Louis Mountbatten
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Empires, Dynasties, British Empire, Aristocracy, Aristocrats, Nobles
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, British History, Asian History
Article abstract: A naval hero and military leader during World War II, the last viceroy of imperial India, and the first and only governor-general of an independent India, Mountbatten was a figure of great achievement, the most enduringly significant of which was perhaps the example of leadership he provided for his nephew and surrogate son Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and for his great-nephew and surrogate grandson Charles, Prince of Wales.
Early Life
His Serene Highness, Prince Louis of Battenberg (christened Louis Francis Albert Victor...
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