Genealogy of the Royal Family of Great Britain1

HRH Princess Beatrice and her descendants

HRH Princess BeatriceHRH Princess Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodora of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony ("Baby")
(Since November 17th, 1917:) HRH Princess Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodora of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
* Buckingham Palace, St. James Park, London, April 14th, 1857
† Brantridge Park, Balcombe, Sussex, October 26th, 1944

HRH Prince Heinrich von BattenbergMarried:

Whippingham Church near Osborne, Isle of Wight, July 23rd, 1885:
HSH Prince Heinrich Moritz von Battenberg ("Liko")
(Since July 23rd, 1885:) HRH Prince Heinrich Moritz von Battenberg
* Milan, October 5th, 1858
† (fever) On board HMS Blonde off the coast of Sierra Leone, January 20th, 1896
Granted the style Royal Highness in Great Britain by Letters Patent of July 23rd, 1885

Children from this marriage:2

  1. HH Prince Alexander Albert von Battenberg ("Sandrino")
  2. HM Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain née Princess von BattenbergHH Princess Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena von Battenberg ("Ena")
    (Since April 3rd, 1906:) HRH Princess Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena von Battenberg
    (Took the additional names Maria Cristina following her conversion to the Roman Catholic faith after her marriage)
    * Balmoral Castle, October 24th, 1887
    † Lausanne, April 15th, 1969
    Granted the style Royal Highness by HM King Edward VII of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland by Letters Patent of April 3rd, 1906

    HM King Alfonso XIII of SpainMarried:

    San Jerónimo Church, Madrid, May 31st, 1906:
    HM King     Alfonso XIII Leon Fernando Santiago Maria Jaime Isidoro Pascual Antonio of Spain
    * (posthumously) Royal Palace, Madrid, May 17th, 1886
    † Grand Hotel, Rome, February 28th, 1941
    King of Spain, May 17th, 1886 (forced to leave Spain: April 14th, 1931; abdicated in favour of his son Juan: Rome, January 15th, 1941)

  3. HH Prince Leopold von BattenbergHH Prince Leopold Arthur Louis von Battenberg
    (Since July 14th, 1917:) Sir Leopold Arthur Louis Mountbatten GCVO
    (Since September 11th, 1917:) Lord Leopold Arthur Louis Mountbatten
    * Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, May 21st, 1889
    † (bled to death following surgery) Kensington Palace, London, April 23rd, 1922
    Renounced the style and title HH Prince von Battenberg and assumed the surname Mountbatten, July 14th, 1917; granted the title and precedence of the younger son of a marquess by Royal Warrant of September 11th, 1917
    Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
  4. HH Prince Maurice von BattenbergHH Prince Maurice Victor Donald von Battenberg
    * Balmoral Castle, October 3rd, 1891
    † (killed in action) Zonnebeke near Ypres, October 27th, 1914
    Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

HH Prince Alexander von BattenbergHH Prince Alexander Albert von Battenberg ("Sandrino")
(Since July 17th, 1917:) Lord Alexander Albert Mountbatten
(Since July 18th, 1917:) Alexander Albert Mountbatten 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke
* Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, November 23rd, 1886
† Kensington Palace, London, February 23rd, 1960
Renounced the style and title HH Prince von Battenberg and assumed the surname Mountbatten, July 17th, 1917; created 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke, Earl of Berkhamsted, Viscount Launceston, July 18th, 1917
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

Married:

Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London, July 19th, 1917:
Lady Irene Frances Adza Denison
* London, July 4th, 1890
† London, July 16th, 1956

Child from this marriage:

  1. Lady Iris Victoria Beatrice Grace Mountbatten

Lady Iris MountbattenLady Iris Victoria Beatrice Grace Mountbatten
* Kensington Palace, London, January 13th, 1920
† Wellesley Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, September 1st, 1982

Married:

  1. St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, Haywards Heath, Sussex, February 15th, 1941:
    Hamilton Joseph Keyes O'Malley
    * Farnborough, Hampshire, October 18th, 1910
    Captain of the Army
    (Divorced: New York, 1946)
  2. Pound Ridge, New York, May 5th, 1957:
    Michael Neely Bryan
    * Byhalia, Mississippi, August 9th, 1916
    † Glendale Memorial Hospital, Glendale, California, August 20th, 1972
    (Divorced: 1957)
  3. Toronto, Ontario, December 11th, 1965:
    William Alexander Kemp
    * Toronto, Ontario, July 10th, 1921
    † Toronto, Ontario, December 12th, 1991
    (Separated: 2 weeks after their marriage)

Child from the second marriage:

  1. Robin Alexander Bryan
    * Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, New York, December 20th, 1957

    Illegitimate children:

    1. Edward Curtis Houle
      * Toronto, Ontario, 1979
      (Mother: Louise Houle)
    2. Faith ...
      * Toronto, Ontario, 1979
      (The name of her mother is unknown; Faith bears the surname of her mother's husband)
    3. Elijha Alexander Bryan
      * Scarborough Grace Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, May 14th, 1995
      (Mother: Pamela Jean Foster, * York County Hospital, Newmarket, Ontario, August 23rd, 1964)

Footnotes:

  1. Source: Queen Victoria's Descendants by Marlene A. Eilers. With special thanks to Hein Bruins, Brigitte Gastel Lloyd and Netty Leistra.
  2. The children from this marriage were granted the style Highness in Great Britain by Royal Warrant of December 13th, 1886.

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Last updated: November 17th, 2007.