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Has 2 ancestors and 26 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
Louis Alexander von Battenberg |
| Suffix |
1st Marquess of Milford Haven |
| Nickname |
Louis of Battenberg |
| Birth |
24 May 1854 |
Graz, Steiermark, Österreich  |
| Christening |
17 Jun 1854 |
Graz, Steiermark, Österreich |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
11 Sep 1921 |
London, Middlesex, England |
| Burial |
20 Sep 1921 |
Whippingham, Isle of Wight, England |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
9 Dec 1998 |
SLAKE |
| FamilySearch ID |
2Z83-HCN |
| Person ID |
I43931 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Alexander Ludwig Georg Friedrich Emil von Battenberg, b. 15 Jul 1823, Darmstadt, Hessen, Deutschland d. 15 Dec 1888, Seeheim, Starkenburg, Hessen, Deutschland (Age 65 years) |
| Mother |
Julia Hauke, Princess of Battenberg, b. 24 Nov 1825, Warszawa, Warszawa, Polska d. 19 Sep 1895, Heiligenberg Castle, Jugenheim in Rheinhessen, Hessen, Deutschland (Age 69 years) |
| Marriage |
28 Oct 1851 |
Castle Church, Breslau, Silesia, Prussia, Deutschland |
| Family ID |
F17261 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie Hesse, b. 5 Apr 1863, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. 24 Sep 1950, Kensington Palace, London, Middlesex, England (Age 87 years) |
| Marriage |
30 Apr 1884 |
Darmstadt, Hessen, Deutschland |
| Children |
| + | 1. Victoria Alice Elizabeth Julia Marie "Princess Alice of Battenberg" Battenberg, Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark, b. 25 Feb 1885, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. 5 Dec 1969, Buckingham Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England (Age 84 years) |
| | 2. Louise Alexandra Marie Irene Mountbatten, Queen consort of Sweden, b. 13 Jul 1889, Schloß Heiligenberg, Seeheim-Jugenheim, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Deutschland d. 7 Mar 1965, Stockholm, Stockholm, Södermanland, Konungariket Sverige (Age 75 years) |
| | 3. George Louis Victor Henry Serge Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven, b. 6 Dec 1892, Darmstadt, Hessen, Deutschland d. 8 Apr 1938, London, Middlesex, England (Age 45 years) |
| | 4. Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, b. 25 Jun 1900, Frogmore House, Berkshire, England d. 27 Aug 1979, Mullaghmore, County Sligo, Connacht, Ireland (Age 79 years) |
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| Family ID |
F17256 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
21 Nov 2024 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 24 May 1854 - Graz, Steiermark, Österreich |
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| Christening - 17 Jun 1854 - Graz, Steiermark, Österreich |
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 | Marriage - 30 Apr 1884 - Darmstadt, Hessen, Deutschland |
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 | Death - 11 Sep 1921 - London, Middlesex, England |
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 | Burial - 20 Sep 1921 - Whippingham, Isle of Wight, England |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 9 Dec 1998 - SLAKE |
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| Notes |
- Louis Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, GCB GCV O K C M G PC (24 May 1854 – 11 September 1921), formerly Prince Louis Ale xand er of Battenberg, was a British naval officer and German prince rela ted t o members of the British Royal Family.
Although born in Austria, and brought up in Italy and Germany, he enroll e d in the United Kingdom's Royal Navy at the age of fourteen. Queen Vict or ia and her son King Edward VII, when Prince of Wales, occasionally int erv ened in his career: the Queen thought that there was "a belief tha t t h e Admiralty are afraid of promoting Officers who are Princes on acc ount o f he radical attacks of low papers and scurrilous ones". However , Louis w elcomed battle assignments that provided opportunities for hi m to acquir e the skills of war and to demonstrate to his superiors tha t he was serio us about his naval career. Posts on royal yachts and tour s arranged by th e Queen and Edward actually impeded his progress, as hi s promotions wer e perceived as royal favors rather than deserved.
After a naval career lasting more than forty years, in 1912 he was appoi n ted First Sea Lord, the professional head of the British naval service . W ith World War I looming, he took steps to Ready the British fleet fo r co m bat, but his background as a German prince forced his retirement o nce t he war began, when anti-German sentiment was running high. He chang ed hi s name and relinquished his German titles, at the behest of King Ge orge V , in 1917.
He married a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, and was the father of Lou i s Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, who also served as Firs t Se a Lord from 1954 to 1959. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, consor t of Qu een Elizabeth II, is his grandson.
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