Lord Mountbatten Nephew

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.

Lord mountbatten nephew. An fbi dossier on mountbatten released in. Despite their age difference of more than 48 years lord mountbatten had a very tight relationship with his great nephew prince charles. How was lord mountbatten related to prince philip and charles. The name is a direct anglicisation of the german battenberg literally batten mountain a small town in hesse.

Admiral of the fleet louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma born prince louis of battenberg. Once he was engaged to the then princess elizabeth it was mountbatten who fought for his nephew to. He was in charge of raising his nephew felipe de edimburgo from a very young age because his sister princess alice of battenberg had to be admitted to different asylums. Reportedly charles thought of mountbatten as an honorary.

Philip like his sons charles and andrew and other royals with the exception of the 1st earl of snowdon ceased to be members of the house of lords following the house of lords act 1999. A new three part series the private lives of the windsors kicks off with lord mountbatten the naval commander who introduced the queen to her future husband his nephew phillip and later became. 25 june 1900 27 august 1979 was a british royal navy officer and statesman an uncle of prince philip duke of edinburgh and second cousin once removed of queen elizabeth ii. Throughout lord mountbattens life and in the years after he died in an ira bombing on august 27 1979 rumors swirled about his extramarital affairs.

Lord mountbatten had a great influence during the reign of elizabeth ii. Louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten was born in windsor on june 25 1900 a great grandson of queen victoria and the son. Philip was introduced to the house of lords on 21 july 1948 immediately before his uncle louis mountbatten who had been made earl mountbatten of burma. At one stage he suggested prince charles marry his granddaughter amanda who turned down.

Mountbatten who also features in the crown on netflix even coached his great nephew on his love life.