Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma
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Patricia Edwina Victoria Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (14 February 1924 – 13 June 2017) was a British peeress and the third cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. She was the elder daughter of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma and his wife, the heiress Edwina Ashley, a patrilineal descendant of the Earls of Shaftesbury, first ennobled in 1661.
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The Countess Mountbatten of Burma CBE CD | |
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| Preceded by | Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma |
| Succeeded by | Norton Knatchbull, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma |
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| Born | Patricia Edwina Victoria Mountbatten (1924-02-14)14 February 1924 Westminster, London, England[1] |
| Died | 13 June 2017(2017-06-13) (aged 93) Mersham, Kent, England |
| Spouse(s) | John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne (m. 1946; died 2005) |
| Children | Norton Knatchbull, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma The Hon. Michael-John Knatchbull Lady Joanna Knatchbull Lady Amanda Ellingworth The Hon. Philip Knatchbull The Hon. Nicholas Knatchbull The Hon. Timothy Knatchbull |
| Parents | The 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma The Hon. Edwina Ashley |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1943–1945 |
| Rank | Third Officer |
| Unit | Women's Royal Naval Service |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
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Knatchbull was the elder sister of Lady Pamela Hicks, and first cousin to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and the last surviving baptismal sponsor to Prince Charles, Prince of Wales.