Biography of Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma 1900-1979

Paternal Family Tree: Hesse

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

1884 Double Heese Darmstadt Marriage

1979 Death of Louis Mountbatten

Double Heese Darmstadt Marriage

On 30 Apr 1884 father and daughter, [his grandfather] Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke (age 46) and [his mother] Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven (age 21), were both married on the same, of near, days, he taking advantage pf his relatives being in Darmstadt for his daughter's wedding. He, apparently, didn't approve of his daughter's choice of his first cousin [his father] Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven (age 29) since they, Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven would live in Britain.

Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven were married. They were first cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

In the evening Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke and Alexandrina Hutten Czapska (age 29) were married. She being his former mistress. Apparently, they separated within a week and the marriage was annulled within three months.

On 25 Jun 1900 Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma was born to Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven (age 46) and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven (age 37). He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.61%.

On 18 Jul 1922 Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (age 22) and Edwina Ashley (age 20) were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. He the son of Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven (age 59). He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

The wedding, which attracted hugh crowds, was attending by Queen Mary (age 55), Queen Alexandra (age 77) and the Prince of Wales.

Left to right: Mary Ashley (age 15), Princess Margarita Glücksburg (age 17), Joan Esther Sybilla Pakenham (age 18), Sophie Glücksburg (age 8) (seated), Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Edwina Ashley, Prince of Wales (age 28), Mary Sibell Ashley-Cooper (age 19) (seated), Princess Theodora (age 16) and Princess Cecile (age 11) (seated).

On 14 Feb 1924 [his daughter] Patricia Mountbatten 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma was born to Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (age 23) and [his wife] Edwina Ashley Countess Mountbatten Burma (age 22). She a great x 2 granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

1925. Philip de László (age 55). Portrait of Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (age 24).

On 26 Oct 1946 [his son-in-law] John Knatchbull 7th Baron Brabourne (age 21) and [his daughter] Patricia Mountbatten 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (age 46) and [his wife] Edwina Ashley Countess Mountbatten Burma (age 44). She a great x 2 granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

On 28 Oct 1947 Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (age 47) was created 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma with a special remainder to his daughters and their heirs male. [his wife] Edwina Ashley Countess Mountbatten Burma (age 45) by marriage Countess Mountbatten of Burma.

On 21 Feb 1960 [his wife] Edwina Ashley Countess Mountbatten Burma (age 58) died.

Death of Louis Mountbatten

On 27 Aug 1979 Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (age 79) was killed by an IRA bomb aboard his fishing boat in Mullaghmore, County Sligo. His daughter [his daughter] Patricia Mountbatten 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (age 55) succeeded 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma. [his son-in-law] John Knatchbull 7th Baron Brabourne (age 54) by marriage Earl Mountbatten of Burma.

[his grandson] Nicholas Timothy Knatchbull (age 14) was killed.

Pauk Maxwell, a local boy, was killed.

On 28 Aug 1979 Doreen Browne Baroness Brabourne (age 83) died from wounds in hospital the day after the bombing.

Royal Ancestors of Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma 1900-1979

Kings Wessex: Great x 25 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 Grand Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Kings Scotland: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

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

Ancestors of Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma 1900-1979

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis I Grand Duke of Hesse 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Count Palatine Christian III of Zweibrücken

Great x 3 Grandmother: Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken

Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis Hesse Darmstadt II Grand Duke 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: Grand Duke Charles Frederick of Baden

Great x 2 Grandfather: Prince Charles Louis of Baden 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Princess Wilhelmine Baden 18 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Count Palatine Christian III of Zweibrücken

Great x 3 Grandmother: Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken

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

GrandMother: Julia Hauke

Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma 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: Karl Wilhelm 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 Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke 20 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Prussia

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Heinrich XXIV Count Reuss of Ebersdorf

Great x 3 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Karoline Ernestine of Erbach Schonberg 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg

Great x 2 Grandmother: Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Grand Duke Frederick Francis I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Charlotte Mecklenburg-Schwerin 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Louis Frederick Duke of Mecklenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 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 Grandfather: Heinrich XXIV Count Reuss of Ebersdorf

Great x 3 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Karoline Ernestine of Erbach Schonberg 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England