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27/07/2020 00:00
View Lord Mountbatten PNG. 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. Lord mountbatten was appointed the last viceroy of india.
During the summer months the british raj moved its administration to the cool mountain hill stations of the himalayas.
Lord mountbatten was born on june 25, 1900. He died on august 27, 1979 in off mullaghmore, county sligo, ireland. From 1954 to 1959, mountbatten was first sea lord, a position that had been held by his father, prince louis of battenberg, some forty years earlier. After arriving in new delhi in march 1947, india reached its independence five months later in august.