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Louis Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven (24 May 1854 – 11 September 1921), formerly Prince Louis Alexander of Battenberg, was a British naval officer and German prince related by marriage to the British royal family .
- 1868–1914
- Admiral of the Fleet
From 1955 to 1959, he was First Sea Lord, a position that had been held by his father, Prince Louis of Battenberg, some forty years earlier. Thereafter he served as chief of the Defence Staff until 1965, making him the longest-serving professional head of the British Armed Forces to date.
- 1913–1965
Prince Louis of Battenberg (1854–1921) from 1917 Louis Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven: Alexander (1886–1960) from 1917 Alexander Mountbatten, Marquess of Carisbrooke: Leopold (1889–1922) from 1917 Lord Leopold Mountbatten: Prince Maurice of Battenberg (1891–1914) Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (1887–1969) Queen of Spain ...
- 14 July 1917; 106 years ago
Prince Philip. Prince Philip, 1962. Battenberg family, a family that rose to international prominence in the 19th and 20th centuries, the name being a revival of a medieval title. The first Battenbergs were a family of German counts that died out about 1314 and whose seat was the castle of Kellerburg, near Battenberg, in Hesse.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 20, 2015 · Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas, Prince of Battenberg, was born in Windsor in 1900 while his great grandmother, Queen Victoria, was still on the throne. Getty Images. Prince Louis of...
Sep 24, 2021 · German Prince Louis of Battenberg's British navy career was enviable, but his promotions were controversial. He married his cousin Pss. Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine in 1884; one of his grandchildren was Prince Philip (1921-2021). World War I brought seismic changes for Louis.
Louis Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven (24 May 1854 – 11 September 1921), formerly Prince Louis Alexander of Battenberg, was a British naval officer and German prince related by marriage to the British royal family.