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Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma

Windsor Castle, 25 Jun 1900 – Mullaghmore, 27 Aug 1979

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  • Born25 Jun 1900, Windsor Castlenot verified1 source
  • MarriedEdwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burmanot verified1 source
  • Titlemember of the House of Lordsor Governor-General of India, 1947–1948 · Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, 1947 · First Sea Lord, 1955–1959 · Chief of the Defence Staff, 1959–1965 · Governor of the Isle of Wight, 1965 · Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight, 1974–1979not verified1 source
  • TitleGovernor-General of India, 1947–1948or Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, 1947 · First Sea Lord, 1955–1959 · Chief of the Defence Staff, 1959–1965 · Governor of the Isle of Wight, 1965 · Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight, 1974–1979 · member of the House of Lordsnot verified1 source
  • TitleMember of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, 1947or Governor-General of India, 1947–1948 · First Sea Lord, 1955–1959 · Chief of the Defence Staff, 1959–1965 · Governor of the Isle of Wight, 1965 · Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight, 1974–1979 · member of the House of Lordsnot verified1 source
  • TitleFirst Sea Lord, 1955–1959or Governor-General of India, 1947–1948 · Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, 1947 · Chief of the Defence Staff, 1959–1965 · Governor of the Isle of Wight, 1965 · Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight, 1974–1979 · member of the House of Lordsnot verified1 source
  • TitleChief of the Defence Staff, 1959–1965or Governor-General of India, 1947–1948 · Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, 1947 · First Sea Lord, 1955–1959 · Governor of the Isle of Wight, 1965 · Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight, 1974–1979 · member of the House of Lordsnot verified1 source
  • TitleGovernor of the Isle of Wight, 1965or Governor-General of India, 1947–1948 · Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, 1947 · First Sea Lord, 1955–1959 · Chief of the Defence Staff, 1959–1965 · Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight, 1974–1979 · member of the House of Lordsnot verified1 source
  • TitleLord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight, 1974–1979or Governor-General of India, 1947–1948 · Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, 1947 · First Sea Lord, 1955–1959 · Chief of the Defence Staff, 1959–1965 · Governor of the Isle of Wight, 1965 · member of the House of Lordsnot verified1 source
  • Died27 Aug 1979, Mullaghmorenot verified1 source
  • MotherPrincess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhinenot verified1 source
  • FatherPrince Louis of Battenbergnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 25 Jun 1900

    Born in Windsor Castle

  2. 1947–1948

    Governor-General of India

  3. 1947

    Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom

  4. 1955–1959

    First Sea Lord

  5. 1959–1965

    Chief of the Defence Staff

  6. 1965

    Governor of the Isle of Wight

  7. 1974–1979

    Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight

  8. 27 Aug 1979

    Dies in Mullaghmore, aged 79

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During his lifetime

He lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Windsor Castle.

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The 1900s · Louis is born in Windsor Castle

In the news1908

Old Age Pensions Introduced in 1908

In 1908, Parliament approved means-tested old age pensions of up to five shillings a week for people over 70.

Getting around

Horses ruled the early 1900s streets

Before World War One, horses dominated town streets, pulling everything from carriages and taxicabs to delivery carts and buses.

At the table

Buying Meat for Home Cooking

Because many working-class homes lacked ovens, families often bought 3/4 pound of leg of beef and 1/2 pound of beef suet for meat puddings or rissoles.

Powered flight. The Wright brothers flew a powered aeroplane at Kitty Hawk in 1903; in 1906 Santos-Dumont flew the 14-bis in Paris.Around the world · 1903–1906

Powered flight. The Wright brothers flew a powered aeroplane at Kitty Hawk in 1903; in 1906 Santos-Dumont flew the 14-bis in Paris.

Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright (credited as photographers) [1], [2] · public domain

What people wore

Working-class menswear habits

Working-class men often wore their father's old suits for manual labor, leading to common sights of mismatched coats and trousers.

Music

Pianos as status symbols in 1916

In 1916, a single gramophone cost as much as 200 music hall tickets, making it a luxury item, yet families often saved for years to purchase a piano as a symbol of respectability. By 1914, there were three million pianos in Britain, and in 1916 alone, 40,000 were sold.

Daily life

Water was often collected from outside taps

Many homes lacked running water, requiring families to collect it from an outside tap shared with neighbours and heat it on the stove for bathing.