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 ⓘ