianavio; 10 February 1968) is the 18th Aio'i Keikitoe Ritio, the traditional Queen of [[Freice]], now a ''Country'' within the [[Riamo|Federation of Riamo]].
 
Maoateuamava is the eldest daughter of Tiranaoma Nioamainaio, who reigned as Maoateuamava XVII. She was the first member of the Maoateuamava Dynasty to attend public school and also the first to attend university, studying geography at the Polytechnic School of Sefa.<ref name=": Birth">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Her Highness Maoateuamava XVIII, Aio'i Keikitoe Ritio"]. ''inekiga.fa''. Retrieved 21 March 2020.</ref> She became her on her mother's accession in 1971, and succeeded her as Aio'i Keikitoe Ritio on her death April 1986. She married lawyer Suiasu Tarisoiu in 1990, who became the first commoner to marry into the royal family.<ref name=": Commoner">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "His Highness Rao Aoialaneia"]. ''inekiga.fa''. Retrieved 18 March 2020.</ref>
 
==Birth and early life==
Born Seiteia Seianavio on 10 February 1968, her given name is a traditional name which means ''servant of God''. She was born in Freice City, now [[Sekapa]], the capital of the ''then'' Colony of Freice. Her mother, Maoateuamava XVII, was the 17th Aio'i Keikitoe Ritio (born Seianavio), and her father, Kailita Liseaua, who took the name Paiwaia (derived from the phrase ''Faithful Prince'').<ref name=": Birth">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Her Highness Maoateuamava XVIII, Aio'i Keikitoe Ritio"]. ''inekiga.fa''. Retrieved 21 March 2020.</ref>
 
She was educated through a mixture of public schooling (the first member of the Maoateuamava dynasty to go to a public school) and traditional private schooling with a personal tutor.<ref name=": Who1?">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Trailblazing Queen aims sites on education reform"]. ''Riamo News''. Retrieved 12 March 2020.</ref> One of her tutors, Pagei Iqe, became one of Freice's most prominent public historians and is the author of the The National Encyclopedia of Freician History and Culture.<ref name=": Birth">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Her Highness Maoateuamava XVIII, Aio'i Keikitoe Ritio"]. ''inekiga.fa''. Retrieved 21 March 2020.</ref> Seiteia was raised in accordance with traditional community practices, with her parents playing only a partial role in her upbringing, sharing child-raising responsibilities with the wider community.<ref name=": 99 Children">Noriaki, Hirano (2009), 'Child-raising and child-rearing in Freice', ''Journal of Anthropology and Social Sciences'', 4(5), pp.101-134</ref> It was through this practice that she learned the Common Language, being cared for by a Riamese missionary during her early teenage years.<ref name=": Who?">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Who is Maoateuamava XVIII?"]. ''Radio and Tlevision Freice''. Retrieved 18 July 2021.</ref>
 
After passing her WEL qualifications and studying an additional pre-university year, she enrolled at the Polytechnic School of Sefa to study geography. It as at the polytechnic that she further developed her passion for sustainable development, which was impressed onto her by her parents.<ref name=": Birth">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Her Highness Maoateuamava XVIII, Aio'i Keikitoe Ritio"]. ''inekiga.fa''. Retrieved 21 March 2020.</ref>
 
Seiteia had initially planned to pursue graduate studies, but her mother's death shortly after her graduation forced her to return to Freice to be installed as Aio'i Keikitoe Ritio and head of the Maoateuamava dynasty.<ref name=": Who?">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Who is Maoateuamava XVIII?"]. ''Radio and Tlevision Freice''. Retrieved 18 July 2021.</ref>
 
==Aio'i Keikitoe Ritio==
On her mother's death, she succeeded her as the 18th Aio'i Keikitoe Ritio, taking the regnal name '''Maoateuamava XVIII''' as is traditional. Although the position has no formal power and is not legally recognised, the institution of the Aio'i Keikitoe Ritio retains significant respect amongst the population, particularly in rural areas. In 1993, Maoateuamava met with the ''then'' President of the Assembly of Delegates Fatela Kana, raising hopes amongst supporters that the monarchy was going to be re-established.<ref name=": Monarch1">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Freician president meets with pre-colonial monarch"]. ''Riamo News''. 1993. Retrieved 13 January 2018.</ref>
 
In 1995, during Queen Diana II's official visit to Freice, the two monarch's held a private audience, Maoateuamava bestowing the title ''Rao'' on Diana.<ref name=": Monarch2">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Queen meets Queen"]. ''Portington Mercury''. 1995. Retrieved 23 March 2017.</ref>
 
===Aio'i Keikitoe Ritio Foundation===
In 2003, Maoateuamava established the Aio'i Keikitoe Ritio Foundation to support the work of the Maoateuamava Dynasty, to promote the cause of the traditional monarchy, and to participate in civic activities.<ref name=": Foundation">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "About the Foundation"]. ''Tunaranegato AKR''. Retrieved 18 November 2019.</ref> As chair of the foundation, Maoateuamava has taken part in a number of public causes, including gender equality, infrastructure development, and improvements in education provision.<ref name=": Foundation2">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "About the Aio'i Keikitoe Ritio"]. ''Tunaranegato AKR''. Retrieved 19 November 2019.</ref>
 
In 2017, the Council of the Maoateuamava Family, the formal organising body of the royal house, was merged with the foundation. The work of the Maoateuamava Dynasty and the promotion of monarchy continues through the foundation and its work.<ref name=": Foundation">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "About the Foundation"]. ''Tunaranegato AKR''. Retrieved 18 November 2019.</ref>
 
