Lord Louis Mountbatten Family Tree

Lord mountbatten was a british statesman and naval leader the fourth child of prince louis of battenberg.

Lord louis mountbatten family tree. Husband of edwina mountbatten countess mountbatten of burma. Prince louis of battenberg was born on 25 june 1900 at frogmore house in the home park windsor berkshire. The name is a direct anglicisation of the german battenberg literally batten mountain a small town in hesse. The mountbatten family is a british dynasty originating as a cadet branch of the german princely battenberg familythe name was adopted during world war i by members of the battenberg family residing in the united kingdom due to rising anti german sentiment amongst the british public.

Louis mountbatten of burmas grand nieces and grand nephews. A british naval officer during. He had been married to lady edwina. Due to the upheavals during and after the russian revolution and the killing of the related tsar family prince louis lost a great deal of wealth and in 1920 shortly before his death was forced to sell the family home schloss heiligenberg in jugenheim near darmstadt.

He was prince charless great uncle and was described by the royal. The unrest ended in april 1998 thanks to the good friday agreement a brokered peace. Lord louis mountbatten was born in windsor in 1900. Son of louis alexander mountbatten 1st marquess of milford haven and viktoria alberta elisabeth mathilde marie von hessen und bei rhein herzogin marchioness of milford haven.

Lord mountbattens great grandmother was queen victoria and his sister was princess alice of battenberg prince philips mother. Louis alexander was asked to relenquish the title of prince of battenberg and changed the family name to mountbatten. Princess victoria of hesse and by rhine prince louis of battenberg and their four children princess alice princess louise prince george and prince louis.