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Prince Louis of Battenberg. 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), renounced his title in 1917 and was created Marquess of Milford Haven — he married his first cousin once removed Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, daughter of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom.
Sep 25, 2023 · The Story of Prince Louis Battenberg: 1st Marquess of Milford Haven - Owlcation. Joanne Hayle. Updated: Sep 25, 2023 1:01 PM EDT. Schloss Heiligenberg, Jugenheim, Germany. Heidas CC3.0/Wikipedia. Young Prince Louis of Battenberg.
May 20, 2015 · Prince Louis of Battenberg was known to family and close friends as Dickie. His sister was Princess Alice of Battenberg, mother to the Duke of Edinburgh, making him Prince Charles's great...
Mar 27, 2024 · (until 1917) Louis Alexander, Prince Of Battenberg. Born: May 24, 1854, Graz, Austria. Died: Sept. 11, 1921, London, Eng. (aged 67) Role In: World War I.
Prince Louis of Battenberg (1854-1921), of Polish-German descent, was born in Graz, Austria. He became a naturalised British citizen in 1868 and thereafter joined the Royal Navy, which he eventually rose to command as First Sea Lord in the immediate pre-war years from 1912-14.
