Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak
British naval officer, colonial officer, and second raja of Sarawak (1829–1917)
Sir Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke (born Charles Anthoni Johnson; 3 June 1829 – 17 May 1917) was the Rajah of Sarawak from 3 August 1868 until his death in May 1917. He succeeded his maternal uncle, James Brooke, who was the first rajah and founder of Raj of Sarawak.
Early life and education
Charles Anthoni Johnson was born in Berrow Vicarage, Burnham, Somerset, in England, to the Reverend Francis Charles and Emma Frances Johnson, née Brooke. Emma 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), 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.
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