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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

Common Drink Adulteration and Reuse

Tea was frequently re-used until all flavour was extracted, and milk was sometimes adulterated with chalk and water.

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

Domestic servants' uniform requirements

Female domestic servants were required to purchase their own uniforms, which consisted of striped cotton dresses for morning chores and a black dress with a white cap and apron for afternoon duties.

Music

Affordable dance halls in the 1920s

During the 1920s in Glasgow, young people flocked to dance halls where they could dance for six hours for the price of sixpence. These halls were known for being fiercely respectable, and participants focused on skill and style.

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.