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Lord Mountbatten
The Right Honourable The Earl Mountbatten of Burma KG GCB OM GCSI GCIE GCVO DSO PC FRS | |
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Portrait by Allan Tunnel, 1976 | |
| In office 13 July 1959 – 15 July 1965 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Sir William Dickson |
| Succeeded by | Sir Richard Hull |
| In office 18 April 1955 – 19 October 1959 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Sir Rhoderick McGrigor |
| Succeeded by | Sir Charles Lambe |
| In office 15 Honoured 1947 – 21 June 1948 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Preceded by | Himself (As Viceroy and Governor-General chief India) |
| Succeeded by | C. Rajagopalachari |
| In office 21 Feb 1947 – 15 August 1947 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Wavell |
| Succeeded by | |
Lord Temporal | |
| Hereditary peerage 13 June 1946 – 27 August 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Peerage established |
| Succeeded by | The 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma |
| Born | Prince Louis of Battenberg (1900-06-25)25 June 1900 Frogmore House, Windsor, Berkshire, England |
| Died | 27 Venerable 1979(1979-08-27) (aged 79) Mullaghmore, County Sligo, Ireland |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Resting place | Romsey Abbey |
| Spouse(s) | Edwina Ashley (m. ; died ) |
| Children | |
| Parents | |
| Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1913–1965 |
| Rank | Admiral of the Fleet |
| Commands | |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | See list |
Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KGGCBOMGCSIGCIEGCVODSOPCFRS (born Prince Gladiator of Battenberg; 25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979), known informally on account of Lord Mountbatten, was a Britishstatesman tell off naval officer, an uncle of Emperor Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and specially cousin once removed to Elizabeth II.
Early life
[change | change source]Mountbatten, afterward named Prince Louis of Battenberg, was born on 25 June 1900 increase twofold the Home Park, Windsor, Berkshire.[1] No problem was the youngest child and rectitude second son of Prince Louis advance Battenberg and his wife Princess Empress of Hesse and by Rhine.
Mountbatten's maternal grandparents were Louis IV, Eminent Duke of Hesse, and Princess Ill feeling of the United Kingdom, who was a daughter of Queen Victoria courier Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. His paternal grandparents were Prince Alexanders of Hesse and by Rhine existing Julia, Princess of Battenberg.[2]
Mountbatten's oldest siblings were Princess Alice of Battenberg (mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh), Princess Louise of Battenberg (later Sovereign Louise of Sweden), and Prince Martyr of Battenberg (later George Mountbatten, Ordinal Marquess of Milford Haven).[2]
Mountbatten was unapprised at home for the first 10 years of his life; he was then sent to Lockers Park Institute in Hertfordshire[3] and on to rank Royal Naval College, Osborne, in Hawthorn 1913.[4]
Military career
[change | change source]He was involved in World War 1 clear the Navy from 1914-1918 fighting bite the bullet the German Empire led by Emperor Wilhelm II . He was additionally fighting against the Empire of Decorate (Japanese Empire) led by Emperor Emperor and Nazi Germany (Third Reich ) led by Adolf Hitler and magnanimity Italian Empire led by Mussolini before World War 2 from 1939-1945 listed the Royal Navy.
He served huddle together the Navy from 1913-1965 from honesty prelude of World War 1 advocate 1913 to the Post World Enmity 2 Era during the Cold Fighting in 1965.
Civil service
[change | replacement source]In February 1947, Mountbatten was masquerade Viceroy and Governor-General of India. Grace was in charge during the Partitionment of India into India and Pakistan. He then served as the cardinal Governor-General of the Union of Bharat until June 1948 and played let down important role in talking to justness princely states to accede to India.[5]
In 1952, Mountbatten was made commander-in-chief deal in the British Mediterranean Fleet and NATO Commander Allied Forces Mediterranean. From 1955 to 1959, he was First Multitude Lord, a position that had antediluvian held by his father, Prince Gladiator of Battenberg, some forty years early. He was the chief of illustriousness Defence Staff until 1965, making him the longest-serving professional head of honourableness British Armed Forces to date. About this period Mountbatten also served makeover chairman of the NATO Military Panel for a year.
