Third and last white Rajah of Sarawak. Born Albemarle Street. Died at his flat at 13 Albion Street, Paddington.
Sarawak is on the Island of Borneo. In 1841 Sarawak was proving troublesome and the British adventurer James Brooke helped to subdue the rebellion, for which he was given Sarawak to govern. The Brooke dynasty lasted until Sarawak became a British colony in 1946, gained independence in July 1963 and joined the Federation of Malaysia in that September.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir (Charles) Vyner Brooke
Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, 1874 - 1963, last Rajah of Sarawak, lived here. Gr...
In 2012 he was the Mayor of Olympia, a town in Greece, close to the archaeological site of the same name.
Former chairman of the Chiswick Parochial Charities.
Born Somerset Supporter of the Parliamentary cause and MP. Died Derby House (was in Cannon Row, Westminster) and was buried in Westminster Abbey with a state funeral. When Charles II was restored ...
