Lord Mountbatten was born as Prince of Battenburg on the 25th of June 1900 into a royal family with his Father, Prince Louis of Battenberg and his Mother, Princess Victoria of Hesse. As is normal with Royals, he was subjected to palace education for 10 years before moving to Lockers Park School and Royal Naval…
Lord Mountbatten was born on June 25, 1900, in Berkshire to his Father, Prince Louis of Battenberg and his Mother, Princess Victoria of Hesse. He was initially named Prince Louis of Battenburg. He had his education in the palace for 10 years before moving to Lockers Park School and the Royal Naval College in 1913…
The brutal IRA murder of a beloved British monarch in 1979 which occurred on the same day as a fatal coordinated attack on British troops—sparked anger, caused grief, and intensified “The Troubles,” the protracted strife in Northern Ireland. The assassination of Lord Louis Mountbatten, 79, Earl of Burma, great-grandson of Queen Victoria, second cousin of…
Prince Louis was born on 25th June 1900 on the grounds of Windsor Castle and Queen Victoria attended his baptism. He was the son of Princess Victoria of Hesse and Prince Louis of Battenberg, and later Marquess of Milford Haven. During the 1914-1918 war he served in the navy on the ship Lion. At St…
Lord Mountbatten also known as Prince of Battenburg was born on the 25th of June 1900 into a royal family with his Father, Prince Louis of Battenberg and his Mother, Princess Victoria of Hesse. Just as normal practice with Royals at the time and even to this day, Lord Mountbatten was taught in the palace…
The gruesome 1979 IRA assassination of a beloved British royal, which took place the same day as a deadly coordinated attack on British troops, led to outrage, heartbreak and a heightening of “The Troubles,” the decades-long Northern Ireland conflict. Mountbatten, then named Prince Louis of Battenberg, was born on 25 June 1900 at Frogmore House…
Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma was a British naval commander, colonial administrator, and close member of the British royal family who was born on June 25, 1900 and died on August 27, 1979. Mountbatten was born in England to the renowned Battenberg family and was the maternal uncle of…
Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, a British statesman, and the naval officer was a man of honour. In the international royal family background, he was born with the title His Serene Highness Prince Louis of Battenburg and went on to become Lord Louis Mountbatten. Throughout his life, he was known as The Right Honourable…
After many days of rain, August 27, 1979, a bank holiday, featured bright skies. “Dickie” Mountbatten and a few members of his family made the decision to go out on their boat to enjoy the fine weather while they were vacationing at Classibawn Castle, which is close to the village of Cliffoney in County Sligo,…
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, a member of the British royal family, was assassinated on 27 August 1979 by Thomas McMahon, an Irish republican and volunteer for the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). McMahon placed a bomb on Mountbatten’s boat while it was harbored overnight in Mullaghmore Peninsula in County Sligo, Republic of…
Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten was the youngest of four children born to Prince Louis of Battenberg and Princess Victoria of Hesse. He was the brother of George Mountbatten, the 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven, and had two sisters, Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Queen Louise of Sweden. Since his birth, he…
Lord Mountbatten was a British naval officer, colonial administrator, and close relative of the British royal family. Mountbatten, who was of German descent, was born in England to the prominent Battenberg family and was a maternal uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and a second cousin of King George VI. The Provisional Irish Republican…
