View Lord Mountbatten Images. After arriving in new delhi in march 1947, india reached its independence five months later in august. He was the son of prince louis of battenberg and his wife, princess victoria of hesse and by rhine.

Lord louis mountbatten © mountbatten was a british naval officer who oversaw the defeat of the japanese offensive towards india during world louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten was born in windsor on 25 june 1900. Louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten, earl mountbatten of burma , generally known as lord mountbatten or dickie, is the uncle of philip, duke of edinburgh. It was exactly forty years ago this week (27th august 1979), that lord mountbatten of burma, nephew of the last tsarina of russia, second cousin of hm the queen, and uncle of prince philip, duke of edinburgh, was blown up by an ira bomb, placed on his fishing boat in the republic of ireland.

Lord mountbatten killed by ira.

His full name was louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten, though he was known as prince louis of battenberg for much of his early life. He was the son of prince louis of battenberg and his wife, princess victoria of hesse and by rhine. The fifth episode of series three of the crown sees royal family member lord mountbatten approached to lead a coup against harold wilson's struggling labour government. Louis mountbatten was born on june 25, 1900 in windsor, berkshire, england as louis francis albert victor nicholas battenberg.