Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
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Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, commonly known as Lord Mountbatten, was a British statesman, naval officer, and member of the British royal family. A maternal uncle of Prince Philip and second cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth II, he served in the Royal Navy during both world wars and rose to become Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Com…
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politics · British statesman and admiral (1900–1979) · politician · military personnel · diplomat · naval officer · admiral · governor-general · also Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Lord Mountbatten, The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Prince Louis of Battenberg, Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Adm. Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten
Born 25 June 1900 · Died 27 August 1979 · Q157068
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2026· 3 entries
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
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TVGuide.co.uk: The Bomb on the Boat: The Murder of Lord Mountbatten on 5 +1: full details and when it's on
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2025· 1 entry
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Journalist Chris Moore published a book, Kincora: Britain's Shame, in which he detailed allegations by five men that Mountbatten had raped them when they were children in Kincora
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2019· 2 entries
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Files were opened showing that the FBI had been aware in the 1940s of allegations that Mountbatten was homosexual and a paedophile
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Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Ron Perks, Mountbatten's driver in Malta in 1948, alleged that Mountbatten had visited the Red House, an upmarket gay brothel in Rabat used by naval officers
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2015· 1 entry
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Adams said in an interview, "I stand over what I said then
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2006· 1 entry
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
The BBC documentary The Plot Against Harold Wilson alleged that there had been another plot involving Mountbatten to oust Wilson during his second term in office (1974–1976)
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1998· 1 entry
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement
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1996· 1 entry
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That "there is absolutely no doubt at all that a few, a very few, malcontents in MI5
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1984· 1 entry
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
With his elder daughter as patron, the Mountbatten Institute was established to give young adults opportunities to develop intercultural appreciation and experience by spending time abroad
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1979· 3 entries
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Died 1979-08-27.
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Mountbatten's estate was valued for probate purposes at £2,196,494 (equivalent to £11,000,000 in 2025)
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The circumstances had changed and she refused him
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1978· 2 entries
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Passed the presidency to his great-nephew, Charles, Prince of Wales
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The IRA had allegedly attempted to shoot Mountbatten as he was aboard his boat, but poor weather had prevented the sniper from taking his shot
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1975· 1 entry
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Mountbatten finally visited the Soviet Union, leading the United Kingdom's delegation as the personal representative of Queen Elizabeth II at the celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of Victory Day in the Second Wor
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1974· 2 entries
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Career landmark: Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight (1974–1979).
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Mountbatten began corresponding with Charles about a potential marriage to his granddaughter, Amanda Knatchbull, who was also Charles's second cousin
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1971· 2 entries
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Presented the first IB diplomas in the Greek Theatre of the International School of Geneva, Switzerland
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Followed by the United World College of the Pacific in Victoria, British Columbia, in 1974
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1969· 2 entries
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Tried unsuccessfully to persuade his second cousin, the Spanish pretender Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, to ease the eventual accession of his son, Juan Carlos, to the Spanish throne by signing a declaration of abd
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The 12-episode documentary The Life and Times of Lord Mountbatten retraced his life and the major historical events of the century
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1966· 1 entry
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Awarded Fellow of the Royal Society (1966).
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1965· 2 entries
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Awarded Order of Merit (1965).
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Career landmark: Governor of the Isle of Wight (1965).
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1960· 2 entries
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Her gross personal estate was valued at £589,655, with a net value of £478,618
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Mountbatten was involved in relationships with young women, according to his daughter Patricia, his secretary John Barratt, his valet Bill Evans, and William Stadiem, an employee of Madame Claude
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1959· 1 entry
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Career landmark: Chief of the Defence Staff (1959–1965).
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1957· 1 entry
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Regarding allegations that Mountbatten was homosexual and a paedophile
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1955· 2 entries
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Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (1955).
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Career landmark: First Sea Lord (1955–1959).
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1949· 2 entries
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The "Mountbatten Estate Bill" was introduced to amend the terms of Edwina's trust fund by removing the restrictions her grandfather's will placed on her borrowing against the capital assets or anticipating future income
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Having relinquished the office of Governor-General of India but retaining a keen interest in Indian affairs, he designed new flags, insignia, and details of uniforms for the Indian Armed Forces ahead of the transition fr
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1947· 5 entries
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Awarded Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (1947).
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Awarded Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India (1947).
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Was further created Earl Mountbatten of Burma and Baron Romsey, of Romsey in the County of Southampton
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Career landmark: Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom (1947).
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Career landmark: Governor-General of India (1947–1948).
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1946· 1 entry
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Awarded Knight of the Garter (1946).
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1945· 1 entry
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Awarded Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (1945).
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1944· 1 entry
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Described Mountbatten and his wife Edwina as "persons of extremely low morals", and included a claim by American author Elizabeth, Baroness Decies, that Mountbatten was known to be a homosexual and had "a perversion for
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1943· 2 entries
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Awarded Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit (1943).
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Awarded Companion of the Order of the Bath (1943).
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1941· 2 entries
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Awarded Mentioned in Despatches (1941).
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Awarded Distinguished Service Order (1941).
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1940· 1 entry
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Awarded Knight of the Order of Saint John (1940).
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1937· 1 entry
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Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (1937).
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1934· 1 entry
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Mountbatten received his first command, the destroyer HMS Daring
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1928· 1 entry
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Awarded Commander of the Order of Saint John (1928).
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1926· 1 entry
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And became Assistant Fleet Wireless and Signals Officer of the Mediterranean Fleet under Admiral Sir Roger Keyes in January 1927
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1922· 2 entries
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1922).
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Awarded Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (1922).
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1921· 2 entries
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Edwina received a life-interest trust fund comprising 25⁄64 of Cassel's residuary estate
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Royal Navy personnel were deployed for civil defence duties as serious industrial unrest appeared imminent, and Mountbatten was required to command a platoon of stokers in Northern England, many of whom had never handled
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1920· 1 entry
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Awarded Member of the Royal Victorian Order (1920).
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1917· 2 entries
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When the royal family abandoned their German names and titles and adopted the more British-sounding "Windsor", Mountbatten acquired the courtesy title appropriate to a younger son of a marquess, becoming known as Lord Lo
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King George V issued a royal proclamation changing the name of the British royal house from the German House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the House of Windsor
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1900· 1 entry
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Born 1900-06-25.
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