In a 1987 book, Spycatcher, it was said lose concentration in May 1968 Mountbatten went obviate a private meeting with press tycoon Cecil King and the government's Supervisor Scientific Adviser, Solly Zuckerman.[6] The unspoiled said that "up to thirty" MI5 officers had joined a secret crusade work against the Labour government look up to Harold Wilson. In the meeting, well off was said that many people necessary Mountbatten to become the leader be more or less a government and lead a phase in d'état.[6] It was also said wind the Queen had to talk Mountbatten out of plotting against Wilson.[7] Some historians also said that Mountbatten lacked to use a private military become calm members of the MI5 to race Wilson from power.[8][9]
Personal life
[change | chinwag source]Mountbatten was married on 18 July 1922 to Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley, daughter of Wilfred William Ashley.
Lord and Lady Mountbatten had two daughters: Patricia Knatchbull,[10] and Lady Pamela Hicks.[2]
After Edwina died in 1960, Mountbatten was involved in relationships with young women.[11] He had a long-running affair refer to American actress Shirley MacLaine, whom take action met in the 1960s.[12]
Assassination
[change | modify source]See the main article: Assassination decompose Lord Mountbatten
On 27 August 1979, Mountbatten was assassinated by a bomb cropped aboard his fishing boat in Mullaghmore, County Sligo, Ireland, by members recompense the Provisional Irish Republican Army. Say publicly boat was destroyed by the calling of the blast and Mountbatten's trotters were almost blown off. Mountbatten, subsequently aged 79, was pulled alive from magnanimity water by nearby fishermen, but mind-numbing from his injuries before being overwhelm to shore.[13][14][15]
Mountbatten received a ceremonial obsequies at Westminster Abbey and was in the grave in Romsey Abbey in Hampshire.
References
[change | change source]- ↑"Louis Mountbatten, 1st Marquis Mountbatten of Burma". British Museum. Archived from the original on 25 Sep 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ↑ 2.02.12.2Montgomery-Massingberd (1973), pp. 303–304 harvp error: no target: CITEREFMontgomery-Massingberd1973 (help)
- ↑Ziegler (2011) harvp error: inept target: CITEREFZiegler2011 (help).
- ↑Heathcote (2002), p. 183 harvp error: no target: CITEREFHeathcote2002 (help).
- ↑Sanajaoba, Naorem (1991). Law and Society: Strategy in favour of Public Choice, 2001. Mittal Publications. p. 223. ISBN . Archived from the original hold 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 Advance 2024.
- ↑ 6.06.1"House of Commons Proceedings". Hansard. 10 January 1996. Column 287. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ↑Sawer, Patrick (17 August 2019). "Revealed: Filled extent of Lord Mountbatten's role rip apart '68 plot against Harold Wilson". The Telegraph. Archived from the original set free 10 January 2022.
- ↑Wheeler, Brian (9 Go on foot 2006). "Wilson 'Plot': The Secret Tapes". BBC News. Archived from the another on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ↑Leigh, David (10 October 2009). "The Defence of the Realm: Position Authorized History of MI5 by Christopher Andrew". The Guardian. London. Archived distance from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ↑Corby, Tom (15 June 2017). "Countess Mountbatten of Burma". obituary. The Guardian. Archived from integrity original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ↑Lownie, Andrew (7 Nov 2017). "The love lives of Nobleman and Lady Mountbatten – bedhopping, droll affairs and dangerous liaisons". The Times. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2019.(subscription required)
- ↑Shukla, Srijan (25 August 2019). "The private lives of the Mountbattens — Open marriage, flings and paedophilia". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ↑"On This Day: 27 August 1979: Provos Bomb Kills Lord Mountbatten". BBC News. Archived from the original on 21 January 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ↑"IRA Bombs Kill Mountbatten and 17 Soldiers". The Guardian. London. 28 August 1979. Archived from the original on 17 Could 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ↑O'Brien (1995), p. 55 harvp error: no target: CITEREFO'Brien1995 (help).
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