[40] His wife was the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria's second daughter Princess Alice by Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse. On 26 December 1858, he automatically became His Serene Highness Prince Louis of Battenberg when his mother was elevated to Princess of Battenberg with the style of Serene Highness, by decree of her husband's brother, Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse. [45][46] The next four years were spent in the shore establishments HMS Excellent and HMS Vernon on half-pay, on HMS Cambridge, very briefly at Milford Haven in August 1886, and on board HMS Dreadnought in the Mediterranean. After a funeral service at Westminster Abbey, his remains were buried at St. Mildred's Church, Whippingham, on the Isle of Wight. Er war der Onkel von Prinz Philip und Großonkel von Kronprinz Charles. [30], On 24 August 1880, Louis was posted to HMS Inconstant, the flagship of the Flying Squadron, which included HMS Bacchante on which Princes Albert Victor and George were serving. Mitgereist waren seine Gemahlin Edwina, Prinzessin von Battenberg, und Tochter Pamela, Prinzessin von Battenberg. The following year, he was promoted to vice-admiral,[68] and appointed as Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet. [56] He became an aide-de-camp to the Queen in 1897,[57] a post he would retain under both King Edward VII and King George V.[58], He commissioned the newly built battleship HMS Implacable on 10 September 1901,[59] and served as its captain for a year in the Mediterranean, during which he spectacularly defeated a larger opposing force in a naval exercise. He changed his name and relinquished his German titles, at the behest of King George V, in 1917. The ship sailed to South America, South Africa, Australia, Fiji, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and the Dutch East Indies, before returning to South Africa in April 1882. Juni 1900 in Windsor Castle; 27. "[8] First Lord of the Admiralty Lord George Hamilton said, "Captain Stephenson, who commands the Dreadnought, applied for Prince Louis of Battenberg to fill the appointment. [75], However, almost a year to the day later, on 8 December 1912, Battenberg assumed the post of First Sea Lord in succession to Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman. Eventually, in January 1921, after a long and convoluted journey, the body of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna was interred in Jerusalem in the presence of Milford Haven and his wife. Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. [90] He occupied his time in writing a comprehensive encyclopaedia on naval medals published in three large volumes, which became the standard reference work on the subject. Louis largely supported Fisher's modernising efforts, although he disapproved of his methods, and as a result Fisher's opponents attempted to prevent Louis's promotions. En 1917, il renonce à sa nationalité allemande et est titré marquis de Milford-Haven. [85] On 13 November he wrote to Churchill's Naval Secretary, Rear-Admiral Horace Hood, "It was an awful wrench, but I had no choice from the moment it was made clear to me that the Government did not feel themselves strong enough to support me by some public pronouncement. Sie war die Tochter des Prinzen Ludwig Louis von Battenberg (18541921) und seiner Gattin Prinzessin Viktoria von Hessen-Darmstadt und bei Rhein (18631950), älteste Tochter des Großherzogs Ludwig IV. Besonders beeindruckt hat mich ihr Einsatz für die verfolgte Juden während des Nationalsozialismus. En 1917, sous la pression germanophobe des Britanniques, il anglicise son nom en Mountbatten. The Battenberg family was formerly a morganatic branch of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt, rulers of the Grand Duchy of Hesse in Germany.The first member was Julia Hauke, whose brother-in-law Grand Duke Louis III of Hesse created her in 1851 Countess of Battenberg, with the style Illustrious Highness (H. [96], The King's British relatives in the Teck, Schleswig-Holstein and Gleichen families underwent similar changes. Prințul Louis de Battenberg. [82] The convention confirmed the terms of the Entente Cordiale, and placed France in command of all naval operations in the Mediterranean. They had known each other since childhood,[41] and invariably spoke English to each other. Lord Mountbatten of Burma, Königlich-Großbritischer Admiral, letzter Vizekönig von Indien (1900 bis 1979) nach Battenberg. Louise kam als Prinzessin Louise von Battenberg zur Welt. Alice von Battenberg war eine kompliziert gestrickte Frau, nicht frei von psychischen Krankheiten, aber geprägt von Hilfsbereitschaft, Menschlichkeit und Güte. La dernière modification de cette page a été faite le 20 février 2021 à 15:09. The [fleet] exercises had a greater sense of realism, reflecting the latest thinking on weapons and strategy. Jeanne Marie's parentage was never completely verified, but Louis made a financial settlement nonetheless. As was traditional, the Khedive bestowed honours on the party, with Louis receiving the Medjidie (4th Class);[15] in April, he received the Osmanie (4th Class) from the Ottoman Sultan. [24] The Prince asked Louis to stay with him at Marlborough House for the summer of 1876, but wishing to gain further experience at sea, Louis instead accepted an offer to join Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, as a lieutenant on board HMS Sultan. [76] Military historian Hew Strachan contends that Battenberg "lacked Fisher's dogmatism. No Cabinet advised by Fisher would have made such a blundering, incompetent, disastrous response to the July [1914] Crisis. Kronprinzessin Louise von Schweden, 1925 Lady Louise Alexandra Marie Irene Mountbatten, geborene Prinzessin Louise von Battenberg (* 13. Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (born Prince Louis of Battenberg; 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 … [39], In September 1883, Queen Victoria appointed him to her yacht, HMY Victoria and Albert (1855). [67], After less than six months in post his flag was transferred to the battleship Prince of Wales in August 1907. [64], He was promoted to rear admiral on 1 July 1904,[65] in which year his family connections to the royal courts of Europe helped resolve the Dogger Bank incident peacefully. [93], During the war, persistent rumours that the British Royal Family must be pro-German, given their dynastic origins and many German relatives, prompted the King to abandon his subsidiary German dynastic titles and adopt an English surname. 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[70] He was appointed as commander of the newly constituted Third and Fourth Divisions of the Home Fleet two years later. Louis accompanied his brother on a state visit to Turkey, and then on a tour of Cyprus and the Holy Land with the Turkish navy, during which Louis was appalled at the lack of seamanship—the Turkish captains were unable to navigate and had to hug the coast so as not to get lost; when they did leave the coast they became so disoriented that they were unable to steer for Jaffa. Ill.H. und Prinzessin Alice von Großbritannien und Irland. [32] Although assured that he would be returned to command post-war, on 9 December 1918 the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, wrote to Prince Louis informing him that he would not be employed again and suggested that he might retire in order to facilitate the promotion of younger officers. Mountbatten war Onkel v… [14] As part of the same tour, Louis accompanied them on a visit to Egypt, where they visited the construction site of the Suez Canal. Alice de Battenberg (en allemand : Alice von Battenberg et en grec moderne : Αλίκη του Μπάττενμπεργκ / Alíki toi Mpáttenmpergk), princesse de Battenberg puis, par son mariage, princesse de Grèce et de Danemark, est née le 25 février 1885 au château de Windsor, au Royaume-Uni, et morte le 5 décembre 1969 au palais de Buckingham, dans ce même pays. Oktober 1887 in Balmoral; † 15. [82], Anti-German sentiment rose among the British public, in newspapers, and in elite gentlemen's clubs, where resentment was inflamed by Admiral Lord Charles Beresford despite Churchill's remonstrances. Dickie Mountbatten was born Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas of Battenberg (Battenberg was anglicised to Mountbatten in 1917), on the 25 th of June 1900. Louis Mountbatten, 1. August 1979 in der Bucht von Sligo, Irland) war ein britischer Admiral of the Fleet, letzter Vizekönig von Indien sowie erster Generalgouverneur Indiens nach der Teilung und Generalstabschef des Vereinigten Königreichs aus dem Adelsgeschlecht Battenberg. On its return journey the ship on which they had travelled ran aground. [81] On 6 August 1914 Battenberg and the French Deputy Chief of Staff of the Navy Antoine Schwerer signed a convention in London on the division of responsibilities between the two navies. [38] Alexander had been made Sovereign Prince of Bulgaria in 1879 with the approval of Europe's Great Powers. I may add that another officer who is about to command a large iron-clad in the Mediterranean has made a similar application. Le prince Louis de Battenberg dans les années 1910. He was criticised for visiting his brother, Prince Alexander, who was serving with the Russian forces, but an investigation cleared both Louis and Alexander, as well as Prince Alfred, of any wrongdoing. After a naval career lasting more than forty years, in 1912 he was appointed First Sea Lord, the professional head of the British naval service. ^ Queen Victoria to First Lord of the Admiralty Lord George Hamilton, 5 September 1891, quoted in Hough, Richard (1984), Louis and Victoria: The Family History of the Mountbattens. Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1. At family gatherings, Victoria had often met Prince Louis of Battenberg, who was her first cousin once removed and a member of a morganatic branch of the Hessian royal family. [102], Milford Haven was appointed Military Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB), to add to the Civil one he already held, in recognition of his service to the Royal Navy in the 1921 New Year Honours,[103] and was specially promoted by Order in Council to the rank of Admiral of the Fleet on the Retired List, dated 19 August. I was simply astounded to hear the base suggestions and rumours current, and I am afraid that his action will simply be looked upon as a triumph for the mean and miserable section of people, who, at a time of national trial, is ever ready to pass a foul lie from lip to lip without a tittle of evidence. Februar 1885 in Windsor Castle; † 5. [19] Returning