"Mountbatten-Windsor Mountbatten-Windsor is the personal surname used by some of the male-line descendants of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Under a declaration made in Privy Council in 1960, the name ""Mountbatten-Windsor"" applies to male-line descendants of the Queen without royal styles and titles. Individuals with royal styles do not usually use a surname, but some descendants of the Queen with royal styles have used ""Mountbatten-Windsor"" when a surname was required. The British monarchy now asserts that the name ""Mountbatten-Windsor"" is used by members of the Royal Family who do not have a surname, when a surname"
"Mountbatten succeeded her father when he was assassinated in 1979, as his peerages had been created by the Crown with special remainder to his daughters and their heirs male. This inheritance accorded her the title of ""countess"" and a seat in the House of Lords, where she remained until 1999, when the House of Lords Act 1999 removed most hereditary peers from the House. On 26 October 1946 she married The 7th Baron Brabourne (9 November 1924 – 23 September 2005), at the time an aide to her father in the Far East. The wedding took place at Romsey Abbey"
"Mountbatten family The Mountbatten family is a European dynasty originating as a branch of the German princely Battenberg family. The name was adopted during World War I by family members residing in the United Kingdom due to rising anti-German sentiment amongst the British public. The name is an Anglicisation of the German Battenberg, a small town in Hesse. The title of count of Battenberg, later prince of Battenberg, was granted to a morganatic branch of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt, itself a cadet branch of the House of Hesse, in the mid 19th century. The family now includes the Marquesses of"
"Lord Mountbatten's father (Philip's maternal grandfather), Prince Louis of Battenberg, in 1917. It is the literal translation of the German ""battenberg"", which refers to Battenberg, a small town in Hesse. Soon after Elizabeth became Queen in 1952, Lord Mountbatten observed that because it was the standard practice for the wife in a marriage to adopt her husband's surname, the royal house had become the ""House of Mountbatten"". When Elizabeth's grandmother, Queen Mary, heard of this comment, she informed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and he later advised the Queen to issue a royal proclamation declaring that the royal house was"
"as ""Lord Louis"". In 1947, Mountbatten was given his earldom and the lesser title ""Baron Romsey, of Romsey in the County of Southampton"". Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip, was his nephew and upon Philip's marriage to Elizabeth in 1947 they departed London for their honeymoon at Broadlands. Mountbatten was buried in Romsey Abbey after being killed in an IRA bomb explosion in Ireland on 27 August 1979. After his death his titles passed to his elder daughter, Lady Brabourne, who thus became Countess Mountbatten of Burma. Her eldest son was styled by the courtesy title ""Lord Romsey"" until he"
"Louise Mountbatten Lady Louise Alexandra Marie Irene Mountbatten (13 July 1889 – 7 March 1965), previously Princess Louise of Battenberg, was Queen of Sweden from the accession of her husband, Gustaf VI Adolf, in 1950 until her death. Louise was born a Princess of Battenberg at Schloss Heiligenberg, Seeheim-Jugenheim, in the Grand Duchy of Hesse. Her father, Prince Louis of Battenberg, who was Admiral of the Fleet in the United Kingdom, renounced his German title during World War I and anglicised his family name to ""Mountbatten"" at the behest of King George V. He was then created the first Marquess"
"Home Park, Windsor, Berkshire until 1917, when he and several other relations of King George V dropped their German styles and titles, Mountbatten was known as His Serene Highness Prince Louis of Battenberg. He was the youngest child and the second son of Prince Louis of Battenberg and his wife Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine. His maternal grandparents were Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, who was a daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. His paternal grandparents were Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine and"
"Mountbatten. He is in the line of succession to the British Throne through his descent from Queen Victoria's second daughter, Princess Alice. Lord Milford Haven married firstly Sarah Georgina Walker (born London, 17 November 1961/2), former wife of Andreas Antoniou (married 1985; divorced 1987), daughter of George Alfred Walker and Jean Maureen (""née"" Hatton), in London on 8 March 1989. The couple were divorced on 27 February 1996. They had two children: Lord Milford Haven subsequently married Clare Husted Steel (born New York City, 2 September 1960) at Coatue Point, Nantucket, Massachusetts, on 20 August 1997. In 2000, he founded"
