Lord Mountbatten Viceroy Of India
In this role he was the chosen representative of the queen empowered to govern on.
Lord mountbatten viceroy of india. Louis mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten original name louis francis albert victor nicholas prince of battenberg born june 25 1900 frogmore house windsor engdied aug. Mountbatten was a naval leader viceroy of india 21st june 1948. 27 1979 donegal bay off mullaghmore county sligo ire british statesman naval leader and the last viceroy of india. As the last viceroy he would oversee the british withdrawal from india and ensure in the smooth transition to power but his efforts would fail as.
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 was the last viceroy of india during the partition of british india into india and pakistan. He was appointed the last viceroy of british. Mountbatten held many.
In this role he was the chosen representative of the queen empowered to govern on. Lord mountbatten was the last viceroy of india during the partition of british india into india and pakistan. Lord mountbatten 1900 1979 and lady mountbatten 1901 1960 as viceroy and vicereine of india. Mountbatten became extremely hurry to come to a conclusion that partition of india was inevitable.