gettyimages-146949342-612×612 Lord Louis Mountbatten (L) and Lady Edwina Mountbatten (R) receive political and spiritual leader of India Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (C), known as the Mahatma Gandhi, when Lord Mountbatten becomes Viceroy of the British Indian Empire on April 11, 1947. Lord Mountbatten is the last Viceroy of the British Indian Empire (1947) and the first Governor-General of independent India (19471948). (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images) Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge!