Louis Mountbatten
(1900-1979)
British statesman and naval officer
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Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (born Prince Louis of Battenberg; 25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979), commonly known as Lord Mountbatten, was a British statesman, Royal Navy officer and close relative of the British royal family. He was born in the United Kingdom to the prominent Battenberg family. He was a maternal uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and a second cousin of King George VI. He joined the Royal Navy during the First World War and was appointed Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command, in the Second World War. He later served as the last Viceroy of India and briefly as the first Governor-General of the Dominion of India.
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Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Battenberg 25 June 1900 Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
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27 August 1979 (aged 79) off Mullaghmore, County Sligo, Ireland
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| Zodiac | Cancer |
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Patricia Edwina Victoria Mountbatten 1st child with Edwina Mountbatten Female b. 14 Feb 1924 d. 13 Jun 2017 · Age: 93 (at death) · 1924-2017 · 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma -
Pamela Carmen Louise Mountbatten 2nd child with Edwina Mountbatten Female b. 19 Apr 1929 · Age: 96 · 1929- · British aristocrat
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Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse · Grandfather · 1837-1892 · Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 1877 to 1892 -
Princess Helena of the United Kingdom · Great-aunt · 1846-1923 · Princess of the United Kingdom; nurse; author -
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll · Great-aunt · 1848-1939 · British princess, daughter of Queen Victoria -
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn · Great-uncle · 1850-1942 · British prince, son of Queen Victoria -
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom · Great-aunt · 1857-1944 · Member of the British Royal Family and daughter of Queen Victoria -
Duke of Windsor · Second Cousin · 1894-1972 · King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, Emperor of India (1936) -
King George VI · Second Cousin · 1895-1952 · King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952, Emperor of India from 1936 to 1948 -
Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark · Niece · 1911-1937 · Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine
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