Lord Mountbatten 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.

Lord mountbatten windsor. His great grandmother was queen victoria and his sister was princess alice of battenberg prince philips mother. Mountbatten windsor differs from the official name of the british royal family or royal house which remains 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. Hes the younger child and only son of prince edward earl of wessex and sophie countess of wessex and the youngest grandchild of queen elizabeth ii and prince philip duke of edinburgh.

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. 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. Lord mountbatten was a british statesman and naval leader the fourth child of prince louis of battenberg. Admiral of the fleet louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma born prince louis of battenberg.

Lord mountbatten was born prince louis of battenburg in windsor in 1900. 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. Lord mountbatten was assassinated by the ira irish republican army during a boat explosion off the coast of mullaghmore county sligo in north west ireland. Born 17 december 2007 is a member of the british royal family.

Lord louis mountbatten was born in windsor in 1900. James viscount severn james alexander philip theo mountbatten windsor. Through a british order in council issued in 1960 descendants of the couple not bearing royal styles and titles can use the surname mountbatten windsor which has also been used by some members of the royal family who do hold titles such as princess anne and princes andrew and edward. An fbi dossier on mountbatten released in.

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