The Mountbatten family is a British dynasty that originated as an English branch of the German princely Battenberg family. The name was adopted on 14 July 1917, three days before the British royal family changed its name to “Windsor”, by members of the Battenberg family residing in the United Kingdom, due to rising anti-German sentiment among the British public during World War I. The name is a direct Anglicisation of the

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, or Batten mountain, a small town in Hesse. The titles of count and later prince of Battenberg had been granted in the mid-19th century to a morganatic branch of the

House of Hesse-Darmstadt The Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt (german: Landgrafschaft Hessen-Darmstadt) was a Imperial State, State of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a younger branch of the House of Hesse. It was formed in 1567 following the division of the Landgraviate ...

, itself a cadet branch of the House of Hesse. The family includes the Marquesses of Milford Haven (and formerly the Marquesses of Carisbrooke), as well as the Earls Mountbatten of Burma. The late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, consort of

Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. She was queen ...

, adopted the surname of Mountbatten from his mother's family in 1947, being a member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg by patrilineal descent. Lady Louise Mountbatten became Queen Consort of Sweden, after having married

Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden Gustav, Gustaf or Gustave may refer to: * Gustav (name), a male given name of Old Swedish origin Art, entertainment, and media * ''Primeval'' (film), a 2007 American horror film * ''Gustav'' (film series), a Hungarian series of animated short car ...

Origins

The Mountbatten family are a branch of the German house of

Battenberg Battenberg or Battenburg may refer to: Places * Battenberg (Eder), a town in Hesse, Germany * Battenberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany * Battenberg Hill, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica People * Batten ...

. The Battenberg family was a morganatic branch of the

, rulers of the

Grand Duchy of Hesse The Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine (german: link=no, Großherzogtum Hessen und bei Rhein) was a grand duchy in western Germany that existed from 1806 to 1918. The Grand Duchy originally formed from the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt in 1806 ...

in Germany. The first member of the House of Battenberg was

Julia Hauke Julia, Princess of Battenberg (previously Countess Julia Therese Salomea von Hauke; – 19 September 1895) was the wife of Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine, the third son of Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse. The daughter of a Polish general o ...

, whose brother-in-law Grand Duke Louis III of Hesse created her ''Countess of Battenberg'' with the style ''

Illustrious Highness His/Her Illustrious Highness ( abbreviation: H.Ill.H.) is the usual English-language translation for ''Erlaucht'', a style historically attributed to certain members of the European aristocracy. It is not a literal translation, as the German wor ...

'' (HIllH) in 1851, on the occasion of her morganatic marriage to Grand Duke Louis' brother Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine. Julia was elevated in her title to ''Princess of Battenberg'' with the style '' Serene Highness'' (HSH) in 1858. Two of Alexander and Julia's sons, Prince Henry of Battenberg and Prince Louis of Battenberg, became associated with the British Royal Family. Prince Henry married The Princess Beatrice, the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria. Prince Louis married Victoria's granddaughter, Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, and became the First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy. Due to anti-German feelings prevalent in Britain during World War I, Prince Louis, his children, and his nephews (the living sons of Prince Henry), renounced their German titles and changed their name to the more English sounding Mountbatten. (They rejected an alternative translation, "Battenhill".) Their cousin George V compensated the princes with British peerages. Prince Louis became the 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, while

Prince Alexander Prince Alexander may refer to: * Alexander, a character from the ''King's Quest'' series of video games * Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, born as Prince Alexander of Teck * Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia (r. 1842–1858) * Ale ...

, Prince Henry's eldest son, became the 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke.

Members

Marquesses of Milford Haven

The

marquess A marquess (; french: marquis ), es, marqués, pt, marquês. is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman wi ...

ate of

Milford Haven Milford Haven ( cy, Aberdaugleddau, meaning "mouth of the two Rivers Cleddau") is both a town and a community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated on the north side of the Milford Haven Waterway, an estuary forming a natural harbour that has ...

was created in 1917 for Prince Louis of Battenberg, the former First Sea Lord, and a relation to the British Royal family. He was at the same time made Earl of Medina and Viscount Alderney, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Princess Alice of Battenberg never took the name Mountbatten as she married Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark in 1903; her son,

Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021) was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he served as the consort of the British monarch from El ...

