Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Earl Mountbatten of Burma is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
The territorial dedication of the title refers to the former British colony of Burma , the reconquest of the Japanese (1943–1945) was commanded by the later first earl.
The Earl's family seat was Newhouse near Ashford in Kent .
Award and subordinate titles
The title was created on October 18, 1947 for Louis Mountbatten, 1st Viscount Mountbatten of Burma . In 1947 he was the last British Viceroy of India to give India and Pakistan independence. In particular, he had operated the division into two states ( Mountbatten Plan ).
Along with the earliest dignity he was given the subordinate title of Baron Romsey , of Romsey in the County of Southampton . On August 23, 1946, he was awarded the title Viscount Mountbatten of Burma , of Romsey in the County of Southampton, for his services in World War II . All named titles belong to the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Since Mountbatten had no sons, the certificates of appointment ( letters patent ) received, at Mountbatten's express request, the special note that all three titles could also be passed on to his daughters and their male biological descendants.
The eldest son of the 2nd Countess carried the courtesy title of Lord Romsey until he inherited the title of Baron Brabourne from his father in 2005 . After the Countess passed away, this title also became a subordinate title to the Earl's dignity.
List of Earls Mountbatten of Burma (1947)
- Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900–1979)
- Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (1924-2017)
- Norton Knatchbull, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma (born 1947)
Probable title heir ( Heir Presumptive ) is the son of the current title holder, Nicholas Knatchbull, Baron Brabourne (* 1981).
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Mountbatten of Burma, Earl (UK, 1947) at Cracroft's Peerage