Mountbatten Viceroy

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 viceroy. Lord mountbatten was the last viceroy of india during the partition of british india into india and pakistan. Lord mountbatten hugh bonneville arrives at viceroys house in delhi in 1947 with his strong willed wife edwina and daughter pamelaas the final viceroy of india he is in charge of overseeing the dissolution of the british raj and the establishment of an independent indian nation. You can unsubscribe from these at any time on the profile page. In this role he was the chosen representative of the queen empowered to govern on.

Mountbatten attempts to mediate a disagreement between the two major indian political leaders jawaharlal. 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 letters patent creating the title specified the following special remainder to his daughters. 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.

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. Please click i accept below if you would like to receive promotions and discounts in the forms of emails and sms. 27 1979 donegal bay off mullaghmore county sligo ire british statesman naval leader and the last viceroy of india. Lord mountbatten february 1947 august 1947 as viceroy of india chakravarthi rajagopalachari 1948 1950 as governor general of dominion of india abolished.

He had international royal family background. His career involved extensive naval commands the diplomatic negotiation of independence for india and pakistan and the highest military defense. Mountbatten whose difficult task consists of overseeing the transition of british india to independence arrives at the palace accompanied by edwina gillian anderson his liberal minded wife and pamela lily travers his eighteen year old.