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H.R.H. 1854-1921 |
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| Vita | Index
of Royal Colonels Index of Reigns & Peerages |
| full name: | Ludwig (Louis) Alexander | ||
| birth: | 1854.05.24 | at Graz, Austria | |
| father: | Alexander of Hesse-Darmstadt | ||
| mother: | Julie von Hauke | ||
| marriage: | 1884.04.30 | Victoria
of Hesse-Darmstadt at Darmstadt, Hesse |
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| children: | 1885 | Alice Battenberg (Princess Alice, mother of Prince Philip) | |
| 1889 | Louise Mountbatten (2nd wife of Gustav VI of Sweden) | ||
| 1892 | George Mountbatten (2nd Marquess of Milford Haven) | ||
| 1900 | Louis Mountbatten (Earl Mountbatten of Burma) | ||
| death: | 1921.09.11 | at London | |
| Titles, Orders and Awards |
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H.R.H. Prince Louis of Battenberg | |
| 1868 | became naturalised British subject | |
| 1917.07.01 | dropped surname Battenberg and adopted surname Mountbatten; renounced German titles | |
| 1917 | Marquess of Milford Haven, Viscount Alderney, Earl of Medina | |
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| 1887 | GCB (civil) | |
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| Honorary Military Appointments |
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| Military Service |
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| 1882 | served in Egyptian Expedition (medal) | |
| 1891 | Captain, Royal Navy | |
| Aide de Camp to the Queen | ||
| 1902 | Assistant Director of Naval Intelligence | |
| Rear Admiral | ||
| Admiral | ||
| 1911 | Second Sea Lord | |
| 1912 | First Sea Lord | |
| 1914.10.29 | resigned | |
| Other Military Connections |
| 1905 | member, Legion of Frontiersmen | |
| 19uu | Patron, Legion of Frontiersmen | |
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