, took the name upon becoming a naturalised British citizen. * Louis Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven (1854–1921) m. Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine ** '' Princess Alice of Battenberg (1885–1969) m. Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark'', son of King George I of Greece *** ''

Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark ( el, Μαργαρίτα; 18 April 1905 – 24 April 1981) was by birth a Greek and Danish princess as well as Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg by marriage. A sister-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II of the Un ...

(1905–1981) m.

Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg , house = Hohenlohe-Langenburg , father = Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg , mother = Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , birth_date = , birth_place = Langenburg, German Empire , death_date = , death_place = Langenbur ...

'' *** '' Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906–1969) m.

Berthold, Margrave of Baden Berthold, Margrave of Baden (''Berthold Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst August Heinrich Karl''; 24 February 1906 – 27 October 1963), was the head of the House of Baden, which had reigned over the Grand Duchy of Baden until 1918, from 1929 until his deat ...

'' *** ''

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(1911–1937) m.

Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse en, George Donatus William Nicholas Edward Henry Charles , spouse = , issue = Prince LudwigPrince AlexanderPrincess JohannaUnnamed son , house = Hesse-Darmstadt , father = Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of ...

'' *** '' Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark (1914–2001) m. Prince Christoph of Hesse d. 1943, m. Prince George William of Hanover'' ***

(''1921–2021''), m.

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during h ...

** Lady Louise Mountbatten (1889–1965) m.

George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven Captain George Louis Victor Henry Serge Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven, (6 November 1892Hessisches Hauptstaatsarchiv; Wiesbaden, Deutschland; Bestand: ''901''; Laufende Nummer: ''150'' – 8 April 1938), born Prince George of Batten ...

(1892–1938) m. Countess Nadejda Mikhailovna de Torby *** Lady Tatiana Mountbatten (1917–1988) *** David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven (1919–1970) m. Romaine Dahlgren Pierce div. 1954, m. Janet Mercedes Bryce ****

George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven George Ivar Louis Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven (born 6 June 1961), styled Earl of Medina before 1970, is a British peer and businessman. Biography Family Lord Milford Haven is the elder son of the David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of ...

(b. 1961) m. Sarah Georgina Walker div. 1996, m. Clare Steel ***** Lady Tatiana Dru (b. 1990) m. Alexander Dru ***** Henry Mountbatten, Earl of Medina (b. 1991) **** Lord Ivar Mountbatten (b. 1963) m. Penelope Anne Vere Thompson div. 2011, m. James Coyle ***** Ella Mountbatten (b. 1996) ***** Alexandra Mountbatten (b. 1998) ***** Louise Mountbatten (b. 2002) **

Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979) was a British naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British royal family. Mountbatten, who was of German ...

(1900–1979) m. Edwina Ashley *** Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (1924–2017) m. John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne *** Lady Pamela Hicks (b. 1929) m. David Nightingale Hicks The heir apparent to the marquessate is the present holder's son Henry Mountbatten, Earl of Medina (b. 1991) The 1st Marquess's youngest daughter, Lady Louise Mountbatten, married the crown prince of Sweden in 1923. On his accession in 1950 as Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, Louise became Queen consort of Sweden.

Earls Mountbatten of Burma

Lord Mountbatten Naval in colour Allan Warren

Earl Mountbatten of Burma is a title in the

Peerage of the United Kingdom The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union 1800, Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the ...

, created in 1947 for

Rear Admiral Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...

Louis Mountbatten, 1st Viscount Mountbatten of Burma, youngest son of the 1st Marquess of Milford Haven and the last Viceroy of India. The

letters patent Letters patent ( la, litterae patentes) ( always in the plural) are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch, president or other head of state, generally granting an office, right, monopoly, titl ...

creating the title specified the following special remainder to his daughters. The

subsidiary titles A subsidiary title is a title of authority or title of honour that is held by a royal or noble person but which is not regularly used to identify that person, due to the concurrent holding of a greater title. United Kingdom An example in the Unit ...

of the Earldom are Viscount Mountbatten of Burma, of Romsey in the County of Southampton, created 1946, and Baron Romsey, of Romsey in the County of Southampton, created in 1947. Both of these titles, in the

, have the same special remainder as the Earldom. *

(1900–1979) m. Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley, daughter of Wilfrid Ashley, 1st Baron Mount Temple and great-granddaughter of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury ** Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (1924–2017) m. John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne ***

Norton Knatchbull, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma Norton Louis Philip Knatchbull, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma (born 8 October 1947), known until 2005 as Lord Romsey and until 2017 as The Lord Brabourne, is a British peer. Life and education Lord Mountbatten was born in Lambeth as the eldest ...

