Mountbatten

American

[mount-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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Lady Pamela, a lady-in-waiting to the late Queen, was the daughter of Louis Mountbatten and a cousin of Prince Phillip.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Charles has stripped his brother of his titles and booted him off the Windsor estate, forcing Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to live in a cottage owned by the family in Norfolk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 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

The essay, which does not reference the scandal surrounding his uncle Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, looks at: "What it means to be British."

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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