Lord Mountbatten Viceroy

Lord louis mountbatten c mountbatten was a british naval officer who oversaw the defeat of the japanese offensive towards india during world war two.

Lord mountbatten viceroy. He had international royal family background. He was the last viceroy of india 1947 and the first governor general of independent india 19471948. It depicts lord mountbatten s time as supreme commander south east asia in the second world war and then as viceroy of india shortly after the war in the days leading up to indian independence. In this role he was the chosen representative of the queen empowered to govern on.

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. The film was shot in sri lanka. Lord mountbatten was the last viceroy of india during the partition of british india into india and pakistan. While he was alive lord mountbatten aka uncle dickie was a highly accomplished naval commander during world war ii and is perhaps best known for his role as britains final 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. The last viceroy is a british television series which first aired on itv in 1986.