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Earl Mountbatten of Burma is a title in the
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. It was created on 28 October 1947 for
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Louis Mountbatten, 1st Viscount Mountbatten of Burma. The
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creating the title specified the following remainder in the absence of heirs male:
''...to his eldest daughter Patricia Edwina Victoria, Baroness Brabourne...and the heirs male of her body lawfully begotten; and in default of such issue to every other daughter lawfully begotten of the said Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas, Viscount Mountbatten of Burma, successively in order of seniority of age and priority of birth and to the heirs male of their bodies lawfully begotten...''
As a result, since Lord Mountbatten had no sons, his elder daughter,
Patricia Patricia is a female given name of Latin origin. Derived from the Latin word '' patrician'', meaning "noble"; it is the feminine form of the masculine given name Patrick. The name Patricia was the second most common female name in the United Stat ...
, succeeded as the 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma upon the former's death. Should the legitimate male line of descent of the 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma become extinct, the peerages will be inherited by her sister,
Lady Pamela Hicks Lady Pamela Carmen Louise Hicks (''née'' Mountbatten; born 19 April 1929) is a British aristocrat and relative of the British royal family. She is the younger daughter of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (formerly Prince Loui ...
, and her legitimate heirs male. Should the legitimate male line of both sisters become extinct, the peerages will become extinct. The subsidiary titles of the Earldom are Viscount Mountbatten of Burma, of Romsey in the County of Southampton (created 1946), and Baron Romsey, of Romsey in the County of Southampton (1947). Both of these titles, in the
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, have the same special remainder as the Earldom. ''Lord Romsey'' was the
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by which Lady Mountbatten's eldest son and heir was known until he succeeded his father as The 8th Baron Brabourne in 2005. Subsequently, with the death of his mother on 13 June 2017, Lord Brabourne became the 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma. As consequence, both the peerage title
Baron Brabourne Baron Brabourne, of Brabourne in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1880 for the Liberal politician Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen, the second son of Sir Edward Knatchbull, 9th Baronet, of Mersha ...
(created in 1880 for Liberal politician Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen) and the Knatchbull Baronetcy (created in 1641 for politician Norton Knatchbull) became subsidiary to that of the Earldom. ''Lord Brabourne'' is now the courtesy title by which Lord Mountbatten's eldest son is known. While the male-line heirs of Lady Pamela Hicks, second daughter of the 1st Earl, are in the line of succession to the earldom, they are not in line to the Brabourne Barony. Should the 7th Baron Brabourne's male line become extinct, the title would revert to a male-line descendant of the 1st Baron Brabourne's 3rd son. The family seat is Newhouse Manor, near
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Earls Mountbatten of Burma (1947)

The
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is the present holder's only son, Nicholas Louis Charles Norton Knatchbull, Lord Brabourne (born 1981).


Line of succession

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Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979) was a British naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British royal family. Mountbatten, who was of German ...
(1900–1979)'' ** ''
Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma Patricia Edwina Victoria Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, Lady Brabourne, (née Mountbatten; 14 February 1924 – 13 June 2017) was a British peeress and a third cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. She was the elder daughter of Admiral ...
(1924–2017)'', m. ''
John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne John Ulick Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne, (9 November 1924 – 23 September 2005), professionally known as John Brabourne, was a British peer, television producer and Oscar-nominated film producer. Married to the eldest daughter of the 1st ...
(1924–2005)'' *** Norton Knatchbull, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma (born 1947) **** (1). Nicholas Knatchbull, Lord Brabourne (b. 1981) Also in the line of succession to the Barony of Brabourne, in order, starting with Nicholas Knatchbull. *****(2). The Hon. Alexander Knatchbull (b. 2022) *** (3). The Hon. Michael Knatchbull (b. 1950) *** (4). The Hon. Philip Knatchbull (b. 1961) **** (5). Frederick Knatchbull (b. 2003) **** (6). John Knatchbull (b. 2004) *** (7). The Hon. Timothy Knatchbull (b. 1964) **** (8). Milo Knatchbull (b. 2001) **** (9). Ludovic Knatchbull (b. 2003) ** (10).
Lady Pamela Hicks Lady Pamela Carmen Louise Hicks (''née'' Mountbatten; born 19 April 1929) is a British aristocrat and relative of the British royal family. She is the younger daughter of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (formerly Prince Loui ...
(b. 1929) *** (11).
Ashley Hicks Ashley Louis David Hicks (born 18 July 1963) is a British interior designer, author, photographer and artist. He is the only son of Lady Pamela Hicks (née Mountbatten) and David Nightingale Hicks. Hicks has designed interiors in Europe, the Unit ...
(b. 1963) **** (12). Caspian Hicks (b. 2018) **** (13). Horatio Hicks (b. 2019) Source:


Coat of arms of the 1st Earl

Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Azure a Lion rampant double-queued barry of ten Argent and Gules armed and langued of the last crowned Or within a Bordure company of the second and third (Hesse); 2nd and 3rd, Argent two Pallets Sable (Battenberg); charged on the honour point with an Escutcheon of the arms of the late Princess Alice, namely: the Royal Arms differenced by a Label of three points Argent the centre point charged with a Rose Gules barbed Vert and each of the other points with an Ermine Spot Sable. The shield is encircled with the
Order of the Garter The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an order of chivalry founded by Edward III of England in 1348. It is the most senior order of knighthood in the British honours system, outranked in precedence only by the Victoria Cross and the Georg ...
, of which the 1st Earl was a member.


References


External links

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Tribute & Memorial Website to Louis, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
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