Lord Mountbatten India
Son of the british royal family son of queen victorias grand daughter an able sailor soldier mountbatten knew the art of dealing with the political leaders of india in a dignified way.
Lord mountbatten india. On his arrival he realised the situation is too volatile to wait for too long and decided to grant independence to india sooner rather than later. From 1954 to 1959 mountbatten was first sea lord a position that had been held by his father prince louis of battenberg some forty years earlier. He was the last viceroy of india 1947 and the first governor general of independent india 19471948. In the process he even split india into india and pakistan.
Lord mountbatten was the last viceroy of india during the partition of british india into india and pakistan. Gifted with high imagination sharp intellect he started his drive in this regard. In this role he was the chosen representative of the queen empowered to govern on. Mountbatten became extremely hurry to come to a conclusion that partition of india was inevitable.
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.