Mountbatten

American

[maunt-bat-n] / maʊntˈbæt n /

noun

Louis, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, 1900–79, British admiral: viceroy of India 1947; governor general of India 1947–48.

Mountbatten British

/ maʊntˈbætən /

noun

Louis ( Francis Albert Victor Nicholas ), 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma 1900–79, British naval commander; great-grandson of Queen Victoria. During World War II he was supreme allied commander in SE Asia (1943–46). He was the last viceroy of India (1947) and governor general (1947–48); killed by an IRA bomb

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Thames Valley Police has released a statement after Andrew Mountbatten Windsor was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

The Epstein saga has generated headlines about people such as former President Bill Clinton and Andrew Mountbatten Windsor whose fame have ensured maximum attention.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

Albert Xhediku, 34, received the fatal shock from a floodlight when he went to retrieve a football at the Mountbatten centre in Portsmouth.

From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025

Firstly, the society put it to a public vote in which Sir Keir was among other contenders including Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and Angela Rayner.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025

Her obstetrician, Dr. Ashley, gauntly handsome in a Lord Mountbatten sort of way, with fine sand-colored hair swept back from his temples, arrives to examine her progress.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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