"family stopped using their German names and titles and adopted the more British-sounding ""Windsor"", Prince Louis of Battenberg became Louis Mountbatten, and was created Marquess of Milford Haven. His second son acquired the courtesy title ""Lord Louis Mountbatten"" and was known as ""Lord Louis"" until he was created a peer in 1946. He paid a visit of ten days to the Western Front, in July 1918. He was appointed executive officer (second-in-command) of the small warship HMS P. 31 on 13 October 1918 and was promoted sub-lieutenant on 15 January 1919. HMS P. 31 took part in the Peace River"
"The Mountbatten School The Mountbatten School is an 11–16 secondary school located on Whitenap Lane in Romsey, Hampshire, England. The school opened in 1969 as a comprehensive school. The school was founded by Earl Mountbatten on land that was originally part of the Broadlands estate. Lord Mountbatten's personal crest was adopted as the school's badge at his suggestion. Containing the Order of the Garter's motto, 'Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense', special permission to use the crest was granted by Queen Elizabeth II. The current patron is his great granddaughter The Hon. Alexandra Knatchbull. Pupils are divided into five school"
"as the family surname, to downplay their German origins. Subsequently, Beatrice and her family renounced their German titles; Beatrice stopped using the style ""Princess Henry of Battenberg"", reverting to only using her birth style, ""HRH The Princess Beatrice"". Her sons gave up their style, ""Prince of Battenberg"". Alexander, the eldest, became Sir Alexander Mountbatten and was later given the title Marquess of Carisbrooke in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Her younger son, Leopold, became Lord Leopold Mountbatten and was given the rank of a younger son of a marquess. He was a haemophiliac, having inherited the ""royal disease"" from"
"Mountbatten married on 18 July 1922 at St. Margaret's Church. The wedding attracted crowds of more than 8,000 people, and was attended by many members of the royal family, including Queen Mary, Queen Alexandra, the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VIII), and dubbed ""wedding of the year"". The reception was held in Brook House after which the couple rode a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost to the bride's family's country house. Edwina was known to be wildly promiscuous throughout the marriage, doing little to hide such indiscretions from her husband. He became aware of her numerous lovers, accepted them and"
"Lord Leopold Mountbatten Lord Leopold Mountbatten, GCVO (Leopold Arthur Louis; 21 May 1889 – 23 April 1922) was a British Army officer and a descendant of the Hessian princely Battenberg family and the British Royal Family. A grandson of Queen Victoria, he was known as Prince Leopold of Battenberg from his birth until 1917, when the British Royal Family relinquished their German titles during World War I, and the Battenberg family changed their name to Mountbatten. Prince Leopold was born on 21 May 1889. His father was Prince Henry of Battenberg, the son of Prince Alexander of Hesse and by"
"Bournemouth, Dorset. She also inherited Classiebawn Castle, Mullaghmore, County of Sligo, Ireland. Ashley and Mountbatten were married on 18 July 1922 at St Margaret's, Westminster. The Royal family were all present and the then-Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VIII) served as best man. The relationship between the two families continues today, as descendants of the Ashley-Cooper line have often been named godchildren of various members of the royal family. It was at the country seat of Broadlands that Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Phillip, spent their honeymoon night in 1947. In turn, Prince Charles and his"
"Lady Tatiana Mountbatten Lady Tatiana Helen Georgia Mountbatten (born 16 April 1990) is an English socialite and equestrian. Lady Tatiana was born on 16 April 1990 to George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven and Sarah Georgina Walker. She is an older sister of Henry Mountbatten, Earl of Medina. Her paternal great-grandparents, Prince George of Battenberg and Countess Nadejda Mikhailovna de Torby were morganatic descendants of German and Russian royal houses. Her great-grandparents gave up their German titles in exchange for titles within the British peerage and Anglicanized their family name from Battenberg to Mountbatten. Through her father, Lady Tatiana"
"died childless in 1924. Most members of the family, residing in the United Kingdom, had renounced their German titles in 1917, due to rising anti-German sentiment among the British public during World War I, and changed their name to Mountbatten, an anglicised version of Battenberg. The name Battenberg refers to the town of Battenberg in Hesse. Prince Alexander (1823–1888) was the third son of Grand Duke Louis II of Hesse and by Rhine and of Wilhelmina of Baden, yet it was openly rumoured his biological father was actually Baron Augustus de Senarclens, his mother's chamberlain. His spouse, Julia Hauke (1825–1895),"
