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Battenberg

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Battenberg , German princely family, issued from the morganatic union of Alexander, a younger son of Louis II, grand duke of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Countess Julia von Hauke, who was created (1858) princess of Battenberg. Their oldest son, Louis (1854-1921), an admiral in the British navy, married a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. During World War I he renounced (1917) his German title and anglicized his name as Mountbatten, whereupon he was created marquess of Milford Haven. His daughter Louise married Gustavus VI, king of Sweden. Another daughter, Alice, married Prince Andrew of Greece, third... Read more
Battenberg family
...19th–20th centuries. The first Battenbergs were a family of German counts that...renounced the German title of prince of Battenberg and adopted Mountbatten as a surname...Edinburgh , and Louis Mountbatten . Battenberg family Battenberg family Battenberg... Read more
Battenberg, Prince Louis
Battenberg, Prince Louis (1854–1921) British admiral. Of Polish-German descent, he became a naturalized British subject in 1868 and... Read more

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