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The Battenberg family is a non-dynastic cadet branch of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt, which ruled the Grand Duchy of Hesse until 1918. The first member was Countess Julia von Hauke, whose brother-in-law Grand Duke Louis III of Hesse created her Countess of Battenberg in 1851, along with the style of Illustrious Highness (H.Ill.H.), at the time of her morganatic marriage to Grand Duke Louis's ...
The Mountbatten family is a British family that originated as a branch of the German princely Battenberg family.The name was adopted by members of the Battenberg family residing in the United Kingdom on 14 July 1917, three days before the British royal family changed its name from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to Windsor.
Articles relating to the Battenberg family, a morganatic branch of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt. The founder was Julia, Princess of Battenberg, morganatic wife of Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine
Spanish Royal Family: Louis II (1777–1848) Grand Duke of Hesse and by the Rhine 1830—1848: Victoria: Albert, Prince Consort: Prince Charles of Hesse and by the Rhine (1809–1877) Louis III (1806–1877) Grand Duke of Hesse and by the Rhine 1848—1877: Prince Alexander of Hesse and by the Rhine (1823–1888) Julia v. Hauke [a] (1825–1895 ...
The Electorate of Hesse (Hesse-Kassel) was annexed by Prussia in 1866, while the Grand Duchy of Hesse (Hesse-Darmstadt) remained a sovereign realm until the end of the German monarchies in 1918. Since 23 May 2013, the head of the house has been Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse. He descends from the Hesse-Kassel branch of the family, which has been ...
Prince Henry of Battenberg (Henry Maurice; 5 October 1858 – 20 January 1896), formerly Count Henry of Battenberg, was a morganatic descendant of the Grand Ducal House of Hesse. He became a member of the British royal family by marriage to Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom , the youngest child of Queen Victoria .
Captain George Louis Victor Henry Serge Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven (6 November 1892 [1] – 8 April 1938), born Prince George of Battenberg, styled Earl of Medina between 1917 and 1921, was a Royal Navy officer and the elder son of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven (Prince Louis of Battenberg), and Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine.
Battenberg family, German noble family from Hesse Julia, Princess of Battenberg (1825–1895) Prince Louis of Battenberg (1854–1921) Princess Marie of Battenberg (1852–1923) Prince Alexander of Battenberg (1857–1893) Prince Henry of Battenberg (1858–1896) Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg (1861–1924) Princess Alice of Battenberg ...