Mountbatten, Louis, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Mountbatten, Louis, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900–79) British admiral, great-grandson of Queen Victoria, uncle of Prince Philip. During World War II, Mountbatten directed (1942–43) commando raids upon Norway and France. In 1943, he was appointed Allied commander-in-chief in
se Asia, and led operations against the Japanese in Burma. He accepted the Japanese surrender. Mountbatten was last viceroy (1947–48) of British India, overseeing the transition to independence. He died in an IRA bomb attack on his boat.
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Portrait of the future Earl Mountbatten of Burma; How a blue-blooded rebel is risking his [pounds sterling]100m inheritance.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 11/23/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...cigarette, the future Earl Mountbatten of Burma steps out of his dingy...the age of 21 the first Earl Mountbatten of Burma was aide de camp to the...really want the future Earl Mountbatten of Burma wasting his life as a DJ...
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disinherited! His great grandfather was Earl Mountbatten. His godfather is Prince Charles. He's heir to this mansion, 6,000 acres and a [pounds sterling]100m fortune. Estranged from his father, he faces eviction from his seedy bedsit. Meet just another recruit to Britain's growing army of drug addicts.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 3/16/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...ROSS BENSON THE future Earl Mountbatten of Burma would, if all had gone...the great-grandson of Earl Mountbatten of Burma, the wartime leader who...special provision granted to Earl Mountbatten because he had no sons...
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Earl Mountbatten heir's psychedelic trance in a bedsit.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 3/10/2002; ; 616 words
; ...BARTON;PRAVINA PATEL AT the age of 21 the 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma was aide de camp to the Prince of Wales having...Nicholas Knatchbull - who will one day be the 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma and inherit a [pound]100million fortune - is...
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Earl Mountbatten's killer released under peace deal
News Wire article from: AP Online; 8/7/1998; 468 words
; AP Online 08-07-1998 DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) _ A man jailed for the murder of Earl Mountbatten, Prince Charles' great uncle, has been freed under a controversial provision of Northern Ireland's peace deal. Thomas McMahon...
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Walk the Wight.(Report)(earl mountbatten hospice charity raise fund for walkers)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Podiatry Now; 9/1/2008; ; 586 words
; ...feet stand at the Walk the Wight event held on the Isle of Wight. This fundraising event is held annually in aid of the Earl Mountbatten Hospice charity and was supported this year by nearly 10,000 walkers including the Island's Dame Ellen MacArthur...
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The missing pearls, a broken tiara - and Gandhi's 'loincloth' Lady Pamela Hicks, the daughter of Earl Mountbatten, was a bridesmaid for the royal wedding. She recalls the 'fairy-tale' day and how a series of mishaps did not affect Princess Elizabeth's serenity
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 11/18/2007; ; 700+ words
; The Queen - then Princess Elizabeth, of course - and Prince Philip, my cousin, could not have been a more glamorous, stunning couple on their wedding day. She looked wonderful in her beautiful dress and veil and she had an incredible peaches-and-cream complexion. She was 21, in love and radiantly
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Burma Star Memorial Grove is dedicated in the Midlands.
M2 Presswire; 5/17/2004; 700+ words
; ...and A513. About The Burma Star Association Earl Mountbatten and Field Marshal Slim...National President. Earl Mountbatten of Burma was the Association...Countess Mountbatten of Burma, Earl Mountbatten's elder daughter...
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Veterans of WWII Burma Campaign gather to commemorate decisive battles
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 4/21/2004; 475 words
; ...campaign against the Japanese in Burma gathered Wednesday for a reunion...Countess Mountbatten, daughter of Earl Mountbatten of Burma, who had been supreme Allied commander for Southeast Asia. The Burma campaign, the longest land conflict...
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Murder, Diana's divorce and why I will never marry the father of my children; Prince Charles's goddaughter on her extraordinary upbringing.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 10/13/2003; 700+ words
; ...bridesmaid, granddaughter of Earl Mountbatten - but she has always followed...Mountbatten, younger daughter of Earl Mountbatten of Burma, had married David Hicks in...holidays with their grandfather, Earl Mountbatten. In 1979, the family gathered...
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William cousin in Eton drugs arrest
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 6/17/2000; ; 468 words
; ...of Lord and Lady Romsey and great- grandson of Earl Mountbatten of Burma, is a former pupil at the school and was arrested...today." Knatchbull will inherit the title of 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma and, with it, a fortune which includes the 6...
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Mountbatten, Louis, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Mountbatten, Louis, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900–79) British admiral, great-grandson...Victoria, uncle of Prince Philip. During World War II, Mountbatten directed (1942–43) commando raids upon Norway...
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Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma , 1900-1979, British admiral...Queen Victoria and uncle of Philip Mountbatten, duke of Edinburgh . He entered...
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Mountbatten, Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Mountbatten, Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900–79). Naval commander...career and was at the Admiralty, as 1st sea lord, at the time of Suez , over...
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Mountbatten, Louis (Francis Albert Victor Nicholas), 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Mountbatten, Louis (Francis Albert Victor Nicholas), 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900–79) British...great-grandson of Queen Victoria, Mountbatten served in the Royal Navy before...
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Mountbatten, Louis
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Mountbatten, Louis (1900–79) (1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma) British statesman and admiral, born Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten...
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