to Europe in early 1874, he was posted to the shore establishment HMS Excellent,[20] and passed the sub-lieutenant's examinations—gaining the best marks ever recorded at seamanship and joint best-ever at gunnery. At the same time, Louis anglicised his family name, changing it from "Battenberg" to "Mountbatten", having considered but rejected "Battenhill" as an alternative. Mai 1959 reiste Lord Louis, Prinz von Battenberg, 1. [11] He was entered as a naval cadet aboard HMS Victory, Nelson's old flagship, then used as a permanently moored receiving ship. Mütterlicherseits waren Königin Victoria von Großbritannien und Prinz Albert von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha seine Großeltern. Louis's younger son, styled Lord Louis Mountbatten after 1917, served in the Royal Navy, became First Sea Lord like his father, was the last Viceroy of India, and was created Earl Mountbatten of Burma in 1947. September 1921 in London), war ein britischer Admiral hessischer Herkunft, der von 1912 bis 1914 als Erster Seelord fungierte. The years immediately preceding this appointment were marred by disagreements between Admirals Sir John Fisher and Lord Charles Beresford over the direction of the navy and the imposition of reforms. He married a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, and was the father of Queen Louise of Sweden and Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, who also served as First Sea Lord from 1954 to 1959. Second edition, London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, p. 171, ISBN 0-297-78470-6 Louis was born as Ludwig Alexander von Battenberg in Graz, Styria, the eldest son of Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine by his morganatic marriage to Countess Julia von Hauke.Because of his morganatic parentage, Louis was denied his father's rank in the Grand Duchy of Hesse; and, from birth, his style of Illustrious Highness and title of Count of Battenberg instead derived … [91] His naval career had been characterised by industry, invention and intellect; he introduced mechanical calculators to compute navigations and a cone signalling apparatus. [43], In 1885, one of Louis's younger brothers, Prince Henry of Battenberg, married Princess Beatrice, the youngest child of Queen Victoria, and took up residence with the Queen in Britain so that Beatrice could continue to serve as her mother's companion and personal secretary. Captain George Louis Victor Henry Serge Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven, GCVO (6 December 1892 – 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 Admiral of the Fleet The 1st Marquess of Milford Haven (Prince Louis of Battenberg) and Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine. [25], In late February–early March 1878, Louis was still serving on the Sultan as it lay in the Bosphorus during the Russo-Turkish War. Doch 1310 starb die Familie aus, ihr Gebiet sackten die Landgrafen von Hessen ein. [101], The marquess's elder son, George Mountbatten, who had received the courtesy title Earl of Medina, succeeded him as 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven. [31] Seven months after Louis left Britain on the voyage, actress Lillie Langtry allegedly bore him an illegitimate daughter, Jeanne Marie. [28] For the next two years Louis served on HMS Agincourt and on the Royal Yacht, HMY Osborne, but in October 1879 he refused further service on the Royal Yacht, saying it was damaging his professional career, and requested half-pay until he could be given an active duty. [37], In November 1882, he left the Inconstant, spent Christmas in Darmstadt, and in March the following year visited his younger brother, Prince Alexander, in Bulgaria. [55] He used his relationships with the royal houses of Europe to gather intelligence on the naval fleets of other nations, which he passed on to the Admiralty in full and detailed reports. Le 22 août 1921, il est promu Amiral de la flotte, titre le plus prestigieux de la Royal Navy. Battenberg war schon im Mittelalter Sitz eines Grafengeschlechts, ihr Besitz reichte bis Frankenberg. [36] He was decorated with the Egypt War Medal by Queen Victoria personally. [12], In January of the following year, the Prince and Princess of Wales cruised the Mediterranean and Black Seas in the frigate HMS Ariadne; and the Prince of Wales requested that Louis be appointed to the vessel,[13] before his training was complete. [7] Influenced by his cousin's wife, Princess Alice, a daughter of Queen Victoria, and by Prince Alfred, another of Queen Victoria's children, Battenberg became a naturalised British subject and joined the Royal Navy on 3 October 1868 at the age of fourteen. [82] Malta and Gibraltar would both be treated as French naval bases. [83] Driven by public opinion, Churchill asked Prince Louis to resign as First Sea Lord on 27 October 1914. [52][53], By February 1894 his role was further developed when he was appointed joint secretary of the naval and military committee on defence, which was later renamed the Committee of Imperial Defence. Power now lay with the service's civilian head ... Winston Churchill". Juli 1889 auf Schloss Heiligenberg bei Darmstadt; † 7. Seine Eltern waren der britische Admiral hessischer Herkunft Prinz Ludwig Alexander von Battenberg (18541921) und Prinzessin Victoria Alberta von Hessen und bei