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Alexander Albert Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke (born Prince Alexander Albert of Battenberg; 23 November 1886 – 23 February 1960) was a British Royal Navy officer, a member of the Hessian princely Battenberg family and the last surviving grandson of Queen Victoria.
Marquess of Carisbrooke was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1917 for Alexander Mountbatten (formerly Prince Alexander of Battenberg), eldest son of Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (youngest daughter of Queen Victoria) and Prince Henry of Battenberg.
On 7th November 1917, Alexander was created Marquess of Carisbrooke, Earl of Berkhamsted & Viscount Launceston. Naturally Alexander saw losing his Princely title as a demotion and was resentful.
She married Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke, a female-line grandson of Queen Victoria. The first president of the Women’s Automobile And Sports Association (1929).
The Carisbrookes never missed the State Opening of Parliament every year - Alexander (like most of his Mountbatten relations) particularly enjoyed the pomp and pageantry of the event and of course the opportunity to parade around in his Parliamentary robes.
Alexander Albert Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke. (1886-1960), Army officer and businessman; son of Prince Henry of Battenberg and grandson of Queen Victoria. Sitter in 39 portraits.
Alexander Albert Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke (born Prince Alexander Albert of Battenberg; 23 November 1886 – 23 February 1960) was a British Royal Navy officer, a member of the Hessian princely Battenberg family and the last surviving grandson of Queen Victoria.
