Marquess of Milford Haven
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The title Marquess 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 WWI abandoned the use of his German surname and titles and adopted the surname "Mountbatten" an anglicized version of the surname Battenberg. The 1st Marquess's younger son was created Earl Mountbatten of Burma in 1947.
The Marquessate was created along with the subsidiary titles Earl of Medina (1917) and Viscount Alderney (1917).
[edit] Marquesses of Milford Haven (1917)
- Louis Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven (1854-1921)
- George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven (1892-1938)
- David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven (1919-1970)
- George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven (b. 1961)
Lord Milford Haven's son and heir is Henry Mountbatten, Earl of Medina (b. 1993).
