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EspañolCHARLES ANTHONY JOHNSON BROOKE
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The 'Rajah of Sarawak, Sir Charles Anthony Johnson-Brooke ' (June 3, 1829 – May 17, 1917), born 'Charles Anthony Johnson', ruled Sarawak as the second White Rajah from 3 August 1868 until his death. He succeeded his uncle, James Brooke, as Rajah.
Charles was born in Berrow Vicarage, Burnham, Somerset, in England, to the Rev. Francis Charles and Emma Frances Johnson, Rajah Sir James Brooke's younger sister. Francis and Emma had several other children: Captain John Brooke Johnson c1823-1868 (later Johnson-Brooke), Mary Anna Johnson b c1824, Harriet Helena Johnson b c1826, Charlotte Frances Johnson b 1828, Captain (William) Frederic Johnson b c1830, Emma Lucy Johnson b c1832, Margaret Henrietta Johnson c1834-1845, Georgianna Brooke Johnson c1836-1854, James Stuart Johnson 1839-1840, and Henry Stuart Johnson b 1841.
Charles was educated at Crewkerne Grammar School and entered the Royal Navy. He adopted his uncle James's name and entered his service in 1852 as Resident at the Lundu station. In 1865, James named Charles as his successor.
Charles married at Highworth, Wiltshire, 28th October 1869, H.H. Margaret Alice Lili de Windt; she was raised to the title of Ranee of Sarawak with the style of Her Highness 28th October 1869. They had six children:
★ Dayang Ghita Brooke (1870-1873)
★ James Harry Brooke (1872-1873)
★ Charles Clayton Brooke (1872-1873)
★ Charles Vyner de Windt Brooke (1874-1963)
★ Bertram Willes Dayrell Brooke, Tuan Muda (1876-1965)
★ Harry Keppel Brooke, Tuan Bongsu (1879-1926)
Charles continued the work his uncle had started, suppressing piracy, slavery, and head-hunting while encouraging trade and development and expanding his borders as the opportunity arose. In 1891 he established the Sarawak Museum, the first museum in Borneo. By the time of his death, Britain had granted Sarawak protectorate status, it had a parliamentary government and a railway, and oil had been discovered.
All three white Rajahs are buried in St Leonard's Church in the village of Sheepstor on Dartmoor.
An interesting fact is that one of Oscar Wilde's fairy-tales, "The Young King", is dedicated to "Margareth, Lady Brooke, Ranee of Sarawak".
The 'Rajah of Sarawak, Sir Charles Anthony Johnson-Brooke ' (June 3, 1829 – May 17, 1917), born 'Charles Anthony Johnson', ruled Sarawak as the second White Rajah from 3 August 1868 until his death. He succeeded his uncle, James Brooke, as Rajah.
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Charles was born in Berrow Vicarage, Burnham, Somerset, in England, to the Rev. Francis Charles and Emma Frances Johnson, Rajah Sir James Brooke's younger sister. Francis and Emma had several other children: Captain John Brooke Johnson c1823-1868 (later Johnson-Brooke), Mary Anna Johnson b c1824, Harriet Helena Johnson b c1826, Charlotte Frances Johnson b 1828, Captain (William) Frederic Johnson b c1830, Emma Lucy Johnson b c1832, Margaret Henrietta Johnson c1834-1845, Georgianna Brooke Johnson c1836-1854, James Stuart Johnson 1839-1840, and Henry Stuart Johnson b 1841.
Charles was educated at Crewkerne Grammar School and entered the Royal Navy. He adopted his uncle James's name and entered his service in 1852 as Resident at the Lundu station. In 1865, James named Charles as his successor.
Charles married at Highworth, Wiltshire, 28th October 1869, H.H. Margaret Alice Lili de Windt; she was raised to the title of Ranee of Sarawak with the style of Her Highness 28th October 1869. They had six children:
★ Dayang Ghita Brooke (1870-1873)
★ James Harry Brooke (1872-1873)
★ Charles Clayton Brooke (1872-1873)
★ Charles Vyner de Windt Brooke (1874-1963)
★ Bertram Willes Dayrell Brooke, Tuan Muda (1876-1965)
★ Harry Keppel Brooke, Tuan Bongsu (1879-1926)
Charles continued the work his uncle had started, suppressing piracy, slavery, and head-hunting while encouraging trade and development and expanding his borders as the opportunity arose. In 1891 he established the Sarawak Museum, the first museum in Borneo. By the time of his death, Britain had granted Sarawak protectorate status, it had a parliamentary government and a railway, and oil had been discovered.
All three white Rajahs are buried in St Leonard's Church in the village of Sheepstor on Dartmoor.
An interesting fact is that one of Oscar Wilde's fairy-tales, "The Young King", is dedicated to "Margareth, Lady Brooke, Ranee of Sarawak".
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