(b. 1947) m. Penelope Eastwood **** Nicholas Knatchbull, Lord Brabourne (b. 1981) **** Lady Alexandra Hooper (b. 1982) m. Thomas Hooper **** The Hon. Leonora Knatchbull (1986–1991) *** The Hon. Michael-John Knatchbull (b. 1950) m. Melissa Clare Owen, div. 2006 **** Kelly Knatchbull (b. 1988) **** Savannah Knatchbull (b. 2001) *** The Hon. Anthony Knatchbull (1952–1952) *** Lady Joanna Zuckerman (b. 1955) m. Baron Hubert Pernot du Breuil, div. 1995, m. Azriel Zuckerman *** Lady Amanda Ellingworth (b. 1957) m. Charles Vincent Ellingworth *** The Hon. Philip Knatchbull (b. 1961) m. Atalanta Cowan **** Daisy Knatchbull (b. 1992) **** Frederick Knatchbull (b. 2003) **** John Knatchbull (b. 2004) *** The Hon. Nicholas Knatchbull (1964–1979) *** The Hon. Timothy Knatchbull (b. 1964) m. Isabella Julia Norman **** Amber Knatchbull (b. 2000) **** Milo Knatchbull (b. 2001) **** Ludovic Knatchbull (b. 2003) **** Isla Knatchbull (b. 2005) **** Wilhelmina Knatchbull (b. 2008) ** Lady Pamela Hicks (b. 1929) m. David Nightingale Hicks *** Edwina Brudenell (b. 1961) m.

Jeremy Brudenell Jeremy Alexander Rothwell Brudenell (born 2 April 1960) is a retired British actor of the 1980s and 1990s. Early life Jeremy Alexander Rothwell Brudenell was born in Hammersmith, London on 2 April 1960, the second son of physician John Michael ...

***

Ashley Hicks Ashley Louis David Hicks (born 18 July 1963) is a British interior designer, author, photographer and artist. He is the only son of Lady Pamela Hicks (née Mountbatten) and David Nightingale Hicks. Hicks has designed interiors in Europe, the Unit ...

(b. 1963) m. Marina Allegra Federica Silvia Tondato, div. 2009, m. Katalina Sharkey de Solis **** Angelica Hicks (b. 1992) **** Ambrosia Hicks (b. 1997) **** Caspian Hicks (b. 2018) **** Horatio Hicks (b. 2019) *** India Hicks (b. 1967) The heir apparent to the earldom is the present holder's son, Nicholas Knatchbull, Lord Brabourne (born 1981).

Marquess of Carisbrooke

Marquess of Carisbrooke was a title in the

, created in 1917 for Prince Alexander of Battenberg, eldest son of Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom and Prince Henry of Battenberg. He was made Viscount Launceston, in the County of Cornwall, and Earl of Berkhampsted at the same time, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The titles became extinct upon Lord Carisbrooke's death in 1960, as he had no sons. *

Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke, (born Prince Alexander Albert of Battenberg; 23 November 1886 – 23 February 1960) was a British Royal Navy officer, a member of the Hessian princely Battenberg family and the last surviving ...

(1886–1960) m. Lady Irene Denison, daughter of William Denison, 2nd Earl of Londesborough ** Lady Iris Mountbatten (1920–1982) m. Captain Hamilton Joseph Keyes O'Malley, div. 1946, m. Michael Neely Bryan, div. 1957, m. William Alexander Kemp His siblings were: *

Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena of Battenberg (24 October 1887 – 15 April 1969) was Queen of Spain as the wife of King Alfonso XIII from their marriage on 31 May 1906 until 14 April 1931, when the Spanish Second Republic was proclaimed. A Hessia ...

(1887–1969), m.

Alfonso XIII of Spain Alfonso XIII (17 May 1886 – 28 February 1941), also known as El Africano or the African, was King of Spain from 17 May 1886 to 14 April 1931, when the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed. He was a monarch from birth as his father, Alf ...

Lord Leopold Mountbatten Lord Leopold Arthur Louis Mountbatten (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 Leopo ...

