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 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 21 February 1947 – 28 October 1947: His Excellency The Right Honourable The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma 28 October 1947 – 21 June 1948: His Excellency The Right Honourable The Earl Mountbatten of Burma 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. 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.

Naval ranks

Royal Navy 15 July 1916: Midshipman 15 January 1919: Sub-Lieutenant 15 April 1920: Lieutenant 15 April 1928: Lieutenant-Commander 31 December 1932: Commander 30 June 1937: Captain 27 October 1941: Commodore 2 January 1946: Rear Admiral 22 June 1949: Vice-Admiral 27 January 1953: Admiral 22 October 1956: Admiral of the Fleet

Commonwealth honours

British Empire/Commonwealth realms Appointments (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence) +Appointments from Commonwealth realms Country Date Appointment Ribbon Post-nominalletters 11 October 1920 Member of the Fifth Class of the Royal Victorian Order MVO 18 July 1922 Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order KCVO1 January 1929Commander of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem23 June 1936Personal Naval Aide-de-Camp to King Edward VIIIADC 1 February 1937 Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order GCVOPersonal Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George VIADC 21 June 1940 Knight of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem 1 January 1941 Companion of the Distinguished Service Order DSO 1943 Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the BathCB10 April 1945Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the BathKCB England and Wales 3 December 1946 897th Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter KG 1947 Member of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council PC 21 February 1947 – 15 August 1947 Grand Master of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India GCSI Grand Master of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire GCIE21 February 1947 Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India GCSI21 February 1947 Knight Grand Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire GCIEMarch 1953Personal Aide-de-Camp to Queen Elizabeth IIADC9 June 1955Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the BathGCB 16 July 1965 Member of the Order of Merit, Military Division OM

Decorations (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence) +Decoration from Commonwealth realms Country Date Appointment Ribbon 22 June 1911 King George V Coronation Medal 26 July 1919 British War Medal 1 September 1919 Victory Medal 6 May 1935 King George V Silver Jubilee Medal 12 May 1937 King George VI Coronation Medal 1945 1939–45 Star Atlantic Star Africa Star Burma Star Italy Star Defence Medal War Medal 1939–1945 Naval General Service Medal 2 June 1953 Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal 6 February 1977 Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal

Other commonwealth countries Appointments (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence) +Appointments from other Commonwealth countries Country Date Appointment Ribbon 1972 Collar of the Most Honourable Order of the Distinguished Rule of Izzuddin

Decorations (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence) +Decoration from other Commonwealth countries Country Date Appointment Ribbon 1949 Indian Independence Medal

Foreign honours

Appointments (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence) +Foreign appointments Country Date Appointment Ribbon Post-nominalletters Grand Duchy of Hesse Grand Cross of the Grand Ducal Hessian Order of Louis Kingdom of Spain 1922 Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic gcYC Kingdom of Egypt Officer of the Order of the Nile Empire of Japan The Order of the Rising Sun, Fourth Class Kingdom of Romania 1924 Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Romania 1937 Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania United States 1943 Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit. Republic of China 1945 Special Grand Cordon of the Order of the Cloud and Banner Kingdom of Thailand 21 January 1946 Knight Grand Cross of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant PCh (KCE) Kingdom of Nepal 10 May 1946 Member of the First Class of the Most Refulgent Order of the Star of Nepal French Republic 3 June 1946 Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour Kingdom of Greece 1946 Grand Cross (Military) of the Royal Order of George I Kingdom of the Netherlands 1948 Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Portuguese Republic 1951 Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint Benedict of Aviz GCA Kingdom of Sweden 1952 Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim RSerafO Union of Burma 1956 Grand Commander of the Most Glorious Order of Truth Ethiopian Empire Grand Cordon of the Order of the Seal of Solomon Kingdom of Denmark 1962 Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog S.K.

Decorations (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence) +Foreign decoration Country Date Appointment Ribbon Kingdom of Greece 1941 War Cross United States 1945 Distinguished Service Medal Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal French Republic 3 June 1946 1939–1945 War Cross Kingdom of Nepal 24 February 1975 King Birendra Coronation Medal

Wear of orders, decorations, and medals 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.

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.

Honorary positions Military

29 January 1965 – 27 August 1979: Colonel, The Life Guards and Gold Stick-in-Waiting 3 August 1965 – 27 August 1979: Colonel Commandant, Royal Marines

Civil

20 July 1965 – 1 April 1974: Governor of the Isle of Wight 1 April 1974 – 27 August 1979: Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight

Non-national titles and honours City freedoms City of London Edinburgh

Memberships and fellowships Country Date Organisation Position 1946 Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences Honorary MemberKÖMS, Med Förstånd och Styrka Genom 250 År (2021), p. 352, member no 689 1948 Christ's College, Cambridge Honorary Fellow 1965 Institution of Electrical Engineers Honorary Member 1968 Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge Fellow

Patronages and presidencies Country Date Organisation Position 1957 Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society Patron 1966–1972 British Academy of Film and Television Arts President International 1968–1977 United World Colleges

Honorary degrees Country Date Institution Degree 1946 University of Cambridge Doctor of Law (LLD) University of Oxford Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) 1948 University of Delhi Doctor of Science (DSc) Patna University 1950 University of Leeds Doctor of Law (LLD) 1954 University of Edinburgh 1955 University of Southampton 1960 University of London 1963 University of Sussex 1968 Heriot-Watt University Doctor of Science (DSc) 1972 University of Pennsylvania Doctor of Law (LLD)

Honorific eponyms

Awards Mountbatten Maritime Prize IET Mountbatten Medal

Buildings 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 Mountbatten Festival of Music Mountbatten Commemorative Lecture

Geographic locations Mountbatten, Singapore Mountbatten Avenue, Ottawa, Canada

Organizations Mountbatten Institute, New York City, USA

Miscellaneous Mountbatten Brailler Mountbatten pink Rosa 'Mountbatten'

See also 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 References

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