Lord Mountbatten England

Lord mountbatten who held titles including admiral of the fleet the first earl mountbatten of burma and the last viceroy of india was 79 years old a world war ii hero and a great grandson of.

Lord mountbatten england. The provisional irish republican army claimed responsibility for the august 27 1979 murder of lord louis mountbatten 79 earl of burma great grandson of queen victoria second cousin of queen. Through his parentage mountbatten enjoyed connections to the royal families of germany england and russia. He was the youngest son of prince louis of battenberg and princess victoria of hesse and by rhine. Photo by c hulton deutsch collectioncorbiscorbis via getty images lord mountbattens political ambition.

He had been on the boat with daughter patricia her husband john their twin sons nicholas and timothy both 14 johns mother doreen and 15 year old crew member paul maxwell. At the head of that government would be lord louis mountbatten. Louis mountbatten also known as 1st earl mountbatten of burma entered the world at frogmore house in berkshire england on june 25 1900. At the time cecil harmsworth king was chairman of the international publishing corporation which was then the biggest publishing.

Lord louis mountbatten and lady mountbatten the last viceroy and vicereine of india. Admiral of the fleet louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma born prince louis of battenberg. Despite his high ranking status within royal circles lord mountbatten perhaps modestly believed he was an unlikely target for a politically motivated killing. Mountbatten suggested that the uk government needed something like the emergency committee i ran in india reveals lownie.