(1889–1922) *

Prince Maurice of Battenberg Prince Maurice of Battenberg , (Maurice Victor Donald; 3 October 1891 – 27 October 1914) was a member of the Hessian princely Battenberg family and the extended British Royal Family, and the youngest grandchild of Queen Victoria. He was known ...

(1891–1914)

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the son of Princess Alice of Battenberg and grandson of the 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, took the name Mountbatten when he became a naturalised British subject. Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten married Princess Elizabeth, daughter of King George VI of the United Kingdom, on 20 November 1947. In 1952, on the accession of his wife as Queen Elizabeth II, there was some dispute regarding the dynasty to which descendants of Elizabeth and Phillip would belong. Queen Mary (the new Queen's grandmother) expressed to Prime Minister

Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 Winston Churchill in the Second World War, dur ...

her aversion to the idea of the House of Mountbatten succeeding the House of Windsor as the royal dynasty. Winston Churchill raised the matter in Parliament where it was decided that the name of the Royal House would remain Windsor, as decreed in perpetuity by Queen Mary's husband, King George V. * Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921–2021) m. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom ** King Charles III (b. 1948) m. Lady Diana Spencer, div. 1996, m.

Camilla Parker Bowles Camilla (born Camilla Rosemary Shand, later Parker Bowles, 17 July 1947) is Queen Consort of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms as the wife of King Charles III. She became queen consort on 8 September 2022, upon the acc ...

*** William, Prince of Wales (b. 1982) m. Catherine Middleton **** Prince George of Wales (b. 2013) ****

Princess Charlotte of Wales Princess Charlotte of Wales may refer to: * Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796–1817), the only child of George, Prince of Wales, later King George IV of the United Kingdom ** Princess Charlotte of Wales (1812 EIC ship), a ship named after the pri ...

(b. 2015) **** Prince Louis of Wales (b. 2018) *** Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (b. 1984) m.

Meghan Markle Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (; born Rachel Meghan Markle; August 4, 1981) is an American member of the British royal family and former actress. She is the wife of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, the younger son of King Charles III. Meghan was ...

****

Archie Mountbatten-Windsor Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor (born 6 May 2019) is the son of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. He is a grandson of King Charles III and is sixth in the line of succession to the British throne. Birth, family ...

(b. 2019) **** Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor (b. 2021) ** Anne, Princess Royal (b. 1950) m. Captain Mark Phillips, div. 1992, m. Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence **

Prince Andrew, Duke of York Prince Andrew, Duke of York, (Andrew Albert Christian Edward; born 19 February 1960) is a member of the British royal family. He is the younger brother of King Charles III and the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince ...

(b. 1960) m.

Sarah Ferguson Sarah, Duchess of York (born Sarah Margaret Ferguson; 15 October 1959), also known by the nickname Fergie, is a member of the British royal family. She is the former wife of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, the younger brother of King Charles III ...

, div. 1996 *** Princess Beatrice of York (b. 1988) m. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi *** Princess Eugenie of York (b. 1990) m. Jack Brooksbank **

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Forfar, (Edward Antony Richard Louis; born 10 March 1964) is a member of the British royal family. He is the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the youngest sibl ...

(b. 1964) m.

Sophie Rhys-Jones Sophie, Countess of Wessex and Forfar, (born Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones, 20 January 1965) is a member of the British royal family. She is married to Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Forfar, the youngest brother of King Charles III. She grew u ...

*** Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor (b. 2003) ***

James Mountbatten-Windsor, Viscount Severn James Alexander Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor, Viscount Severn (born 17 December 2007) is the younger child of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Forfar, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex and Forfar. He is the youngest grandchild of Elizabeth II ...

(b. 2007)

Mountbatten-Windsor

Mountbatten-Windsor is the personal

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of some of the descendants of

and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh under an Order in Council issued in 1960, which has not been applied consistently. While the Order specifically applies the surname "Mountbatten-Windsor" to Elizabeth's male-line descendants not holding Royal styles and titles, "Mountbatten-Windsor" has been formally used by some of her descendants who ''do'' hold Royal styles. The surname was first officially used by Princess Anne in 1973, in the wedding register for her marriage to Mark Phillips. Prince William and his wife Catherine used the names "''Monsieur et Madame Mountbatten-Windsor''" when filing a French lawsuit against the French magazine ''Closer''. Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan have named their children

and Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor. Mountbatten-Windsor differs from the official name of the British royal family or

royal house A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family,''Oxford English Dictionary'', "dynasty, ''n''." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1897. usually in the context of a monarchy, monarchical system, but sometimes also appearing in repu ...

