Mountbatten Viceroy Of India

Mountbatten was a naval leader viceroy of india 21st june 1948.

Mountbatten viceroy of 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 1900 1979 and lady mountbatten 1901 1960 as viceroy and vicereine of india. 27 1979 donegal bay off mullaghmore county sligo ire british statesman naval leader and the last 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.

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 appointed the last viceroy of british. Mountbatten became extremely hurry to come to a conclusion that partition of india was inevitable. Lord louis mountbatten c mountbatten was a british naval officer who oversaw the defeat of the japanese offensive towards india during world war two.

In this role he was the chosen representative of the queen empowered to govern on. He was the last viceroy of india 1947 and the first governor general of independent india 19471948. Mountbatten held many.