"West Kensington, London W. Despite the similarity of name, he was unrelated to the Princes of Battenberg, a morganaut branch of the House of Hesse who changed their name to Mountbatten in 1917. There is also a place called Mount Batten, part of the city of Plymouth, Devon. John Mount Batten Colonel John Mount Batten, CB, JP (7 April 1843 – 5 March 1916) was a British soldier and landowner. He was the eldest son of John Batten JP FSA, of Somerset, by his wife Grace Eleanor, daughter of John White of Upcerne, and was educated at Winchester. He married"
"Alexander von Hessen-Darmstadt, the brother of the grand duke of Hesse, married Julia von Hauke, the orphaned daughter of the former Deputy Minister of War of Congress Poland, their liaison was not considered befitting of his rank. Therefore her brother-in-law made her countess of Battenberg in 1851 and princess of Battenberg in 1858. With her husband, who agreed to carry the same title and name, she lived near Seeheim-Jugenheim at ""Schloss Heiligenberg"", a re-modelled manor. Her sons Ludwig Alexander and Heinrich Moritz both served the British empire, their families anglicized their name to Mountbatten (""Berg"" means ""mountain, hill"" in German)"
"Victoria, had suggested the nickname of ""Nicky"", but to avoid confusion with the many Nickys of the Russian Imperial Family (""Nicky"" was particularly used to refer to Nicholas II, the last Tsar), ""Nicky"" was changed to ""Dickie"". He was baptised in the large drawing room of Frogmore House on 17 July 1900 by the Dean of Windsor, Philip Eliot. His godparents were Queen Victoria, Nicholas II of Russia (represented by his father) and Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg (represented by Lord Edward Clinton). Mountbatten was educated at home for the first 10 years of his life: he was then sent"
"home in Mersham, Kent, aged 93. Her funeral service took place on 27 June 2017 at St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, and was attended by the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and other senior members of the royal family. Her casket was borne by a party of pall bearers from Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, who were in London on public duties. She was buried at her home in Mersham. Mountbatten was born the daughter of a younger son of a marquess (1st Marquess of Milford Haven, formerly Prince Louis Alexander of Battenberg) and thus had no courtesy title. She became"
"Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven). He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He gained the rank of lieutenant in the service of the Irish Guards. In 1929, after taking flying lessons, Mr. Guinness became one of the first private citizens in England to own an airplane and soon he was a member of the County of London's Auxiliary Air Force Squadron. He later served as president of Air Work Ltd., an aircraft-parts supplier, and of British United Airways. In 1931, on his third try, Mr. Guinness was elected to Parliament for Bath and was named parliamentary private secretary to"
"Julia, Princess of Battenberg. Mountbatten's paternal grandparents' marriage was morganatic because his grandmother was not of royal lineage; as a result, he and his father were styled ""Serene Highness"" rather than ""Grand Ducal Highness"", were not eligible to be titled Princes of Hesse and were given the less exalted Battenberg title. His siblings were Princess Alice of Battenberg (mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh), Queen Louise of Sweden, and George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven. Young Mountbatten's nickname among family and friends was ""Dickie"", although ""Richard"" was not among his given names. This was because his great-grandmother, Queen"
"Haven, and the former Janet Bryce. His elder brother George is the 4th Marquess of Milford Haven. Queen Victoria was his great-great-great grandmother, he is a first cousin, once removed of Prince Philip, and he is a descendant of Alexander Pushkin. Mountbatten was educated at Gordonstoun School, the same school attended by Prince Philip and Prince Charles, and he graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont with a B.A. degree. Mountbatten married Penelope Anne Vere Thompson (born 17 March 1966, Salisbury, Wiltshire), daughter of Colin Graham Thompson, of Old Manor House, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, and his wife Rosemary Vere Edwardes. The"
"present Lord Milford Haven owns the Great Trippetts Estate in Sussex. The heir apparent is the present holder's son Henry David Louis Mountbatten, Earl of Medina (b. 1991) Marquess of Milford Haven Marquess of Milford Haven is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The marquessate of Milford Haven was created in 1917 for Prince Louis of Battenberg, the former First Sea Lord, and a relation to the British Royal family, who amidst the anti-German sentiments of the First World War abandoned the use of his German surname and titles and adopted the surname ""Mountbatten"", an Anglicized version"
"1946 and Mountbatten returned home with the substantive rank of rear-admiral. That year, he was made a Knight of the Garter and created Viscount Mountbatten of Burma, of Romsey in the County of Southampton as a victory title for war service. Following the war, Mountbatten was known to have largely shunned the Japanese for the rest of his life out of respect for his men killed during the war, and as per his will, Japan was not invited to send diplomatic representatives to his funeral in 1979, though he did meet Emperor Hirohito during a state visit to Britain in"
