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2 days ago · Philip's father was the fourth son of King George I and Queen Olga of Greece, [6] and his mother was the eldest child of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, and Victoria Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven (formerly Prince Louis of Battenberg and Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine). [7]
5 days ago · Queen Elizabeth II’s children would normally have borne their father’s surname, Mountbatten (which itself had been Anglicized from Battenberg). However, in 1952, soon after her accession, she declared in council that her children and descendants would bear the surname Windsor.
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1 day ago · The great-grandson of founder Johann Viessmann, he oversaw the family-owned company's climate solutions portfolio until July 2022. Before joining the business he worked at Boston Consulting Group.
4 days ago · Julia Hauke. Julia, Princess of Battenberg (24 November [O.S. 12 November] 1825 – 19 September 1895) was the wife of Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine, the mother of Alexander, Prince of Bulgaria, and ancestress to the current generations of the British and the Spanish royal families.
4 days ago · Rothschild family, the most famous of all European banking dynasties, which for some 200 years exerted great influence on the economic and, indirectly, the political history of Europe. The house was founded by Mayer Amschel Rothschild (b. February 23, 1744, Frankfurt am Main—d. September 19, 1812, Frankfurt) and his five sons, Amschel Mayer (b.
5 days ago · This is the family tree for monarchs of England (and Wales after 1282) from Alfred the Great to Elizabeth I of England. The House of Wessex family tree precedes this family tree and the family tree of the British royal family follows it.
5 days ago · Princess Anne. Born at Clarence House, Anne was educated at Benenden School and began undertaking royal duties upon reaching adulthood. She was given her lifelong title of Princess Royal in 1987 ...
