Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
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The Earl Mountbatten of Burma | |
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 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 | |
| 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[nb] |
| 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[nb] |
| 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 25 June 1900 Frogmore House, Windsor, Berkshire, England |
| Died | 27 August 1979 (aged 79) Mullaghmore, County Sligo, Ireland |
| Resting place | Romsey Abbey |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | |
| Parents | |
| 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:
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| Battles/wars | |
| 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.
on bank holiday Monday 27 August 1979, along with three other people, including a grandson Nicholas, he was assassinated by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), which planted a bomb in his fishing boat, Shadow V, at Mullaghmore, County Sligo, in the Republic of Ireland.[1]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "BRITAIN: A Nation Mourns Its Loss". TIME. 10 September 1979. Archived from the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma at Wikimedia Commons
- 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
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