There are 33 traditional noble titles in the modern Kingdom of Tonga

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. They all are estate holders. 20 titles were established by Siaosi Tupou I with the Constitution of 1875

Constitution of Tonga

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. In 1880 he added 10 more. Tupou II created the titles Lasike in 1894 and Veikune in 1903. Sālote Tupou III made in 1921 the title of Tupoutoʻa. In the beginning it was forbidden for a noble to have more than one title. Later this was made possible.

Some of the great chiefs who missed out on a noble's title (in 1910) were among others: [[ʻAlipate Mafileʻo]] of Kolomotuʻa, SA Sipu of Kolomotuʻa, Iki Lolohea of Haʻapai (but later inherited the Fulivai), Tēvita Tapueluelu of Vavaʻu, SF Tafolo, Tēvita Ula Afuhaʻamango of Vavaʻu, Siosiua Niutupuʻivaha Kaho‎‎ (but later inherited the Tuʻivakanō).

These unacknowledged chiefs were still lords in the traditional sense. However their influence slowly decreased with each passing generation. Queen Sālote acknowledged this in some of her public speeches by paying respect to the chiefs then a separate respect to the Nobles of the Crown as: «Highly respectful for the Chiefs is also Highly respectful for the nobles in this land».

In the 21st century King George Tupou V

George Tupou V

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 created eight new noble titles but with no hereditary lands. This title is to remain with them for their whole life known to be Life Peerage.

• Ramsay Robertson Dalgety
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Thirthy-three Nobles

A

• Ata

F

• Fakafānua
• Fakatulolo
• Fielakepa
• Fohe
• Fotofili
• Fulivai
• Fusituʻa

K

• Kalaniuvalu

L

• Lasike
• Luani
• Lāvaka
  Lavaka
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M

• Malupō
• Maʻafu
• Māʻatu

N

• Niukapu
• Nuku

T

• Tangipā
• Tuita
• Tungī
  Tungi
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• Tupoutoʻa
• Tuʻihaʻangana
• Tuʻihaʻateiho
• Tuʻilakepa
• Tuʻipelehake
• Tuʻivakanō
• Tuʻiʻāfitu

V

• Vaea
• Vahaʻi
• Veikune
• Veʻehala

ʻ

• [[ʻAhomeʻe]]
• 'Ulukālala