Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, was a renowned British statesman and military officer, born on June 25, 1900, in England to the esteemed Battenberg family of German descent. Notably, he was a maternal uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and a second cousin of King George VI. Mountbatten's illustrious career in the Royal Navy began during the tumultuous First World War, and he went on to assume the prestigious role of Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command, during the Second World War. Following the war, he was appointed viceroy of British India, and subsequently, the first governor-general of the Dominion of India, marking the last instance of a British individual holding either of these esteemed positions.
Louis Mountbatten
Deceased · Born: Jun 25, 1900 · Died: Aug 27, 1979
