List of titles and honours of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, received numerous titles, decorations and honorary appointments during his time as Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command, in the Second World War, the last Viceroy and Governor-General of India, First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, Chief of the Defence Staff, and owing to his close relation to the British royal family and numerous other European royal families.
Where two dates are shown, the first indicates the date of receiving the title or award (the title of Prince Louis of Battenberg being given as from his birth) and the second indicates the date of its loss, renunciation or when its use was discontinued.
Royal and noble titles and styles[edit]
- 25 June 1900 – 14 July 1917: His Serene Highness Prince Louis of Battenberg
- 14 July 1917 – 7 November 1917: Louis Mountbatten, Esq.
- 7 November 1917 – 23 August 1946: Lord Louis Mountbatten
- 23 August 1946 – 21 February 1947: The Right Honourable The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma[1]
- 21 February 1947 – 28 October 1947: His Excellency The Right Honourable The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma[2]
- 28 October 1947 – 21 June 1948: His Excellency The Right Honourable The Earl Mountbatten of Burma[3]
- 21 June 1948 – 27 August 1979: The Right Honourable The Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Mountbatten was born a prince of Battenberg, a morganatic cadet branch of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt, with the style of Serene Highness. On 14 July 1917, his father, Prince Louis of Battenberg, dropped his German princely title due to anti-German feelings prevalent in Britain during World War I. Members of the Battenberg family living in Britain took the anglicized surname Mountbatten.[4] Until his father was created Marquess of Milford Haven on 7 November 1917, Mountbatten had no title besides his military rank. From then he had the courtesy title Lord prefixed to his Christian name. He continued being styled as such until being raised to the peerage himself, first as Viscount Mountbatten of Burma on 23 August 1946 and later as Earl Mountbatten of Burma, both with the style of The Right Honourable, on 28 October 1947. From 21 February 1947 to 21 June 1948, he carried the additional style of Excellency by virtue of his Indian viceregal positions.
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Royal Navy
- 15 July 1916: Midshipman[5]
- 15 January 1919: Sub-Lieutenant[5]
- 15 April 1920: Lieutenant[6]
- 15 April 1928: Lieutenant-Commander[7]
- 31 December 1932: Commander[8]
- 30 June 1937: Captain[9]
- 2 January 1946: Rear Admiral[5]
- 22 June 1949: Vice-Admiral[5]
- 27 January 1953: Admiral[5]
- 22 October 1956: Admiral of the Fleet[10]
Commonwealth honours[edit]
British Empire/Commonwealth realms[edit]
Appointments (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)
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11 October 1920 | Member of the Fifth Class of the Royal Victorian Order[11] | 
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| 18 July 1922 | Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order[12] | KCVO | ||
| 1 February 1937 | Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order[13] | GCVO | ||
| 1 January 1929 | Commander of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem[14] | _ribbon_-vector.svg){kind=small}
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| 21 June 1940 | Knight of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem[15] | KStJ | ||
| 23 June 1936 | Personal Naval Aide-de-Camp to King Edward VIII[16] | ADC | ||
| 1 February 1937 | Personal Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George VI[17] | |||
| March 1953 | Personal Aide-de-Camp to Queen Elizabeth II[5] | |||
| 1 January 1941 | Companion of the Distinguished Service Order[18] | 
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| 1943 | Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath[5] | 
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| 10 April 1945 | Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath[19] | KCB | ||
| 9 June 1955 | Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath[20] | GCB | ||
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3 December 1946 | 897th Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter[21] | 
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1947 | Member of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council[n 1] | PC | |
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21 February 1947 – 15 August 1947 | Grand Master of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India[2][n 2] | 
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| 21 February 1947 | Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India[2] | GSCI | ||
| 21 February 1947 – 15 August 1947 | Grand Master of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire[2][n 3] | 
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| 21 February 1947 | Knight Grand Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire[2] | GCIE | ||
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16 July 1965 | Member of the Order of Merit, Military Division[22] | .svg){kind=small}
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Decorations (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)
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22 June 1911 | King George V Coronation Medal | 
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| 26 July 1919 | British War Medal | 
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| 1 September 1919 | Victory Medal | 
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| 6 May 1935 | King George V Silver Jubilee Medal | 
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| 12 May 1937 | King George VI Coronation Medal | 
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| 1945 | 1939–45 Star | 
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| 1945 | Atlantic Star | 
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| 1945 | Africa Star | 
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| 1945 | Burma Star | 
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| 1945 | Italy Star | 
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| 1945 | Defence Medal | 
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| 1945 | War Medal 1939–1945 | 
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| 2 June 1953 | Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal | 
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| 6 February 1977 | Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal | 
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Other commonwealth countries[edit]
Appointments (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)
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 Maldives
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1972 | Collar of the Most Honourable Order of the Distinguished Rule of Izzuddin[23] | _-_ribbon_bar_v._1996.png){kind=small}
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Decorations (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)
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 India
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1949 | Indian Independence Medal | 
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Foreign honours[edit]
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 Kingdom of Spain
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1922 | Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic[25] | 
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 Kingdom of Egypt
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1922 | Officer of the Order of the Nile[25] | 
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 Empire of Japan
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1922 | The Order of the Rising Sun, Fourth Class[24] | 
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 Kingdom of Romania
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1924 | Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Romania[25] | 