===2021 Negotiations with Aniara Neileka===
In July 2021, Batoia Iane Saime, a member of the Assembly of Delegates, raised the possibility of a formal role for the Aio'i Keikitoe Ritio, claiming that she would bring legitimacy to a government widely seen as a 'creation of western imperialism'.<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "A Return for the Queen?"]. ''Tama Adune oe Faio''. Retrieved 6 July 2021.</ref> The next day, another delegate, Riaga Ano, publicly supported the proposal.<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Ano Comes Out for the Queen"]. ''Tama Adune oe Faio''. Retrieved 7 July 2021.</ref> After some days of silence, President of the Assembly of Delegates Aniara Neileka held a number of unofficial meetings with Maoateuamava.<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Aniara meets with Maoateuamava"]. ''Radio and Television Freice''. Retrieved 17 July 2021.</ref>
 
The Common Wealth Party, a socialist political party, declared the discussions unconstitutional. Although there was a large number of members who were supporters of the monarchy, representing the traditionalist wing of the party, the leadership and party secretary Rarei Nemiesa were fervent anti-monarchists. The party led a coup d'état against President Aniara on 18 July 2021.<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Freice government falls to political revolutionaries"]. ''Political Weekly''. Retrieved 20 July 2021.</ref> Rarei Nemiesa, leader of the Common Wealth Party, assumed power as 'Leader of the Senior Council', with Aniara placed under house arrest. Her talks with Maoateuamava were directly named as the reason for the move, although Maoateuamava faced no consequences.<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Freice's deposed leader released"]. ''HHK''. Retrieved 3 August 2021.</ref> Claiming the defence of the constitution, the new government swiftly abolished the vestiges of the monarchy retained in the old constitution.
 
==Marriage and family==
Maoateuamava first met lawyer Suiasu Tarisoiu in June 1987, when he was employed to represent the Maoateuamava family in its land dispute with the Freician government. The two began a relationship after the dispute was settled in December of that year, creating significant controversy in May 1988 when the two began living together out of wedlock.<ref name=": Commoner">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "His Highness Rao Aoialaneia"]. ''inekiga.fa''. Retrieved 18 March 2020.</ref> In February 1988, the couple announced their engagement; although he was not the first commoner to have a relationship with an Aio'i Keikitoe Ritio, it was the first time that a commoner had married the monarch. Initial plans for the marriage to be held in June of 1989 were pushed back following Rao Paiwaia's public condemnation of the marriage.<ref name=": Commoner2">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Dispute over commoner marriage in Freice royal family"]. ''Riamo News''. 1989. Retrieved 2 June 2019.</ref>
 
By January 1990, the internal family dispute over the marriage had been settled. In June 1990, Maoateuamava married Suiasu in a Christian ceremony, followed by a traditional Freician marriage ceremony. In accordance with tradition, Suiasu took a royal name, selecting Aoialaneia (Loyal Husband), and was granted the style of ''Highness'' and the title ''Rao'' by his wife.<ref name=": Marriage1">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Aio'i Keikitoe Ritio marries lawyer"]. ''Newspaper Archive''. Retrieved 22 June 2019.</ref>
 
The couple have two children. Maoateuamava gave birth to a daughter, Rao Nimaoine Seiteia, in August 1991, and a son, Rao Haoiaka Suiasu, in April 1993. Rao Nimaoine will be the first female Aio'i Keikitoe Ritio to succeed a woman who herself succeeded a woman. Rao Nimaoine began studying medicine at the [[University School of Medicine, Freice]], graduating with a Bachelor of Midwifery in 2014.<ref name=": Daughter1">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Heir to royalty attends school of medicine"]. ''Radio and Television Freice''. 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2017.</ref> Rao Haoiaka is a charity executive and head of the Methodist Church's education outreach program.<ref name=": Son1">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Rao Haoiaka Suiasu appointed director of outreach"]. ''pakaragare-metoristi.fa''.  Retrieved 4 June 2018.</ref>
 
==Titles, styles, honours and awards==
===Titles and styles===
The titles mentioned are not based in present Freician law but on the traditional rules governing the Freician nobility prior to colonisation.
*10 February 1968 - 23 August 1979: ''Rao''{{efn|Literally "Noble", often used to mean "Lord" or "Lady"}} Seiteia
*23 August 1979 - 22 April 1986: ''Her Highness''{{efn|Translated from the Freician, ''Winoinahe Talitai'', literally 'High Lady'.}} Rao Seiteia
*22 April 1986 - present: ''Her Highness'' Maoateuamava XVIII, Aio'i Keikitoe Ritio, Raioa Takaitaioa{{efn|Common: ''God's Chief Representative, Harmonious Leader''.}}
Official in Freice:
*10 February 1968 - present: ''Miss'' Seiteia Seianavio
 
===Honours===
[[Freice]]:
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Maoateuamava Dynasty.png}} Maoateuamava Dynasty
** [[File:Emblem of the Golden Plumeria.png|35px]] Recipient of the Golden Plumeria (automatic as Aio'i Keikitoe Ritio)
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Freice.png}} Country of Freice
** [[File:Ribbon bar for the Order of Merit of Tasauela.png|70px]] Recipient of the [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Freice|Order of Merit of Tasauela]]
 
====State honours====
{{flag|Hoterallia}}:
* [[File:JPN_Hokan-sho_1Class_BAR.svg|70px]] Recipient of the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown (1st Class)
 
==See also==
* [[Aniara Neileka]]
* [[Freice]]
 
==References==
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==Notes==
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== External links ==
* [https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ Official biography - Government of Freice]
 
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