Lord Mountbatten Home

It stands serenely in a unique place in british history having had several distinguished owners and many of its important visitors have helped to shape the course of history.

Lord mountbatten home. Broadlands the mountbattens home in romsey hampshire broadlands is considered one of the finest examples of mid georgian architecture in england. The house was not complete on his death in 1865 but was completed in 1874 by his stepson and successor the rt. 25 june 1900 27 august 1979 was a british royal navy officer and statesman an uncle of prince philip duke of edinburgh and second cousin once removed of queen elizabeth iiduring the second world war he was supreme allied commander south east asia. Hulton archive getty.

Admiral of the fleet louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma born prince louis of battenberg. Later created the 1st baron mount temple. On 1 august 2004 irish vocal pop band westlife held a concert at broadlands as part of their turnaround tour promoting their album turnaround. A young prince charles playing with his great uncle lord louis mountbatten credit.

On august 27 1979 mountbatten was staying at his summer home at mullaghmore county sligo ireland when he went on a boat trip to fish with family members and boat crew. It was this lord palmerston who commissioned the building of the current classiebawn castle and the harbour at mullaghmore. Lord mountbatten was murdered aged 79 by the ira who planted a bomb on a boat at his summer home in mullaghmore ireland in august 1979. Dickie mountbatten and some of his family who had been staying at their holiday home classibawn castle near the village of cliffoney county sligo in the republic of ireland decided to.

Louis mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma described in one contemporary obituary as the last of britains storybook heroes was a distinguished british naval officer and uncle. Every year he took his family on vacation to sligo on the west coast of ireland to. 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. The house is open to the public for guided tours on weekday afternoons in summer.