Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma

The Countess Mountbatten of Burma
Mountbatten in the uniform of the St John Ambulance Brigade
Viceregal-Consort of India
In office
21 February 1947 – 21 June 1948
MonarchGeorge VI
Governor-
General
The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma
Personal details
Born
Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley

(1901-11-28)28 November 1901
London[1]
Died21 February 1960(1960-02-21) (aged 58)
Jesselton, Crown Colony of North Borneo
Resting placeOff the coast of Portsmouth
Spouse
(m. 1922)
Children
Parents

Edwina Cynthia Annette Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma (née Ashley; 28 November 1901 – 21 February 1960),[2] 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.

  1. ^ Encyclopedia. "Mountbatten, Edwina Ashley (1901-1960". Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ GRO Register of Births: MAR 1902 1a 434 ST GEO HAN SQ = London

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