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Charles Vyner Brooke. Sir Vyner Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak, GCMG, full name Charles Vyner de Windt Brooke (26 September 1874 – 9 May 1963) was the third and last White Rajah of the Raj of Sarawak. [1] Early life.
Sir Charles Vyner de Windt Brooke (b. Sept. 26, 1874, London—d. May 9, 1963, London) was the third and last “white raja” (1917–46). He joined the Sarawak administration in 1897.
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Charles inherited under the will in 1868, and confirmed the succession in his own will of 1913. On his accession in 1918, his son Vyner (later Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak) swore to uphold the Will "as forming the constitution of the state". This unique testamentary trust became known as the Sarawak Sovereignty Trust.
Her marriage to Vyner was bitterly opposed by Vyner’s parents, Rajah Charles and Ranee Margaret who feared the effect the marriage might have upon Sarawak, and the possibility that Vyner might be persuaded to hand over Sarawak for plantation and mining development.
Sir Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak, GCMG ( Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke; 3 June 1829 – 17 May 1917), born Charles Anthoni Johnson, ruled as the head of state of Raj of Sarawak from 3 August 1868 until his death. He succeeded his uncle, James Brooke, as the second White Rajah .
14 de mar. de 2012 · It was handed over to the British crown by Anthony Brooke's uncle, Charles Vyner Brooke, in exchange for a £200,000 pay-off. Charles Vyner Brooke in Sarawak in 1946. But Anthony...
Charles Vyner Brooke, the second son of Charles Brooke, succeeded his father to become the third Rajah of Sarawak on 24 May 1917. The elder son Betram Brooke had earlier on declined the offer to rule. Vyner Brooke formulated a new constitution, which put an end to the absolute power of the Rajah in 1941.
