 1900 - 1979 (79 years)
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| Name |
Louis of Burma Mountbatten |
| Suffix |
Earl Mountbatten of Burma |
| Born |
25 Jun 1900 |
Windsor, Berkshire, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Acceded |
28 Oct 1947 |
| Died |
27 Aug 1979 |
Donegal Bay, County Sligo, Ireland |
| Cause: Murdered in a terrorist explosion |
| Notes |
- Murdered in a terrorist explosion on his yacht whilst on holiday.
Was driven, by the treatment of his father, to strive to become the perfect
sailor. He achieved his ambitition and was made first sea lord, despite his
attrocious record with HMS Kelly his first ship which he sunk. Made commander
in S.E Asia and gained the great respect of the troops. Was made the last
Viceroy of India and oversaw the division of that country. Befriended Prince
Charles.
http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal00103
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| Person ID |
I16022 |
Glenn Cook Family |
| Last Modified |
30 Nov 2006 |
| Father |
Louis von Battenberg,, Prince of Battenberg, b. 24 May 1854, Graz, Austria , d. 11 Sep 1921, Naval Club, Piccadilly, London (Age 67 years) |
| Mother |
Victoria Alberta von Hessen, Princess of Hesse, b. 5 Apr 1863, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England , d. 24 Sep 1950, Kensington Palace, London, England (Age 87 years) |
| Married |
30 Apr 1884 |
Darmstadt, , Hessen, Germany |
| Family ID |
F7490 |
Group Sheet |
| Family |
Hon. Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley, b. 28 Nov 1901, Broadlands, Romsey, Hampshire , d. 21 Feb 1960, Jesselton, North Borneo (Age 58 years) |
| Married |
18 Jul 1922 |
St.Margaret's, Westminster |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
30 Nov 2006 |
| Family ID |
F7662 |
Group Sheet |
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| Sources |
- [S36] Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England([email protected]), (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett).
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