Vyner Brooke

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Vyner Brooke was the third and last White Rajah of Sarawak, ruling the kingdom until its cession to Britain after World War II.

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Vyner Brooke canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf White Rajah of Sarawak
human
monarch
burialPlace Devon
St Leonard’s Church, Sheepstor
child Elizabeth Brooke
Leonora Margaret Brooke
linked to: Margaret Brooke

Nancy Valerie Brooke
citizenship United Kingdom
countryRuled Kingdom of Sarawak
dateOfBirth 1874-09-26
dateOfDeath 1963-05-09
education Trinity College, Cambridge
Winchester College
era early 20th century
late 19th century
event World War II
familyName Brooke
father Charles Brooke
fullName Charles Vyner Brooke
givenName Charles
honorificTitle Rajah of Sarawak
languageSpoken English
memberOfDynasty Brooke dynasty
middleName Vyner
militaryService Royal Navy
monarchOf Sarawak
mother Margaret de Windt
notableAction ceded Sarawak to Britain
notableFor being the last White Rajah of Sarawak
notableShipNamedAfter SS Vyner Brooke
ordinalInOffice 3
placeOfBirth London
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom
placeOfDeath London
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom
politicalStatusChange Sarawak became a British Crown Colony in 1946
positionHeld Rajah of Sarawak
predecessor Charles Brooke
reasonForCession post-World War II political and financial pressures
reignEnd 1946-07-01
reignStart 1917-05-24
religion Anglicanism
residence Astana, Kuching
England
sibling Bertram Brooke
Harry Keppel Brooke
spouse Sylvia Brett
successor British Crown Colony of Sarawak

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James Brooke relative Vyner Brooke