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Admiral of the Fleet Albert Victor Nicholas Louis Francis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma [1] [2] [n 1] (25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979) was a British statesman, naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British royal family. He was born in the United Kingdom to the prominent Battenberg family.
- 1913–1965
Memorial near Mullaghmore. Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, a relative 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).
- 27 August 1979; 44 years ago
- Mullaghmore Peninsula, Ireland
Nov 13, 2020 · The IRA Assassination of Lord Mountbatten: Facts and Fallout. The murder of the British royal and World War II hero signaled a dark period ahead for relations between England and Northern...
- Lesley Kennedy
- 3 min
Dec 10, 2020 · Lifestyle Royal Family. Lord Mountbatten death: Who was he and why was he assassinated? The new season of The Crown depicts the funeral of Lord Mountbatten, the former Viceroy of India....
- Sabrina Barr
The assassination of Prince Charles’s great-uncle and confidant, Lord Mountbatten, at the hands of the IRA in 1979, rocked the royal family. Andrew Lownie explains how the events unfolded and considers why Mountbatten – affectionately named ‘Dickie’ – was murdered, and whether the IRA was really behind the assassination…. Published ...
Mar 28, 2024 · Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten was a British statesman, naval leader, and the last viceroy of India. He had an international royal-family background; his career involved extensive naval commands, the diplomatic negotiation of independence for India and Pakistan, and the highest military
May 20, 2015 · Lord Louis Mountbatten was murdered on 27 August 1979 when the IRA detonated a bomb on his family's fishing boat in the harbour of Mullaghmore, north west Ireland. Earl Mountbatten of Burma...