Rhein (18631950), eine Enkelin Königin Victorias und Schwester des letzten Großherzogs von Hessen-Darmstadt. [23] He was promoted to lieutenant on 15 May 1876. Because of his morganatic parentage, Louis was denied his father's rank in the Grand Duchy of Hesse; and, from birth, his style of Illustrious Highness and title of Count of Battenberg instead derived from the rank given to his mother at the time of her marriage. [25] In addition to acting as the Duke's equerry, Louis continued his naval duties. [77], As First Sea Lord, Battenberg was responsible to the First Lord for the readiness of the fleet and the preparation of naval strategy, as well as the development of a scheme for state insurance of merchant vessels in times of war, which was to prove essential in preventing prohibitive insurance rates that would have stifled British trade. [9] Another Liberal MP, Edward Pickersgill, backed up by Conybeare and Irish nationalist Charles Tanner, questioned the propriety of Battenberg's appointment to the Navy in 1868, given Battenberg's failure to get the required medical certificate, and suggested that he only got in the Navy because of royal favour. [71], Fisher recommended Louis as First Sea Lord: "He is the most capable administrator in the Admiralty's list by a long way",[72] but elements of the British press were against his appointment on the grounds that he was a German. Prinzessin Viktoria und Louis Mountbatten waren die Großeltern von Prinz Philip, dem Prinzgemahl der britischen Königin Elisabeth II. Louis Alexander Mountbatten, Marchiz de Milford Haven ( 24 mai 1854 – 11 septembrie 1921 ), a fost prinț german înrudit cu familia regală britanică, fiu rezultat din căsătoria morganatică a tatălui său Prințul Alexandru de Hesse și Rin cu contesa Julia Hauke . Die Familie des Prinzen von Battenberg nahm im Jahre 1917, als während des Ersten Weltkrieges das britische Königshaus seinen deutschen Familiennamen Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha ablegte und s… Löydä Louis de BATTENBERG:n sukupuu ilmaiseksi, ja opi heidän sukunsa historiasta ja heidän esivanhemmista. Einer seiner Enkel ist Prinz Philip, Gemahl von Königin Elisabeth II. [100] He sold his collection of naval medals. Conybeare asked, "What special qualifications have entitled a foreigner to be promoted over the heads of some 30 British officers? [32] Louis captained HMS Cambrian in the Mediterranean Fleet from October 1894 to May 1897 and HMS Majestic in the Channel Fleet from June 1897. Am 7. [101] He sold Heiligenberg Castle, which he had inherited from his father, in 1920. [47] Irish nationalist MP Willie Redmond and Liberal MP Charles Conybeare both questioned Battenberg's appointment to Dreadnought in the British House of Commons. The British trumpet gave a very uncertain note in July [1914], allowing the Germans to delude themselves that Britain might be neutral ... the contrast in habits between the energy and enthusiasm of the young First Lord and the lackadaisical habits of the First Sea Lord Prince Louis of Battenberg made Fisher's recall all but inevitable. Kronprinzessin Louise von Schweden, 1925 Lady Louise Alexandra Marie Irene Mountbatten, geborene Prinzessin Louise von Battenberg (* 13. Historian Andrew Lambert described Battenberg as a sea-going admiral as "more cerebral than the average, although somewhat lazy. [8][9] He was admitted by the Board of Admiralty without the production of a medical certificate, which was contrary to the usual regulation. "[69] In 1909, he published a translation of Commander Vladimir Semenoff's Rasplata (The Reckoning), a memoir of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05, and witnessed the first crossing of the English Channel by air by Louis Blériot. However, her only son, Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, adopted the name when he became a British subject in 1947. Louise kam als Prinzessin Louise von Battenberg zur Welt. Juni 1900; Gestorben am: 27. Louis Mountbatten (né prince Ludwig Alexander von Battenberg le 24 mai 1854 et mort le 11 septembre 1921), prince de Battenberg puis 1 marquis de Milford Haven, est un homme politique britannique et ancien prince allemand issu du mariage morganatique d'Alexandre de Hesse-Darmstadt et de Julia von Hauke, titrée princesse de Battenberg. As Second Sea Lord, Louis pushed through improvements in working conditions for the ratings, and created an Admiralty War Staff that would prepare the navy's plans in case of war. April 1969 in Lausanne), Königin von Spanien; Louise von Battenberg (* 13. He was closely related to the Russian Royals through both his mother and father’s sides. Sie setzte ein klares Zeichen, versteckte eine bedrohte Familie und riskierte ihr eigenes Leben, wofür sie posthum als "Gerechte unter den Völkern" … [10], On 3 October 1889, Battenberg was appointed to his first independent command, HMS Scout, a torpedo-cruiser, which saw service in the Red Sea. Mehr sehen » Louise Mountbatten. Du 9 décembre 1912 au 30 octobre 1914, il est Premier Lord de la Mer (First Sea Lord). [61] Later the same year, he was appointed as Director of Naval Intelligence in November 1902,[62][63] an apt posting for a man whom First Lord of the Admiralty the Earl of Selborne described as "the cleverest sailor I have met yet". [74] He was promoted to full admiral on 13 July 1912.