Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma

Admiral of the Fleet The Right Honourable The Earl Mountbatten of Burma KG GCB OM GCSI GCIE GCVO DSO PC FRS
Mountbatten in 1976 by Allan Warren
Chief of the Defence Staff
In office 13 July 1959 – 15 July 1965
Preceded by	Sir William Dickson
Succeeded by	Sir Richard Hull
First Sea Lord
In office 18 April 1955 – 19 October 1959
Prime Minister	Anthony Eden Harold Macmillan
Preceded by	Rhoderick McGrigor
Succeeded by	Charles Lambe
Governor-General of India
In office 15 August 1947 – 21 June 1948
Monarch	George VI
Prime Minister	Jawaharlal Nehru
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
Viceroy and Governor-General of India
In office 12 February 1947 – 15 August 1947
Monarch	George VI
Preceded by	The Viscount Wavell
Succeeded by	Himself
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 28 October 1947 – 27 August 1979 Hereditary peerage
Preceded by	Peerage created
Succeeded by	The 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
Died	27 August 1979(1979-08-27) (aged 79) Mullaghmore, County Sligo, Ireland
Resting place	Romsey Abbey
Spouse(s)	Edwina Ashley (m. 1922; died 1960)
Children	Patricia Knatchbull Lady Pamela Hicks
Parents	Prince Louis of Battenberg Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine
Alma mater	Christ's College, Cambridge
Occupation	Naval officer
Military service
Branch/service	Royal Navy
Years of service	1913–1965
Rank	Admiral of the Fleet
Commands	See list: Chief of the Defence Staff (1959–1965) First Sea Lord (1955–1959) Mediterranean Fleet (1952–1954) Fourth Sea Lord (1950–1952) Supreme Allied Commander,  South East Asia Command (1943–1946) Chief of Combined Operations (1941–1943) HMS Illustrious (1941) HMS Kelly (1939–1941) HMS Wishart (1934–1936) HMS Daring (1934)
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War
Awards	See 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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• Mountbatten at unit-histories.com Archived 2012-10-29 at WebCite
• Combined operations information
• Information on the sinking of the German submarine U-35
• Mountbatten assassination information
• mountbattenofburma.com - Tribute & Memorial web-site to Louis, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma Archived 2017-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
• The Mountbatten School Archived 2008-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
• Mountbatten Internship Programme