Biography of Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh 1921-2021

Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg

Maternal Family Tree: Marie Elisabeth of Saxony Duchess Holstein Gottorp 1610-1684

1952 Death of George VI Accession of Elizabeth II

1962 London Premiere of Lawrence of Arabia

On 10 Jun 1921 Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh was born to Andrew Glücksburg (age 39) and Princess Alice of Battenburg (age 36) at Mon Repos. He a great x 2 grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

Around 1935 Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh (age 13) educated at Gordonstoun School, Elgin, Moray.

On 03 Dec 1944 [his father] Andrew Glücksburg (age 62) died at the Metropole Hotel Monte Carlo.

Before 20 Nov 1947 Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh (age 26) was created 1st Duke Edinburgh.

On 20 Nov 1947 Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh (age 26) and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 21) were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. She the daughter of King George VI of the United Kingdom (age 51) and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort England (age 47). They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

On 14 Nov 1948 [his son] King Charles III was born to Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh (age 27) and [his wife] Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 22).

On 15 Aug 1950 [his daughter] Princess Anne Windsor was born to Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh (age 29) and [his wife] Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 24).

Death of George VI Accession of Elizabeth II

On 06 Feb 1952 [his father-in-law] King George VI of the United Kingdom (age 56) died at Sandringham Estate, Norfolk. He was buried at King George VI Memorial Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. His daughter [his wife] Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 25) succeeded II Queen of the United Kingdom; she was at her Kenyan home Sagana Lodge.

On 10 Jan 1953 Walter Francis Montagu-Douglas-Scott 9th Duke Buccleuch 11th Duke Queensberry (age 29) and Jane McNeill Duchess of Buccleuch (age 23) were married at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh. The ceremony was attended by [his wife] Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 26) and the Duke of Edinburgh (age 31) as well as a number of other members of the Royal family. He the son of Walter Scott 8th Duke Buccleuch 10th Duke Queensberry (age 58) and Vreda Lascelles Duchess Buccleuch and Queensbury (age 52).

On 19 Feb 1960 [his son] Prince Andrew Windsor 1st Duke York was born to Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh (age 38) and [his wife] Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 33) at Belgian Suite Buckingham Palace. He was baptised on 08 Apr 1960 by Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher (age 72) at the Music Room, Buckingham Palace.

On 06 May 1960 Antony Armstrong-Jones 1st Earl of Snowdon (age 30) and [his sister-in-law] Princess Margaret (age 29) were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. The ceremony was the first royal wedding to be broadcast on television. She the daughter of King George VI of the United Kingdom and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort England (age 59).

Colin Tennant 3rd Baron Glenconner (age 33) and Anne Veronica Coke Baroness Glenconner (age 27), whose wedding the couple had attended four years before, offered them a piece of land on their privately owned island, Mustique, and agreed to build a house for the couple on the land. It was designed in 1971 by uncle to Lord Snowdon, Oliver Messel, and named "Les Jolies Eaux" aka "The Pretty Waters"

London Premiere of Lawrence of Arabia

On 10 Dec 1962 Lawrence of Arabia received its premiere in London at the Odeon Cinema Leicester Square. The event was attended by Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh (age 41) and [his wife] Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 36). Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, David Lean Director), Sam Spiegel (Producer) and Freddie Young (cameraman) attended. In the audience were Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Attenborough, his wife and son. Noël Coward attended the after-party.

On 10 Mar 1964 [his son] Prince Edward Windsor Duke of Edinburgh was born to Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh (age 42) and [his wife] Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 37).

On 05 Dec 1969 [his mother] Princess Alice of Battenburg (age 84) died.

On 29 Jul 1981 [his son] Prince Charles (age 32) and [his daughter-in-law] Diana Spencer Princess Wales (age 20) were married at St Paul's Cathedral [Map]. She by marriage Princess of Wales. She the daughter of John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer (age 57) and Frances Ruth Roche Countess Spencer (age 45). He the son of Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh (age 60) and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 55).

On 09 Feb 2002 [his sister-in-law] Princess Margaret (age 71) died at King Edward VII's Hospital. She was buried at King George VI Memorial Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map].

On 09 Apr 2005 [his son] Prince Charles (age 56) and [his daughter-in-law] Queen Consort Camilla Shand (age 57) were married at Windsor Guildhall. He the son of Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh (age 83) and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 78).

On 09 Apr 2021 Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh (age 99) died at Windsor Castle [Map]. His son [his son] King Charles III (age 72) succeeded 2nd Duke Edinburgh.

On 08 Sep 2022 [his former wife] Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 96) died. [his son] King Charles III (age 73) was crowned 3rd King of the United Kingdom.

[his father] Andrew Glücksburg and [his mother] Princess Alice of Battenburg were married. She the daughter of Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven. He the son of George I King Greece and Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

Royal Ancestors of Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh 1921-2021

Kings Wessex: Great x 26 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 23 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 29 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 24 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 2 Grand Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 22 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Royal Descendants of Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh 1921-2021

King Charles III x 1

Ancestors of Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh 1921-2021

Great x 4 Grandfather: Karl Anton Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frederica Charlotte Dohna Schlodien Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Great x 2 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Friederike Schlieben Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Christian IX of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Oldenburg Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

GrandFather: George I King Greece 3 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince Frederick Oldenburg 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Maria Welf Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Charlotte of Denmark 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Father: Andrew Glücksburg 4 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter III of Russia 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Paul Emperor of Russia 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Tsar Nicholas I of Russia 3 x Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Eugene Württemberg Duke Württemberg

Great x 3 Grandmother: Empress Sophie Dorothea of Russia 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Friederike Sophie Dorothea Hohenzollern Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandfather: Konstantin Nikolayevich Holstein Gottorp Romanov 4 x Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick William II King Prussia Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick William II King Prussia 2 x Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Hohenzollern 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

GrandMother: Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh 2 x Great Grand Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis I Grand Duke of Hesse 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken

Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis Hesse Darmstadt II Grand Duke 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Hesse Darmstadt 19 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Grand Duke Charles Frederick of Baden

Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince Charles Louis of Baden 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Wilhelmine Baden 18 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken

GrandFather: Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven 20 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Julia Hauke

Mother: Princess Alice of Battenburg Great Grand Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis I Grand Duke of Hesse 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Hesse Darmstadt II Grand Duke 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Karl Wilhelm Hesse Darmstadt 19 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince Charles Louis of Baden 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Wilhelmine Baden 18 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke 20 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Prussia

GrandMother: Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven Grand Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Charlotte Mecklenburg-Schwerin 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England