The Resume

(June 25, 1900-August 27, 1979)
Birth name was Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten
Great-grandson of Queen Victoria
Served in the navy in World War I
Married Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley (1922)
Destroyer commander in World War II until 1941
Director of combined operations (1943-1943)
Head of the Southeast Asia Command (1943-1945)
British Viceroy of India
Chief of Defense Staff (1959-1965)
Killed (along with several other family members) in a bombing of his yacht by Irish terrorists (1979)

Why he might be annoying:

He negotiated the independence of India and the creation of Pakistan.
His family referred to him as 'Dickie.'
His full name is hard to remember.

Why he might not be annoying:

His roots were Austrian.
As director of combined operations, he oversaw effective commando raids on German-occupied Norway and France.
Both of his daughters are still alive.
His assassination angered many Irish citizens.
He became a knight in 1922, a viscount in 1945 and an earl in 1947.
He served in both World Wars as an Allied officer.
His wife cheated on him.

Credit: Wang

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Cold War Participants
• Generals and Admirals
• I Attended Winston Churchill’s State Funeral [January 30, 1965]
• I Died in 1979 (Ranked: 79)
• I Was Assassinated
• I was Murdered
• Profiles 8751-9000 (Ranked: 8826)
• Seamen
• Served in World War II
• Wang's Profiles [Series 1]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 13 Votes: 7.69% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 31 Votes: 48.39% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 51 Votes: 39.22% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 113 Votes: 59.29% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 115 Votes: 38.26% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 51 Votes: 37.25% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 64 Votes: 46.88% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 156 Votes: 43.59% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 266 Votes: 62.78% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 248 Votes: 44.76% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 404 Votes: 44.31% Annoying