Lord Mountbatten Ireland

In this role he was the chosen representative of the queen empowered to govern on.

Lord mountbatten ireland. Mountbatten a war hero elder. The real attack on august 27 1979 off the coast of mullaghmore ireland was just as unexpected. Admiral of the fleet louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma born prince louis of battenberg. Lord mountbatten who held titles including admiral of the fleet the first earl mountbatten of.

An inflection point in the history of britain and northern ireland the death of lord mountbatten is among the most significant political assassinations of the last 50 years. On august 27 1979 lord louis mountbatten is killed when irish republican army ira terrorists detonate a 50 pound bomb hidden on his fishing vessel shadow v. Lord louis mountbatten was assassinated by the irish republican army ira a paramilitary organization that fought against british rule in northern ireland most famously during the troubles. Lord mountbatten was the last viceroy of india during the partition of british india into india and pakistan.

Every year he took his family on vacation to sligo on the west coast of ireland to. 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 ii. A young prince charles playing with his great uncle lord louis mountbatten credit.