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| 1937 | Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania[25] | 
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 United States
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1943 | Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit[26] | 
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 Republic of China
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1945 | Special Grand Cordon of the Order of the Cloud and Banner[27] | 
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 Kingdom of Thailand
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21 January 1946 | Knight Grand Cross of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant[28][29] | _ribbon.svg){kind=small}
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 Kingdom of Nepal
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10 May 1946 | Member of the First Class of the Most Refulgent Order of the Star of Nepal[28] | 
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 French Republic
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3 June 1946 | Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour[28][30] | 
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 Kingdom of Greece
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1946 | Grand Cross (Military) of the Royal Order of George I[31] | 
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 Kingdom of the Netherlands
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1948 | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion[32] | 
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 Portuguese Republic
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1951 | Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint Benedict of Aviz[25] | 
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 Kingdom of Sweden
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1952 | Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim | 
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 Union of Burma
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1956 | Grand Commander of the Most Glorious Order of Truth[26] | .png){kind=small}
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 Kingdom of Denmark
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1962 | Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog[25] | 
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 Ethiopian Empire
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1956 | Grand Cordon of the Order of the Seal of Solomon[25] | 
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Decorations (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)
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1941 | War Cross[33] | 
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1945 | Distinguished Service Medal[34] | 
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| 1945 | Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal | 
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3 June 1946 | 1939–1945 War Cross | 
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24 February 1975 | King Birendra Coronation Medal | 
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Wear of orders, decorations, and medals[edit]
Awards that were worn regularly by Mountbatten are noted in the above tables and were worn in accordance with customary British conventions applicable to the occasion, the location and to the form of dress worn. Awards not specifically noted were worn by Mountbatten on appropriate occasions relating to the country that made the award, again in accordance with UK conventions. The ribbons worn by Mountbatten at the time of his death were as follows: Displayed as they would be worn on a uniform shirt.
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Mountbatten was one of the few persons eligible to wear four stars of British orders of knighthood. On his uniform, he wore the stars of the orders of the Garter, Bath, Star of India and the Royal Victorian Order. No other British national was again eligible until his nephew Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order in 2017. Mountbatten wore the riband of the Garter, except on collar days, when he wore the Garter collar with the riband of his second highest order, the Order of the Bath. He was the last person to publicly wear the insignia of a Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India. Having been appointed personal aide-de-camp to three sovereigns, Edward VIII, George VI and Elizabeth II, he bore the unusual distinction of being allowed to wear three royal cyphers on his epaulettes.[35][36]
Honorary positions[edit]
Military[edit]
United Kingdom
29 January 1965 – 27 August 1979: Colonel, The Life Guards and Gold Stick-in-Waiting[37]
3 August 1965 – 27 August 1979: Colonel Commandant, Royal Marines[38]
Civil[edit]
- United Kingdom
- 20 July 1965 – 1 April 1974: Governor of the Isle of Wight[39]
- 1 April 1974 – 27 August 1979: Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight[40]
Non-national titles and honours[edit]
City freedoms[edit]
Memberships and fellowships[edit]
| Country | Date | Organisation | Position |
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1948 | Christ's College, Cambridge | Honorary Fellow[43] |
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1968 | Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge | Fellow[44] |
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1965 | Institution of Electrical Engineers | Honorary Member[45] |
Patronages and presidencies[edit]
| Country | Date | Organisation | Position |
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| United Kingdom
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1957 | Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society | Patron |
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1966–1972 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | President |
| International | 1968–1977 | United World Colleges | President[46] |
Honorary degrees[edit]
| Country | Date | Institution | Degree |
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1946 | University of Cambridge | Doctor of Law (LLD)[43] |
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1946 | University of Oxford | Doctor of Civil Law (DCL)[47] |
| India
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1948 | University of Delhi | Doctor of Science (DSc)[24] |
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1948 | Patna University | Doctor of Science (DSc)[24] |
| England
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1950 | University of Leeds | Doctor of Law (LLD)[24] |
 Scotland
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1954 | University of Edinburgh | Doctor of Law (LLD)[42] |
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1955 | University of Southampton | Doctor of Law (LLD)[24] |
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1960 | University of London | Doctor of Law (LLD)[24] |
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1963 | University of Sussex | Doctor of Law (LLD)[24] |
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1968 | Heriot-Watt University | Doctor of Science (DSc) |
 United States
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1972 | University of Pennsylvania | Doctor of Law (LLD)[48] |
Honorific eponyms[edit]
Awards[edit]
Buildings[edit]
- The Mountbatten School, Romsey, Hampshire
- Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth, Hampshire
- Earl Mountbatten Hospice, Isle of Wight
- Mountbatten Building, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh
Mountbatten MRT station, Singapore
Events[edit]
- Mountbatten Festival of Music
- Mountbatten Commemorative Lecture
Geographic locations[edit]
- Mountbatten, Singapore
Mountbatten Avenue, Ottawa, Canada
Organizations[edit]
Mountbatten Institute, New York City, USA
Miscellaneous[edit]
- Mountbatten Brailler
- Mountbatten pink
- Rosa 'Mountbatten'
See also[edit]
- Earl Mountbatten of Burma
- List of titles and honours of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
- List of titles and honours of Charles III
References and notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "No. 37702". The London Gazette. 27 August 1946. p. 4305.
