Kiriya Mountbatten, 1st Sea Lord
The Right Honourable Kiriya Mountbatten | |
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Chief of Defence Staff | |
In office 13 July 1955 – 15 July 1965 | |
Monarch | Georgius V Regis Lucis Caelum CXI |
Preceded by | Sir James Roberts |
Succeeded by | Sir Richard Dickson |
First Sea Lord | |
In office 16 April 1953 – 19 October 1963 | |
Prime Minister | Winston S. Churchill Frederick Eden Alexander Douglas |
Preceded by | Sir Gregory Albemarle |
Succeeded by | Sir Charles Lambert |
Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, Asianna Command | |
In office 19 June 1935 – 16 April 1965 | |
Preceded by | Position Established |
Succeeded by | Klankain Auchinleck II |
Governor-General of the Southeast Asianna Occupation Region | |
In office 10 July 1945 – 15 June 1950 | |
Preceded by | Position Established |
Succeeded by | Klankain Auchinleck II |
Personal details | |
Born | 30 November 1900 Blenheim Palace, Lucis, United Kingdom |
Died | 25 April 1980 Mullaghmore, Niflheim |
Spouse | Pamela Henderson |
Children | Marina Mountbatten Rinna Mountbatten |
Parent(s) | Lord Alexander Mountbatten (father) Lady Victoria Mountbatten (mother) |
Alma mater | Royal University of St. Georgius |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1921 - 1955 |
Rank | Admiral of the Fleet |
Commands | Commander-in-Chief of the Lucis Army |
Battles/wars | Second Europan War War of Lorican Aggression |
Awards | Knight of the Order of the Garter Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Lucis Empire Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George Distinguished Service Order |
Kiriya Mountbatten, First Sea Lord (30 November 1900 - 25 April 1980) was a Lucian Royal Navy officer and statesman. He is known as the granduncle of Queen Lunafreya Nox Fleuret. During the Second Europan War, he was Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, Asianna Command. He is often known for his disagreements with the Concordian Southeast Asianna Command, in which one of the controversial events was the Concordian command going against Mountbatten's plan to send Allied forces to Joyonghea. Despite numerous attempts to place him out of command, Mountbatten's record remained untarnished.
From 1955 to 1965, Mountbatten was First Sea Lord, a position that had been held by his father some forty years earlier. Thereafter he served as Chief of the Defence Staff until 1965, making him the longest-serving professional head of the Lucis Armed Forces to date. During this period Mountbatten also served as Chairman of the Europan Military Committee for a year.
In 1980, Mountbatten, his grandson Nicholas, and two others were killed by a bomb set by members of the Provisional Niflheimian Republican Army. In response, the Lucis Army, along with the MI6 arrested and executed its perpetrators.
Early Life
Military Career
Second Europan War
Controversy with the Concordian High Command
War of Lorican Aggression
Later Life
Legacy
Mountbatten took pride in enhancing intercultural understanding and in 1984, with his elder daughter as the patron, the Mountbatten Institute was developed to allow young adults the opportunity to enhance their intercultural appreciation and experience by spending time abroad.
Field Marshal Sir Daidoji Kitagawa, a close friend of Mountbatten, named one of his grandsons, Kiriya Kitagawa after him. Kiriya would later go on to be on of the Lucis Army's finest commanders and leading commander.