Mountbatten

[ mount-bat-n ]

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noun

Louis, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, 1900–79, British admiral: viceroy of India 1947; governor general of India 1947–48.

Mountbatten

/ maʊntˈbætən /

MountbattenLouis (Francis Albert Victor Nicholas), 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma19001979MBritishMILITARY: naval commanderPOLITICS: colonial administrator Louis ( Francis Albert Victor Nicholas ), 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma 1900–79, British naval commander; great-grandson of Queen Victoria. During World War II he was supreme allied commander in SE Asia (1943–46). He was the last viceroy of India (1947) and governor general (1947–48); killed by an IRA bomb

In 1947, to pave the way for marriage to Elizabeth, he became a naturalized British subject, and adopted the surname Mountbatten.

(He took the last name Mountbatten when he became a naturalized British citizen before marrying Elizabeth).

He took the last name Mountbatten when he became a naturalized British citizen before marrying Elizabeth.

They rarely saw Philip, who spent his childhood at boarding schools or with his maternal uncle Dickie Mountbatten.

Philip told Charles that Mountbatten was dead and it was no good “snivelling” about this fact.

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