- ^ a b c d e "No. 37916". The London Gazette. 25 March 1947. p. 1399.
- ^ "No. 38109". The London Gazette. 28 October 1947. p. 5074.
- ^ Hough, Richard (1984). Louis and Victoria: The Family History of the Mountbattens (2nd ed.). London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. p. 317. ISBN 978-0-297-78470-8.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Naval officer's service record: Louis Mountbatten". The National Archives. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "No. 32461". The London Gazette. 20 September 1921. p. 7384.
- ^ "No. 33378". The London Gazette. 24 April 1928. p. 2900.
- ^ "No. 33899". The London Gazette. 3 January 1933. p. 48.
- ^ "No. 34414". The London Gazette. 2 July 1937. p. 4247.
- ^ "No. 40927". The London Gazette. 16 November 1956. p. 6492.
- ^ "No. 32086". The London Gazette. 15 October 1920. p. 9987.
- ^ "No. 32730". The London Gazette. 18 July 1922. p. 5353.
- ^ "No. 34365". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 January 1937. p. 693.
- ^ "No. 33453". The London Gazette. 1 January 1929. p. 49.
- ^ "No. 34878". The London Gazette. 21 June 1940. p. 3777.
- ^ "No. 34296". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 June 1936. p. 4012.
- ^ "No. 34365". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 January 1937. p. 687.
- ^ "No. 35029". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1940. p. 25.
- ^ "No. 37023". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 April 1945. p. 1893.
- ^ "No. 40497". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1955. p. 3258.
- ^ "No. 37807". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 December 1946. p. 5945.
- ^ "No. 43713". The London Gazette. 16 July 1965. p. 6729.
- ^ "President Waheed Confers the order of 'Nishan Izzuddeen" on Palestinian President". The President's Office. Government of the Republic of Maldives. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Earl Mountbatten of Burma". The Cambridge University Heraldic & Genealogical Society. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Kingston upon Thames, Surrey: Kelly's Directories. 1976. p. 882 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Ziegler (1989), pp. 18, 254.
- ^ "No. 37023". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 April 1945. p. 1895.
- ^ a b c "Draped with Honors Mountbatten Steps Down as Defense Chief". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 17 July 1965. Retrieved 13 September 2013 – via Google News.
- ^ Ziegler (1988), p. 288
- ^ Ziegler (1988), p. 341
- ^ "No. 37777". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 November 1946. p. 5418.
- ^ "No. 38176". The London Gazette. 13 January 1948. p. 274.
- ^ "No. 35538". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 April 1942. p. 1850.
- ^ "No. 37299". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 October 1945. p. 4954.
- ^ "Royalty – Lord Mountbatten". Alamy. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Earl Mountbatten of Bruma". International Center of Photography. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "No. 43563". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 February 1965. p. 1147.
- ^ "No. 43731". The London Gazette. 6 August 1965. p. 7446.
- ^ "No. 43720". The London Gazette. 23 July 1965. p. 7029.
- ^ "No. 46255". The London Gazette. 4 April 1974. p. 4399.
- ^ Lord Mountbatten Receives Freedom Of City Of London (1946), archived from the original on 2021-12-15, retrieved 2020-01-24
- ^ a b "Jan. 01, 1954 – LORD AND LADY MOUNTBATTEN RECEIVE FREEDOM OF EDINBURGH". Alamy. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Earl Louis Mountbatten of Burma (1900–1979)". Christ's College Cambridge Alumni. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Zuckerman (1981), p. 354–366
- ^ "Honorary Member". Institution of Electrical Engineers. doi:10.1049/ep.1965.0137. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "UWC History & Founding Ideas". UWC. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "Oxford University awards honourary degrees (1946)". British Pathé. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "Honorary Degree Recipients by Year". Penn University Secretary. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
Bibliography[edit]
- Ziegler, Philip, ed. (1988). Personal Diary of Admiral the Lord Louis Mountbatten: Supreme Allied Commander South-East Asia, 1943-1946 (1st ed.). London: William Collins Sons & Co. ISBN 0-00-217607-6.
- ——— , ed. (1989). From Shore to Shore: The Tour Diaries of Earl Mountbatten of Burma 1953–1979. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-217606-4 – via Google Books.
- Zuckerman, Lord (November 1981). "Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, OM 25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 27: 354–366. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1981.0014. JSTOR 769876. S2CID 72216772.