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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Predicate Object
instanceOf White Rajah of Sarawak
human
monarch
burialPlace Devon NERFINISHED
St Leonard’s Church, Sheepstor NERFINISHED
child Elizabeth Brooke NERFINISHED
Leonora Margaret Brooke NERFINISHED
Nancy Valerie Brooke NERFINISHED
citizenship United Kingdom
countryRuled Kingdom of Sarawak NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1874-09-26
dateOfDeath 1963-05-09
education Trinity College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
Winchester College NERFINISHED
era early 20th century
late 19th century
event World War II NERFINISHED
familyName Brooke NERFINISHED
father Charles Brooke NERFINISHED
fullName Charles Vyner Brooke NERFINISHED
givenName Charles
honorificTitle Rajah of Sarawak NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
memberOfDynasty Brooke dynasty NERFINISHED
middleName Vyner NERFINISHED
militaryService Royal Navy NERFINISHED
monarchOf Sarawak NERFINISHED
mother Margaret de Windt NERFINISHED
notableAction ceded Sarawak to Britain
notableFor being the last White Rajah of Sarawak
notableShipNamedAfter SS Vyner Brooke NERFINISHED
ordinalInOffice 3
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: London

United Kingdom NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London

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

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James Brooke relative Vyner Brooke