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My father was afraid of his father, I was afraid of my father, and I don't see why my children shouldn't be afraid of me.

Lord Mountbatten

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Lord Mountbatten
Age: 79 †
Born: 1900
Born: June 25
Died: 1979
Died: August 27
Diplomat
Military Personnel
Naval Officer
Politician
Soldier
Belfast
Ireland
The Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten
1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Louis Mountbatten
1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Adm. Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten
Lord Louis Mountbatten
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