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Mountbatten


 

Mountbatten is the family name adopted by two branches of the Battenberg family due to rising anti-German sentiment among the British public during World War I. On 14 July 1917, Prince Louis of Battenberg assumed the surname Mountbatten (a literal translation of the German Battenberg) for himself and his descendants, and was created Marquess of Milford Haven. The sons of Princess Beatrice and Louis's brother, Prince Henry of BattenbergPrince Alexander and Prince Leopold — also took the new surname, with Alexander being made Marquess of Carisbrooke.

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