Viceroy Earl Mountbatten

27 1979 donegal bay off mullaghmore county sligo ire british statesman naval leader and the last viceroy of india.

Viceroy earl mountbatten. Admiral of the fleet louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma born prince louis of battenberg. The queen created the title for him in 1947. He served in the navy in world war i and world war ii and became the last viceroy of india after the latter. Earl mountbatten of burma queen elizabeth ii and the duke of edinburgh wave from the balcony of buckingham palace after the silver jubilee.

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. Mountbatten held many. 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. Earl mountbatten of burma is a title in the peerage of the united kingdom.

He was also known as the last viceroy of india who. Lord mountbatten was the last viceroy of india during the partition of british india into india and pakistan. Mountbatten was a naval leader viceroy of india 21st june 1948. It was created in 1947 for rear admiral louis mountbatten 1st viscount mountbatten of burma the last viceroy of india.

In this role he was the chosen representative of the queen empowered to govern on. The provisional irish republican army claimed responsibility for the august 27 1979 murder of lord louis mountbatten 79 earl of burma. The letters patent creating the title specified the following remainder.