Louis Mountbatten, 1St Earl Mountbatten Of Burma: British statesman and naval officer (1900-1979)
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 .
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 21 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) | Edwina Ashley (m. 1922; died 1960) |
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| 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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| Awards | See list |
| n.b. ^ As Governor-General of India. | |
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 .
Other websites
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- Mountbatten at unit-histories.comArchived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
- 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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