Lord Mountbatten Queen Elizabeth Family Tree
Where does lord mountbatten fit in the royal family tree.
Lord mountbatten queen elizabeth family tree. When mountbatten married the beautiful heiress edwina ashley in 1922 king george v queen mary and most members of the royal family attended while edward then the prince of wales was best man. Prince philips family tree image. Getty images mountbatten has even been credited with introducing a young prince philip to the then princess elizabeth.
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. However as a great grandson of queen victoria himself louis. Here photos from the very real event whichthanks to the crowns.
Coronation portrait of e. Read more a timeline of charles and dianas relationship from dating to divorce. Louis mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma was born prince louis of battenberg on 25 june 1900 in windsor.
Lord mountbattens great grandmother was queen victoria and his sister was princess alice of battenberg prince philips mother. Patricia knatchbull 2nd countess mountbatten of burma 19242017 m. Edwina cynthia annette ashley daughter of wilfrid ashley 1st baron mount temple and great granddaughter of anthony ashley cooper 7th earl of shaftesbury.
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 iiduring the second world war he was supreme allied commander south east asia. Louis mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma 19001979 m. John knatchbull 7th baron brabourne.
Mountbatten windsor is the personal surname used by some of the male line descendants of queen elizabeth ii and prince philip duke of edinburgh. Individuals with royal styles do not usually use a surname but some descendants of the queen with royal styles have used mountbatten windsor when a surname was required. Admiral of the fleet louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma born prince louis of battenberg.
On september 5 1979 the british royal family gathered at westminster abbey for lord mountbattens funeral service.