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1. A traditional view held by many places the office of Viceroy above that of Governor General, on the ground that a viceroy acts as if he were the Sovereign and not merely the Sovereign's representative.
2. a dominion cannot have a Viceroy as viceroys only exist in colonies that are not possessed of the governmental powers and legislative structuresViscount Louis Mountbatten was the first and last British Governor-General of India. He held that position from the 15th August 1947 to the 21st June 1948, when he was succeeded by C. Rajagopalachari. Until 1947, India was governed by an Viceroy.
After the Queen of England took over the control of East India Company and appointed a Governor General and the British Empire was created, it was a constitutional requirement to rule the country
He was proclaimed Governor of Mexico, but did not receive the rank of Viceroy.
No one. England does not have a Viceroy. A viceroy rules a country, colony or city on behalf of the monarch
A viceroy is a smaller version of a king, a viceroy is a person with the same amount of power as a king and is responsible for a certain amount of land.
The first Viceroy of India was Warren Hastings. The Viceroy was also the Governor-General, the Head of the British government in India.
A viceroy is a royal official who governs a country or province in the name of and as representative of the monarch. The term derives from the Latin prefix vice-, meaning "in the place of" and roi, meaning king. His province or larger territory is called a viceroyalty. The relative adjective is viceregal. A vicereine is a woman in a viceregal position (rare, as it usually includes military high command), or a Viceroy's wife. The etymological allusion to the royal style makes it be perceived as higher than governor-general and lord lieutenant, even when in some cases it is a synonym for that administrative rank, and not necessarily above several "provincial" (lieutenant-) governors. The Governor-General of India (or from 1858 to 1947 the Viceroy and Governor-General of India) was the head of the British administration in India, and later, after Indian independence, the representative of the British Monarch
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A viceroy is a person appointed to rule a country or province as the representative of a sovereign, while a vicar is a priest in charge of a parish. They both have authority over certain territories, but in different contexts.
Chakeravarthi Rajagopalachari was the first Indian governor general of independent India.Governors-General of India, 1947-1950NameBeganEndedlouis-mountbatten-1st-earl-mountbatten-of-burmaaugust-151947june1948rajajijune1948january-251950Dr. Rajagopalachari remained India's Governor-General until the Constitution was approved and came into existence on 26 January 1950.Once the constitution came into being, the post of Governor-General was done away with and replaced by the President.Thus, Dr. Rajagopalachari was the only Governor-General of Indian origin ever, though Lord Mountbatten has the distinction of being the first Governor-General of independent India (after having been the last Governor General or Viceroy of British India).C Rajagopalachari was the first Indian Governor General of independent India
Louis Mountbatten :He was the last Viceroy of the British Indian Empire (1947) and the first Governor-General of independent India(1947-48).
Lord Louis Mountbatten was the first Governor General of independent India after having overseen independence and partition of British India as the last Viceroy. He was followed by Chakeravarthi Rajagopalachari who was the first Governor General of India of Indian origin and the last Governor General as the new constitution in 1950 replaced King George VI as Emperor of India with a President and the office of Governor General thus disappeared.
Lord Mountbatten was the first Governor General of India. He was also the last British Viceroy of India before independence.
Before 1947, India was represented by a Viceroy The last one was Lord Louis Mountbatten, who became India's Governor General after partition
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Lord Louis Mountbatten was the first Governor General of independent India after having overseen independence and partition of British India as the last Viceroy. He was followed by Chakeravarthi Rajagopalachari who was the first Governor General of India of Indian origin and the last Governor General as the new constitution in 1950 replaced King George VI as Emperor of India with a President and the office of Governor General thus disappeared.