Charles Austen

Rear-Admiral

Charles Austen

CB
Rear-Admiral; Charles Austen; CB
	Austen as a rear-admiral
Born	23 June 1779; Steventon, Hampshire
Died	7 October 1852 (aged 73); Prome, British Burma
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Service years	1791–1852
Rank	Rear-Admiral of the Blue
Commands	HMS Indian; HMS Swiftsure; HMS Cleopatra; HMS Namur; HMS Phoenix; HMS Aurora; HMS Winchester; HMS Bellerophon; East Indies and China Station;
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath
Spouses	Frances Palmer (m. 1807; died 1814); Harriet Palmer (m. 1820)
Relations	George Austen (father); James Austen (brother); Edward Austen Knight (brother); Henry Thomas Austen (brother); Cassandra Austen (sister); Francis Austen (brother); Jane Austen (sister); Philadelphia Austen Hancock (aunt);

Rear-Admiral Charles John Austen CB (23 June 1779 – 7 October 1852) was an officer in the Royal Navy and the youngest brother of novelist Jane Austen. He served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and beyond, eventually rising to the rank of rear-admiral.