Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma

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The Earl Mountbatten of Burma

Mountbatten in 1976 by Allan Warren
Chief of the Defence Staff
In office
13 July 1959 – 15 July 1965
Preceded bySir William Dickson
Succeeded bySir Richard Hull
First Sea Lord
In office
18 April 1955 – 19 October 1959
Prime Minister
Preceded byRhoderick McGrigor
Succeeded byCharles Lambe
Governor-General of India
In office
15 August 1947 – 21 June 1948
MonarchGeorge VI
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Preceded byHimself[nb]
Succeeded byChakravarti Rajagopalachari
Viceroy and Governor-General of India
In office
21 February 1947 – 15 August 1947
MonarchGeorge VI
Preceded byThe Viscount Wavell
Succeeded byHimself[nb]
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
28 October 1947 – 27 August 1979
Hereditary peerage
Preceded byPeerage created
Succeeded byThe 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma
Personal details
Born
Prince Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas of Battenberg

(1900-06-25)25 June 1900
Frogmore House, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Died27 August 1979(1979-08-27) (aged 79)
Mullaghmore, County Sligo, Ireland
Resting placeRomsey Abbey
Spouse(s)
Edwina Ashley
(m. 1922; died 1960)
Children
Parents
Alma materChrist's College, Cambridge
OccupationNaval officer
Military service
Branch/service Royal Navy
Years of service1913–1965
RankAdmiral of the Fleet
Commands
See list:
Battles/wars
AwardsSee list
n.b. ^ As Governor-General of India.

Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG GCB OM GCSI GCIE GCVO DSO PC FRS (born Prince Louis of Battenberg; 25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979), known informally as Lord Mountbatten, was a British statesman and naval officer, an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and second cousin once removed to Elizabeth II. He was involved in World War 1 in the Navy from 1914-1918 fighting against the German Empire led by Kaiser Wilhelm II . He was also fighting against the Empire of Japan (Japanese Empire) led by Emperor Hirohito and Nazi Germany (Third Reich ) led by Adolf Hitler and the Italian Empire led by Mussolini during World War 2 from 1939-1945 in the Royal Navy .

He served in the Navy from 1913-1965 from the prelude of World War 1 in 1913 to the Post World War 2 Era during the Cold War in 1965 .

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