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The Battenberg family relinquished their titles of Prince and Princess of Battenberg and the styles of Highness and Serene Highness. Under royal warrant, they instead took the surname Mountbatten, an Anglicised form of Battenberg. As such, Prince Alexander became Sir Alexander Mountbatten.
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Nov 16, 2020 · Their older brother Alexander also served in the war, and was one of the first to use the surname Mountbatten in an official manner, getting married in July 1917 as simply Sir Alexander Mountbatten, since his peerage from the King—the Marquessate of Carisbrooke, to commemorate his parents’ connection to the Isle of Wight—had not yet been ...
At the King's request, Alexander's family relinquished their Princely status and decided to adopt the surname of ' Mountbatten' - a literal Anglicized translation of Battenberg. As a result, Alexander initially became styled 'Sir Alexander Mountbatten'.
Aug 28, 1979 · At his death at the age of 79 today in an explosion that demolished his yacht off the coast of Ireland he was Earl Mountbatten of Burma, an Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Navy and personal aide ...
Dec 10, 2020 · Lord Mountbatten was pulled alive from the water, his legs reportedly almost severed from the blast. He died shortly afterwards. His grandson Nicholas and Paul Maxwell also died as a result of the ...
May 7, 2015 · Prince Alexander served in the Royal Navy from 1902-1908. In 1911, he joined the British Army and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards . He was promoted to lieutenant in 1913 and in 1915, he was promoted to captain.
