Creation date 7 November 1917 | Monarch George V | |
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Present holder George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess Heir apparent Henry Mountbatten, Earl of Medina | ||
Marquess of milford haven 1921
Marquess of Milford Haven is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
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History
The marquessate of Milford Haven was created in 1917 for Prince Louis of Battenberg, the former First Sea Lord, and a relation to the British Royal family, who amidst the anti-German sentiments of the First World War abandoned the use of his German surname and titles and adopted the surname Mountbatten, an Anglicized version of the surname Battenberg. He was at the same time made Earl of Medina and Viscount Alderney, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
As of 2016 the titles are held by his great-grandson, the fourth Marquess, who succeeded his father in 1970.
People
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900–1979), was the second son of the 1st Marquess of Milford Haven.
Alexander Albert Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke (1886–1960), was a nephew of the 1st Marquess of Milford Haven.
Estates
The family lived at Lynden Manor at Holyport, Berkshire, now split into four houses. A later seat was Moyns Park in Birdbrook, Essex. The 1st and 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven are buried at St. Mildred's Church, Whippingham; the 2nd Marquess is buried in Bray Cemetery, Bray, Berkshire.
The present Lord Milford Haven owns the Great Trippetts Estate in Sussex.
Marquesses of Milford Haven (1917)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Henry David Louis Mountbatten, Earl of Medina (b. 1991)
