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NPG x19455; Edwina Cynthia (née Ashley), Countess Mountbatten

A stunning but highly-strung socialite, Edwina - who was named the sixth best dressed woman in the world at the time - had at least 18 lovers including Indian Prime Minister Nehru and singer.


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When he was 22, Mountbatten married Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley, an heiress and socialite with whom he had two daughters, Patricia and Pamela. However, the marriage was said to be complicated.


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Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley was born in 1901, the elder daughter of Wilfrid William Ashley, later 1st Baron Mount Temple (of the 1932 creation), who was a Conservative Member of Parliament. She was patrilineally descended from the Earls of Shaftesbury who had been ranked as baronets since 1622 and ennobled as barons in 1661.


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Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley was born on November 28, 1901 at Broadlands, Romsey, Hampshire and named after her godfather, King Edward VII. She was the daughter of Amalia Mary Maud Cassel and Wilfred William Ashley, (later created Baron Mount Temple), the grandson of the 7th Earl of Shaftesbury. She was also the granddaughter and co-heiress.


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Pedigree and wealth. She was born Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley in 1901, the daughter of Wilfred Ashley, later 1st Baron Mount Temple, who was a Conservative Member of Parliament and his wife, Maude Cassel. She was also the favourite granddaughter of the great Edwardian magnate Sir Ernest Cassel, and a great-granddaughter of the reformist 7th Earl of Shaftesbury.


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The Hon. Dame Edwina Cynthia Annette Mountbatten (née Ashley), CI, GBE, DCVO, 'Lady Louis', Countess Mountbatten of Burma was born on 28th November 1901 at 32 Bruton Street, Mayfair, London, the eldest daughter of Lt-Col. The Rt Hon. Wilfrid William Ashley, 1st Lord Mount Temple (1867-1939) and Miss Amalia Mary Maud 'Maudie' Cassel (1879-1911).


Edwina Mountbatten; Before Viceroy’s House Museum of the Order of St John

Lady Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley Mountbatten Birth 28 Nov 1901 Romsey Extra, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England Death 21 Feb 1960 (aged 58) Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia Burial Buried or Lost at Sea. Specifically: buried at sea off the coast of Portsmouth Memorial ID 42981711 · View Source Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers


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Edwina Cynthia Annette Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, CI, GBE, DCVO, GCStJ ( 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 . Family background and early life


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Edwina Cynthia Annette, Countess of Mountbatten, , nee Edwina, Countess of Ashley. She married Louis, Earl Mountbatten of Burma in 1922. The Marquess of Milford Haven, Henry Lascelles , the Earl of Harewood, his wife Mary, Princess Royal, and the Countess of Harewood, attend the.


Lady Edwina Cynthia (née Ashley), Countess Mountbatten of Burma

She was born Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley in 1901, into an extremely privileged background. She was the elder daughter of Wilfred William Ashley, later 1st Baron Mount Temple, who was a Conservative Member of Parliament. On her mother's side, she was the granddaughter of Sir Ernest Cassel who was one of the richest and most powerful men in Europe.


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Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma. Upload media Wikipedia. Date of birth: 28 November 1901 32, Bruton Street W1 Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley: Date of death: 21 February 1960 Kota Kinabalu (Jesselton, North Borneo) Place of burial: at sea; Country of citizenship: United Kingdom; Occupation: aristocrat; Father: Wilfrid Ashley.


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Edwina Cynthia Annette Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma CI, GBE, DCVO, GCStJ (geborene Ashley, * 28. November 1901 in Broadlands bei Romsey; † 21. Februar 1960 in Jesselton, British North Borneo) war eine britische Adelige und Ehefrau von Louis Mountbatten, 1. Earl Mountbatten of Burma, dem letzten Vizekönig von Indien .


NPG P434; Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma; Jawaharlal

Lord Louis Mountbatten weds Edwina Cynthia Annette, daughter of Lord Mount Temple at St. Margaret's, Westminster. London. These are cuts, the story starts at.


Miss Edwina Cynthia Ashley, later Lady Louis Mountbatten

Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, was the wife of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, a member of the extended British Royal Family. She was born Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley on November 28, 1901, at Broadlands, her family's home in Romsey, Hampshire.


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Edwina Cynthia Annette (née Ashley), Countess Mountbatten of Burma (1901-1960), Director of emergency relief services and Vicereine of India; wife of 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma; daughter of 1st Baron Mount Temple Sitter in 42 portraits 3 Likes List Thumbnail Sort by View 20 40 60 results per page 1 2 3


NPG x19456; Edwina Cynthia (née Ashley), Countess Mountbatten

Born: Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley 28 November 1901 Broadlands, Romsey, Hampshire, England Died: 21 February 1960 (aged 58) Jesselton, North Borneo Title: Countess Mountbatten of Burma Spouse (s): Louis Mountbatten (m. 1922-1960) Issue: Patricia Knatchbull Pamela Hicks Parents: Wilfred William Ashley Amalia Mary Maud Cassel

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