Mountbatten of Burma
Admiral of the Fleet The Right Honourable
The Earl Mountbatten of Burma
KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC, FRS
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The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, 1976
Photograph by Allan Warren
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| First Sea Lord |
In office
18 April 1955 – 19 October 1959 |
| Prime Minister |
Anthony Eden
Harold Macmillan
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| Preceded by |
Rhoderick McGrigor |
| Succeeded by |
Charles Lambe |
| Governor-General of India |
In office
15 August 1947 – 21 June 1948 |
| Monarch |
George VI |
| Prime Minister |
Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Preceded by |
Himself (Viceroy of India)
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| Succeeded by |
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari |
| Viceroy of India |
In office
12 February 1947 – 15 August 1947 |
| Monarch |
George VI |
| Preceded by |
The Viscount Wavell |
| Succeeded by |
Himself (Governor General of India)
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| Personal details |
| Born |
Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas
(1900-06-25)25 June 1900
Frogmore House, Windsor, Berkshire, England |
| Died |
27 August 1979(1979-08-27) (aged 79)
Mullaghmore, County Sligo, Ireland |
| Spouse(s) |
Edwina Ashley
(m. 1922; d. 1960) |
| Children |
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| Parents |
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| Alma mater |
Christ's College, Cambridge |
| Profession |
Naval officer |
| Military service |
| Service/branch |
Royal Navy |
| Years of service |
1913–65 |
| Rank |
Admiral of the Fleet |
| Commands |
Chief of the Defence Staff (1959–65)
First Sea Lord (1955–59)
Mediterranean Fleet (1952–54)
Fourth Sea Lord (1950–52)
Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command (1943–46)
Chief of Combined Operations (1941–43)
HMS Illustrious (1941)
HMS Kelly (1939–41)
HMS Wishart (1934–36)
HMS Daring (1934) |
| Battles/wars |
First World War
Second World War
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| Awards |
Knight of the Garter
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Member of the Order of Merit
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches
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Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC, FRS (born Prince Louis of Battenberg; 25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979) was a British naval officer and statesman, an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and second cousin once removed of Elizabeth II. During the Second World War, he was Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command (1943–46). He was the last Viceroy of India (1947) and the first Governor-General of independent India (1947–48).
From 1954 until 1959 he was First Sea Lord, a position that had been held by his father, Prince Louis of Battenberg, some forty years earlier. Thereafter he served as Chief of the Defence Staff until 1965, making him the longest serving professional head of the British Armed Forces to date. During this period Mountbatten also served as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee for a year.
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