HRH Princess Alice Maud Mary of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha, Duchess of Saxony
* Buckingham Palace, St. James Park, London, April 25th, 1843
(diphtheria) Neues Palais, Darmstadt, December 14th, 1878
Drawing Room, Osborne House, Isle of Wight,
July 1st, 1862:
HRH Grand Duke Ludwig IV of Hesse and by Rhine
("Louis")
(Born as: HGDH Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Karl of
Hesse and by Rhine)
* Bessungen, September 12th, 1837
Neues Palais, Darmstadt, March 13th, 1892
Granted the style Royal Highness in Great Britain, July 1st,
1862
Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, June 13th, 1877
Children from this marriage:
Married:
Winter Palace Church, Winter
Palace, St. Petersburg, June 15th n.s., 1884:
HIH Grand Duke Sergej Aleksandrovitch of Russia
* Tsarskoe Selo, May 11th n.s., 1857
(assassinated) Senate Square, Kremlin, Moscow,
February 17th n.s., 1905
Governor of Moscow
Chapel, Schloß Charlottenburg,
Berlin, May 24th, 1888:
HRH Prince Albert Wilhelm Heinrich of Prussia ("Henry")
* Neues Palais, Potsdam, August 14th, 1862
Herrenhaus Hemmelmark, Barkelsby near
Eckernförde, April 20th, 1929
Grand Admiral of the German Fleet
Winter Palace Church, Winter
Palace, St. Petersburg, November 26th n.s., 1894:
HIM Emperor and Autocrat Nikolai II Aleksandrovitch of all the Russias
("Nicky")
(Born as: HIH Grand Duke Nikolai Aleksandrovitch
of Russia)
(Since March 13th n.s., 1881:) HIH Czarevitch Nikolai
Aleksandrovitch of Russia
* The Blue Boudoir, Alexander Palace, Tsarskoe Selo, May
18th n.s., 1868
(assassinated) Ipatiev House, Voznesenskaya
Square, Ekaterinenburg, July 16th/17th, 1918
Czarevitch of Russia, March 13th n.s., 1881
Emperor of Russia, November 1st n.s., 1894 (crowned:
Dormition Cathedral, Kremlin, Moscow, May 26th n.s.,
1896; abdicated: March 28th n.s., 1917)
HGDH Princess Viktoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde
Marie of Hesse and by Rhine
* Tapestry Room, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, April 5th,
1863
Kensington Palace, London, September 24th, 1950
Relinquished the style and title HGDH Princess of Hesse and by
Rhine and assumed the title Marchioness of Milford Haven, July
17th, 1917
(civil and religious) Darmstadt, April
30th, 1884:
HSH Prince Ludwig Alexander von Battenberg
(Since July 14th, 1917:) Louis Alexander Mountbatten
(Since July 17th, 1917:) Louis Alexander Mountbatten 1st
Marquess of Milford Haven
* Graz, Steiermark, May 24th, 1854
(heart attack) Naval and Military Club, Piccadilly,
London, September 11th, 1921
Relinquished the style and title HSH Prince von Battenberg and
took the name Louis Alexander Mountbatten, July 14th,
1917; created 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, Earl of Medina,
Viscount Alderney, July 17th, 1917
First Sea Lord, 1912-1914; Admiral of the Fleet, August 4th, 1921
(civil) Darmstadt, October 6th,
(Protestant) Chapel, Alte Palais and (Orthodox) Russian
Chapel on the Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt, October 7th,
1903:
HRH Prince Andreas
of Greece and Denmark ("Andrea")
* Athens, February 1st n.s., 1882
Hotel Metropole, Monte Carlo, December 3rd, 1944
Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace,
London, November 3rd, 1923:
HM King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
(Born as: HRH Prince Oscar Fredrik Vilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf
of Sweden, Duke of Skåne)
(Since December 8th, 1907:) HRH Crown Prince Oscar Fredrik Vilhelm
Olaf Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, Duke of
Skåne
* Royal Palace, Stockholm, November 11th, 1882
Hospital, Helsingborg, September 15th, 1973
Crown Prince of Sweden, December 8th, 1907
King of Sweden, October 29th, 1950
HRH Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig Karl Albert
Wilhelm of Hesse and by Rhine ("Ernie")
(Born as: HGDH Prince Ernst Ludwig Karl Albert Wilhelm of
Hesse and by Rhine)
(Since June 13th, 1877:) HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig
Karl Albert Wilhelm of Hesse and by Rhine
* Neues Palais, Darmstadt, November 25th, 1868
Schloß Wolfsgarten, Langen, Kreis Offenbach, October 9th,
1937
Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, June 13th, 1877
Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, March 13th, 1892 (abdicated:
November 9th, 1918)
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(civil) Neues Palais, Darmstadt,
January 23rd, (Orthodox) Neues Palais and (Lutheran)
Palace Church, Darmstadt, February 2nd, 1931:
HRH Princess Cecilia
of Greece and Denmark ("Cécile")
* Tatoi Palace near Athens, June 22nd, 1911
(plane crash) Steene, November 16th, 1937
