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Charles Anthony Johnson Brooke

Charles Brooke
Rajah of Sarawak
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Rajah of Sarawak
Reign 3 August 1868 – 17 May 1917
Predecessor James of Sarawak
Successor Vyner of Sarawak
Born (1829-07-03)3 July 1829
Burnham-on-Sea
Died 17 May 1917(1917-05-17) (aged 87)
Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
Burial St Leonard's Church, Sheepstor on Dartmoor
Spouse Margaret of Sarawak
Issue Vyner of Sarawak and others
Full name
Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke
House Brooke Dynasty
Father Rev. Francis Johnson
Mother Emma Johnson
Full name
Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke

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 Sarawak from 3 August 1868 until his death. He succeeded his uncle, James Brooke, as the second White Rajah of this small country on the coast of Borneo.

Charles was born in Berrow Vicarage, Burnham, Somerset, in England, to the Rev. Francis Charles and Emma Frances Johnson. Emma Frances Johnson, née Brooke, was the younger sister of James Brooke, the first Rajah of Sarawak. In addition to Charles, Francis and Emma had other children: Captain John Brooke Johnson (1823–1868) (later Brooke Brooke), Mary Anna Johnson (b. 1824), Harriet Helena Johnson (b. 1826), Charlotte Frances Johnson (b. 1828), Captain (William) Frederic Johnson (b. 1830), Emma Lucy Johnson (b. 1832), Margaret Henrietta Johnson (1834–1845), Georgianna Brooke Johnson (1836–1854), 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 Margaret Alice Lili de Windt at Highworth, Wiltshire on 28 October 1869; she was raised to the title of Ranee of Sarawak with the style of Her Highness on the same day. They had six children, three of whom survived infancy:

However, Charles also had another son, Esca Brooke (1867–1953), born before his children with Margaret de Windt, the result of a marriage with a Malay woman known as Dayang Mastiah. Esca was later adopted by Rev. William Daykin, moved to Canada, and adopted the name Brooke-Daykin.


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