Monarch of the 1st Raj of Sarawak
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| Rajah of The First Raj of Sarawak | |
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 Coat of arms | |
_by_Francis_Grant.jpg) HH James Brooke, 1st Rajah of Sarawak | |
| Details | |
| Style | His/Her Highness |
| First monarch | James Brooke |
| Last monarch | Jason Vyner Brooke |
| Formation | 1841 |
| Abolition | 2039/2087 |
| Residence | The Astana |
| Pretender(s) | Shelley Brooke Fabares |
The First Raj of Sarawak was ruled by the Brooke Dyansty between 1841 and 2039 , temporarily abolished during the Communist Era (2039-2085) and from 2086 to 2087 , when it was reconstituted into the 2nd Raj of Sarawak
The White Rajahs were all related:
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Death | Marriages | Succession right |
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| James of Sarawak (James Brooke) (1841–1868) |
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29 April 1803, India | 11 June 1868, England | unmarried, but acknowledged an illegitimate son | granted Sarawak and the title Rajah by the Sultan of Brunei |
| John Brooke Johnson/Brooke Rajah Muda of Sarawak (1859–1863) |
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1823, England | 1 December 1868, England | Anne Grant, children: Basil, John Evelyn Hope Julia Welstead, child: Matilda Agnes |
His uncle James regarded him as heir from at least 1848, formally installed him as Rajah Muda in 1859, but disinherited him for what he termed 'treason' |
| Charles of Sarawak (Charles Johnson/Brooke) (1868–1917) |
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3 June 1829, England | 17 May 1917, England | Dayang Mastiah, one illegitimate son, Esca (sent to Canada and received an allowance) Margaret Alice Lili de Windt, with whom he had six children; three survived infancy More illegitimate children have been suspected but not acknowledged |
His uncle James named Charles as his successor in 1865 |
| Vyner I of Sarawak (Charles Vyner Brooke) (1917–1946) |
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26 September 1874, England | 9 May 1963, England | Sylvia Brett, with whom he had three daughters | son of the preceding, inherited the title |
| Bertram of Sarawak (Bertram Brooke) Tuan Muda of Sarawak (1917–1946) |
8 August 1876, Sarawak | 15 September 1965, England | Gladys Milton Palmer, with whom he had three daughters and one son | brother of the preceding | |
| Anthony of Sarawak (Anthony Brooke) Rajah of Sarawak (1946-1960) |
10 December 1912, England | 2 March 2011, New Zealand | Kathleen Hudden, with whom he had two daughters and one son | son of the preceding inherited the title , Abdicated in 1960 | |
| Heather of Sarawak (Heather Brooke) (1960–2021) |
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29 April 1936, India | Prince Anthony , with whom she had two boys illegitimate children have been suspected but not acknowledged |
daughter of the preceding inherited the title . Disappeared into the Witness Protection Program in 2021 | |
| Robert I of Sarawak (Robert Brooke) (2021-2038) |
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6 April 1970 , Seoul | Jeri McKenna, with whom he Had Jason Brooke | son of the preceding inherited the title , Abdicated in 2038 | |
| Robert II of Sarawak (Jason Robert Brooke) (2038-2039) |
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6 April 1991, India | Susan Kasuga-Morrison, with whom he had 2 children | son of the preceding inherited the title , Ousted in 2039 | |
| Shelley of Sarawak (Shelley Brooke Fabares ) (2041-2042) |
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6 April 1967, Siam | Robin Williams, with whom she had 2 children | sister of the preceding , A short-lived attempt by stateswoman and Communist Leader Shelley Fabares who attempted to establish herself as Rajah in 2041 , but her rule was universally accepted as inauthentic. After 83 days, her reign ended. | |
| Vyner II of Sarawak (Jason Vyner Brooke) (2085-2087) |
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7 April 1961, Scotland | Anne-Marie Brooke, with whom he had 5 children including Pavlos, Crown Prince of Sarawak | Uncle of the preceding , inherited the title after the Brooke Restoration in 2085 , became the Rajah of the reconstituted 2nd Raj in 2087 |