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Edwina Cynthia Annette Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma (née Ashley; 28 November 1901 – 21 February 1960), was an English heiress, socialite, relief worker and the last vicereine of India as the wife of (the then) Rear Admiral The 1st Viscount Mountbatten of Burma.
The Hon. Dame Edwina Cynthia Annette Mountbatten (née Ashley), CI, GBE, DCVO, 'Lady Louis', Countess Mountbatten of Burma was born on 28th November 1901 at 32 Bruton Street, Mayfair, London, the eldest daughter of Lt-Col.
Edwina Cynthia Annette Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, was an English heiress, socialite, relief worker and the last vicereine of India as the wife of Rear Admiral The 1st Viscount Mountbatten of Burma.
On August 15, 1947, the Mountbattens, having now been promoted to Earl and Countess Mountbatten of Burma (now Myanmar), presided over Independence Day ceremonies, which set off a new round of rioting, more murderous than before. Edwina renewed her efforts, uniting 15 organization under the banner of the United Council of Relief and Welfare as ...
Apr 8, 2017 · First of all, she was born one of the richest heiresses in the world. By the age of 19, she was an admired socialite. As the last Vicereine of India, she accomplished heroic activist work in post-partition India. Edwina was born in 1901, in Hampshire, England, as the oldest daughter of Wilfred William Ashley.
Noticing that Edwina was clearly ill, Mountbatten and their daughters implored her to 'slow down' - even requests from Queen Elizabeth II (1926(1952-2022) were ignored. In 1958, Edwina suffered a minor stroke, which temporarily affected her face.
Countess Mountbatten of Burma is a title in the peerage of the United Kingdom used for a female holder of the Earldom Mountbatten of Burma, or as a courtesy title for the wife of the Earl Mountbatten of Burma.
The next morning (21st February 1960) at 730am her assistant went to her room and found Edwina, Countess Mountbatten of Burma had died, surrounded by letters from Nehru - she was just 58yrs old.
1. She Wasn’t Like You Or Me. Edwina Mountbatten was a huge society catch. Born Edwina Ashley in 1900, she was the maternal granddaughter of the powerful magnate Ernest Cassel, a financier to royals and one of the most influential men in England.
Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (born Prince Louis of Battenberg; 25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979), commonly known as Lord Mountbatten, was a British statesman, naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British royal family.He was born in the United Kingdom to the prominent Battenberg family.He was a maternal uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and a second cousin of King George VI.He joined the ...
