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 minor German prince who married into the British Royal Family and pursued a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, eventually serving as First Sea Lord from 1912 to 1914. He was the father of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma and the maternal grandfather of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Early Life

His Illustrious Highness Count Louis (Ludwig) Alexander of Battenberg was born in Graz, Austria, the eldest son of Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine (1823-1888) by his morganatic marriage to Countess Julia von Hauke (1825-1895), the daughter of a Polish politician. His mother was created Countess of Battenberg with the style Illustrious Highness on marriage. She was created Princess of Battenberg with the style of Serene Highness by her brother-in-law, Grand Duke Ludwig III of Hesse and by Rhine on 21 December 1858. Thereupon, Count Louis became HSH Prince Louis of Battenberg. One of his younger brothers, Prince Alexander of Battenberg (1857-1893), became the reigning Prince of Bulgaria from 1879 to 1886, and another, Prince Henry of Battenberg (1858-1896), married Princess Beatrice of Great Britain and Ireland, the youngest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

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Battenberg - Austria - Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine - 1823 - 1888 - Morganatic marriage - Julia von Hauke - 1825 - 1895 - 21 December - 1858 - Prince Alexander of Battenberg - 1857 - 1893 - Prince Henry of Battenberg - 1896 - Princess Beatrice of Great Britain and Ireland - Queen Victoria - Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

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