, which remains Windsor. The adoption of the Mountbatten-Windsor surname applies only to members of the royal family who are descended from Elizabeth, and not, for example, to her cousins, or descendants of her sister,

Princess Margaret Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, (Margaret Rose; 21 August 1930 – 9 February 2002) was the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and the younger sister and only sibling of Queen Elizabeth ...

Legacy

The city of Ottawa, Ontario, erected ''Mountbatten Avenue'' in memory of the 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma. A

Royal Canadian Sea Cadets The Royal Canadian Sea Cadets (RCSC; french: links=no, Cadets de la Marine royale du Canada) is a Canadian national youth program sponsored by the Canadian Armed Forces and the civilian Navy League of Canada. Administered by the Canadian Forces, t ...

corps, RCSCC No. 134 Admiral Mountbatten, was named after him in 1946. A bronze statue by Franta Belsky of Lord Mountbatten of Burma was erected in 1983 outside the Foreign Office, overlooking Horse Guards Parade. The earl is dressed in the uniform of an Admiral of the Fleet. The

Mountbatten Institute The Mountbatten Institute is an organization based in New York City, dedicated to fostering international exchange and study by placing international graduate students abroad to earn business certificates. Named in honour of Louis Mountbatten, 1s ...

(formerly known as the Mountbatten Internship Programme), an organization based in New York and London dedicated to fostering work experience and cultural exchange by placing international graduate students abroad to earn postgraduate and degrees was set up by his eldest daughter, Patricia, 2nd Countess Mountbatten. It was named in honour of the countess's father, the 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Despite the family's well-known connections with the Royal Navy, the

Mount Batten Peninsula Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...

, overlooking the Royal Naval Base of Devonport, England, is not named after them but after

Sir William Batten Sir William Batten (1601 to 5 October 1667) was an English naval officer and administrator from Somerset, who began his career as a merchant seaman, served as second-in-command of the Parliamentarian navy during the First English Civil War, th ...

, a 17th-century Surveyor of the Navy.

Coats of arms

File:Coat of Arms of Prince Louis, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven.svg, Coat of Arms of Prince Louis, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven File:Coat of Arms of George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven.svg, Coat of arms of the 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven, after his appointment as GCVO File:Coat of Arms of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma.svg, Coat of Arms of

Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979) was a British naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British royal family. Mountbatten, who was of German ...

File:Greater coat of arms of Queen Louise (Sweden).svg, Coat of arms of Queen Louise of Sweden File:Coat of Arms of Princes Alexander, Leopold and Maurice of Battenberg (Before 1917).svg, Coat of Arms of Princes Alexander, Leopold and Maurice of Battenberg (before 1917) File:Coat of Arms of Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke.svg, Coat of arms of Alexander Mountbatten, Marquess of Carisbrooke File:Coat of Arms of Lord Leopold Mountbatten.svg, Coat of Arms of

File:Coat of Arms of Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.svg, Coat of Arms of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh File:Coat of Arms of 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma.svg, Coat of Arms Norton Knatchbull, Earl Mountbatten of Burma File:Arms of Battenberg-Mountbatten.svg, Arms of Prince Louis, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven and Prince Henry of Battenberg File:Earl Mountbatten of Burma-CoA-Shield.svg, Arms of

and

File:Blason de la Princesse Louise de Suède.svg, Arms of Queen Louise of Sweden as Crown Princess File:Drottning Louise vapen.svg, Arms of Queen Louise of Sweden File:Arms of Princes Alexander, Leopold and Maurice of Battenberg (Before 1917).svg, Arms of Princes Alexander, Leopold and Maurice of Battenberg (before 1917) File:Arms of Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke.svg, Arms of Alexander Mountbatten, Marquess of Carisbrooke
(after 1917) File:Arms of Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.svg, Arms of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh File:Lord Mountbatten of Burma-CoA-Knatchbull-Shield.svg, Arms granted to the Brabourne descendants of Earl Mountbatten of Burma's elder daughter.

Family tree

References

External links

Tribute & Memorial Website to Louis, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
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