Louis Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven GCB, GCVO, KCMG, PC, ADC (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
- Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine (father), Julia, Princess of Battenberg (mother)
Prince Philip. Battenberg family, English Mountbatten, 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.
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Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten, original name Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas, prince of Battenberg, (born June 25, 1900, Frogmore House, Windsor, Eng.—died Aug. 27, 1979, Donegal Bay, off Mullaghmore, County Sligo, Ire.), British statesman, naval leader, and the last viceroy of India.
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Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg (1861–1924), married Princess Anna of Montenegro Princess Marie of Battenberg (1852–1923), married the Prince of Erbach-Schönberg in 1871 Prince Louis of Battenberg (1854–1921), renounced his title in 1917 and was created Marquess of Milford Haven — he... Princess ...
- Princess Julia of Battenberg, Princess Marie of Battenberg, Prince Louis of Battenberg
- Hesse-Darmstadt branch, of the House of Hesse
Louis Alexander Mountbatten, 1st marquess of Milford Haven, also called (until 1917) Louis Alexander, Prince Of Battenberg, (born May 24, 1854, Graz, Austria—died Sept. 11, 1921, London, Eng.), British admiral of the fleet and first sea lord, who was responsible, with Winston Churchill, for the total mobilization of the fleet prior to World ...
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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). When the First World War began it brought seismic changes for Louis.
Mountbatten, then named Prince Louis of Battenberg, was born on 25 June 1900 at Frogmore House in the Home Park, Windsor, Berkshire. He was the youngest child and the second son of Prince Louis of Battenberg and his wife Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine.
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