Brooke family
British family which founded and ruled the Raj of Sarawak
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The Brooke family is an English family that ruled the Raj of Sarawak, from 1841 until 1 July, 1946, when Charles Vyner Brooke, the third and last "White Rajah" ceded Sarawak to the British Empire[1] due to the lack of resources to finance reconstruction after World War II.[2]
Country
Raj of Sarawak
Raj of SarawakFounded24 September 1841
FounderJames Brooke
CurrentheadLaurence Brooke[citation needed]
| Brooke Family | |
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| Country | Raj of Sarawak |
| Founded | 24 September 1841 |
| Founder | James Brooke |
| Current head | Laurence Brooke[citation needed] |
| Final ruler | Charles Vyner Brooke |
| Deposition | 1 July 1946 |
White Rajahs of Sarawak:
- James Brooke (1841–1868)
- Charles Brooke (1868–1917)
- Charles Vyner Brooke (1917–1946)
Family tree
| Thomas Brooke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Francis Johnson | Emma Brooke | James Brooke 1st White Rajah | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Brooke Johnson Brooke Rajah Muda | Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke 2nd White Rajah | George Brooke | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Esca Brooke-Daykin | Charles Vyner Brooke 3rd White Rajah | Bertram Brooke Tuan Muda | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Brooke Rajah Muda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Lionel Brooke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laurence Brooke | Jason Brooke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