"Lady Iris Mountbatten Lady Iris Mountbatten (13 January 1920 – 1 September 1982) was an English actress and model, and a member of the Battenberg/Mountbatten family. She was a great-granddaughter and the youngest great-grandchild of Queen Victoria. Lady Iris Mountbatten was born in Kensington Palace, London on 13 January 1920, the only child of Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke, eldest of three sons and one daughter of Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenberg. Her mother, the Marchioness of Carisbrooke GBE (1938), DJStJ, Order of Queen Maria Luisa, was born Lady Irene Frances Adza Denison (4 July 1890 –"
"to give his name to his own children."" On 8 February 1960, several years after the death of Queen Mary and the resignation of Churchill, the Queen issued an Order in Council declaring that ""Mountbatten-Windsor"" would be the surname of her and her husband's male-line descendants who are not styled as ""Royal Highness"" or titled as Prince or Princess. While it seems the Queen had ""absolutely set her heart"" on such a change and had it in mind for some time, it occurred only eleven days before the birth of Prince Andrew (19 February), and only after three months of"
"Mountbatten, Singapore Mountbatten is a neighbourhood located in the planning area of Marine Parade, Singapore. The neighbourhood is named after Lord Louis Mountbatten, the Supreme Allied Commander of the South East Asia Command, Governor General of India and British Military Administrator of Malaya from 1945 to 1946. Mountbatten is served by Mountbatten MRT Station and Dakota MRT Station on the Circle MRT Line. Both stations are situated under Old Airport Road. Mountbatten Road is a major thoroughfare that stretches all the way from the junction with Nicoll Highway, Guillemard Road and Sims Way (where Kallang Airport Way branches out from"
"Mountbatten Primary School (Celle) Mountbatten Primary School was a primary school in Celle, Germany operated by the Service Children's Education for children of British military personnel based there. Celle School was founded in September 1947 to cater to children aged 3 to 14 of personnel and staff from RAF Celle and nearby stations. A second school, Grenville School, opened in 1954 and Celle School changed its name to Collingwood School, named so in honour of Admiral Collingwood. Pupil numbers begin to decline after RAF Celle was closed in 1957 and the station returned to the German government. Collingwood and Grenville"
"first cousin Prince Louis of Battenberg, an officer in the United Kingdom's Royal Navy, and lived most of her married life in various parts of Europe at her husband's naval posts and visiting her many royal relations. She was perceived by her family as liberal in outlook, straightforward, practical and bright. During World War I, she and her husband abandoned their German titles and adopted the British-sounding surname of Mountbatten, which was simply a translation into English of the German ""Battenberg"". Two of her sisters—Elisabeth and Alix, who had married into the Russian imperial family—were killed by communist revolutionaries. She"
"that any single man held the future of India in the palm of his hand in 1947, that man was Mohammad Ali Jinnah."" During his meeting with Jinnah on 5 April 1947, Mountbatten tried to persuade Jinnah of a united India, citing the difficult task of dividing the mixed states of Punjab and Bengal, but the Muslim leader was unyielding in his goal of establishing a separate Muslim state called Pakistan. Given the British government's recommendations to grant independence quickly, Mountbatten concluded that a united India was an unachievable goal and resigned himself to a plan for partition, creating the"
"royal house. The Duke complained, ""I am the only man in the country not allowed to give his name to his own children."" In 1960, after the death of Queen Mary in 1953 and the resignation of Churchill in 1955, the surname ""Mountbatten-Windsor"" was adopted for Philip and Elizabeth's male-line descendants who do not carry royal titles. Amid preparations for the coronation, Princess Margaret told her sister she wished to marry Peter Townsend, a divorcé‚ 16 years Margaret's senior, with two sons from his previous marriage. The Queen asked them to wait for a year; in the words of Martin"
"title, and Prince George, who was eventually to become 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven, took the surname Mountbatten and bore the courtesy title of earl, his wife becoming known as Countess of Medina. Anastasia (""Zia""), the older daughter, in 1917 married Sir Harold Wernher, yielding her own comital title to accept the style and rank of an earl's daughter. Wernher, being extremely wealthy, provided substantial financial support for his in-laws, alleviating the loss of income from Michael's imperial estates. The grand duke's son, Michael, Count de Torby (known familially as ""Boy Torby""), lost his employment and came to live with"