Paramount Chiefs (Tui Viti) of Fiji, 1871-2012
| Portrait | Name | Birth | Death | Monarch From | Monarch Until | Relationship with Predecessor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seru Epenisa Cakobau | 1815 | February 1883 | 5 June 1871 | 10 October 1874 | ||
| Victoria | 24 May 1819 | 22 January 1901 | 10 October 1874 | 22 January 1901 | None (position ceded) | |
| Edward VII | 9 November 1841 | 6 May 1910 | 22 January 1901 | 6 May 1910 | Son | |
| George V | 3 June 1865 | 20 January 1936 | 6 May 1910 | 20 January 1936 | Son | |
| Edward VIII | 23 June 1894 | 28 May 1972 | 20 January 1936 | 11 December 1936 | Son | |
| George VI | 14 December 1896 | 6 February 1952 | 11 December 1936 | 6 February 1952 | Brother | |
| Elizabeth II | 21 April 1926 | Still alive | 6 February 1952 | 5 March 2012 | Daughter |
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Famous quotes containing the words paramount and/or chiefs:
“If all political power be derived only from Adam, and be to descend only to his successive heirs, by the ordinance of God and divine institution, this is a right antecedent and paramount to all government; and therefore the positive laws of men cannot determine that, which is itself the foundation of all law and government, and is to receive its rule only from the law of God and nature.”
—John Locke (1632–1704)
“If you tie a horse to a stake, do you expect he will grow fat? If you pen an Indian up on a small spot of earth, and compel him to stay there, he will not be contented, nor will he grow and prosper. I have asked some of the great white chiefs where they get their authority to say to the Indian that he shall stay in one place, while he sees white men going where they please. They can not tell me.”
—Chief Joseph (c. 1840–1904)