Sir Vyner Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak, GCMG, full name Charles Vyner de Windt Brooke was the third and last White Rajah of the Raj of Sarawak.
Charles Vyner Brooke
Blue plaque on his former house in Albion Street, London.
The White Rajahs were a hereditary monarchy of the Brooke family, who founded and ruled the Raj of Sarawak as a sovereign state, located on the north west coast of the island of Borneo in maritime Southeast Asia, from 1841 to 1946. Of British origin, the first ruler was James Brooke. As a reward for helping the Sultanate of Brunei fight piracy and insurgency among the indigenous peoples, he was granted the province of Kuching, which was known as Sarawak Asal in 1841 and received independent kingdom status.
HH Sir James Brooke, 1st Rajah of Sarawak
Graves of the White Rajahs at St Leonard's Church, Sheepstor, Devon, England
Brooke Memorial outside the Old Courthouse at Kuching showing bronze image of a Sarawak native warrior
Fort Margherita was erected by Rajah Charles and named after his wife, the Ranee Margaret.