Married:
St. Peter's Church, Eaton Square,
London, November 17th, 1937:
Hon. Margaret Campbell Geddes ("Peg")
* Dublin, March 18th, 1913
Schloß Wolfsgarten, Langen, Kreis Offenbach,
January 26th, 1997
HSH Prince George
Louis Victor Henry Serge von Battenberg
("Georgie")
(Since July 14th, 1917:) George Louis Victor Henry Serge
Mountbatten
(Since July 17th, 1917:) George Louis Victor Henry Serge
Mountbatten Earl of Medina
(Since September 11th, 1921:) George Louis Victor Henry
Serge Mountbatten 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven
* Alte Palais, Darmstadt, November 6th, 1892
London, April 8th, 1938
2nd Marquess of Milford Haven, Earl of Medina, Viscount Alderney,
September 11th, 1921
Married:
(Orthodox) Russian Embassy Chapel, Welbeck
Street and Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London, November
15th, 1916:
Nadezhda Mikhailovna Comtesse de Torby ("Nada")
* Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, March 28th, 1896
Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, January 22nd, 1963
HSH Prince Louis
Francis Albert Victor Nicholas von Battenberg
("Dickie")
(Since July 14th, 1917:) Louis Francis Albert Victor
Nicholas Mountbatten
(Since July 17th, 1917:) Lord Louis Francis Albert Victor
Nicholas Mountbatten
(Since August 23rd, 1946:) Louis Francis Albert Victor
Nicholas Mountbatten 1st Viscount Mountbatten of Burma
(Since October 28th, 1947:) Louis Francis Albert Victor
Nicholas Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
* Frogmore House, Windsor, Berkshire, June 25th, 1900
(assault) on board of his fishing boat Shadow V off the
coast of Mullaghmore, August 27th, 1979
Created 1st Viscount Mountbatten of Burma, August 23rd, 1946;
created 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Baron Romsey, October
28th, 1947; Viceroy of India, 1947; Governor-General of India,
1947-1948
First Sea Lord, 1955-1959
Knight of the Garter
Married:
St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, London,
July 18th, 1922:
Hon. Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley
* Broadlands, Romsey, Hampshire, November 28th, 1901
Jesselton, North Borneo, February 21st, 1960
Children from this marriage:
David
Michael Mountbatten 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven
(Born as: David Michael Mountbatten Viscount Alderney)
(Since September 11th, 1921:) David Michael Mountbatten
Earl of Medina
* Edinburgh, May 12th, 1919
London, April 14th, 1970
3rd Marquess of Milford Haven, Earl of Medina, Viscount Alderney,
April 8th, 1938
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Married:
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul,
Clare, Suffolk, April 23rd, 1994:
Penelope Anne Vere Thompson ("Penny")
* Salisbury, Wiltshire, March 17th, 1966
Children from this marriage:
Patricia Edwina Victoria Mountbatten 2nd
Countess Mountbatten of Burma
(Born as: Patricia Edwina Victoria Mountbatten)
(Since August 23rd, 1946:) Lady Patricia Edwina Victoria
Mountbatten
* Brook House, London, February 14th, 1924
2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, Baroness Romsey, August 27th,
1979
Colonel-in-Chief of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light
Infantry Battalion
Married:
Romsey Abbey, Romsey, Hampshire, October
26th, 1946:
Sir John Ulick Knatchbull 7th Baron Brabourne
* London, November 9th, 1924
Ashford, Kent, September 22nd, 2005
7th Baron Brabourne and 16th Baronet
Married:
Romsey Abbey, Romsey, Hampshire,
October 20th, 1979:
Penelope Meredith Eastwood
* London, April 16th, 1953
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Married:
Church of St. Mary the Virgin,
Ashford, Kent, October 31st, 1987:
Charles Vincent Ellingworth
* Leicester, Leicestershire, February 7th, 1957
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Winchester Cathedral, Winchester,
July 11th, 1998:
Isabella Julia Norman
* London, January 9th, 1971
Child from this marriage:
Lady Pamela Carmen Louise Mountbatten
("Pammy")
(Born as: Pamela Carmen Louise Mountbatten)
* Ritz Hotel, Barcelona, April 19th, 1929
Married:
Romsey Abbey, Romsey, Hampshire, January
13th, 1960:
Sir David Nightingale Hicks
* Little Coggeshall, Essex, March 25th, 1929
The Grove, Brightwell Baldwin, Oxfordshire, March 29th,
1998
Children from this marriage:
Married:
Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford,
March 24th, 1984:
Jeremy Alexander Rothwell Brudenell
* London, April 2nd, 1960
Children from this marriage:
Married:
(civil) Wheatly, Oxfordshire,
October 18th, 1990:
Allegra Marina Federica Silvia Tondato
* Turin, May 20th, 1960
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Last updated: November 17th, 2007.