Mountbatten/Battenberg Family ~ From Scandal to Sovereignty

Prince Andrew has been formally stripped of his title of Prince and will henceforth be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. The House of Windsor is pretty well known as the dynasty name chosen by King George V in 1917 to distance himself from his German ancestry during WWI. But where did the name Mountbatten come from? Surprise surprise, it’s also from Germany... The house of Battenberg began with the forbidden romance between a Prince and a pauper. So in love was he that he threw away his titles and ran away with her. They couple raised 5 children in love and kindness. The family was so well liked that despite their reduced status, they were welcome at the grandest dining tables and ballrooms in Europe. Their descendants married into illustrious families and occupied four different thrones. During WWI, British Battenbergs anglicized their name to Mountbatten. And while the royal family officially call themselves “Windsor”, many of their male-line descendants go by Mountbatten-Windsor. So cut yourself a slice of Battenberg cake, as we meet the Battenberg/Mountbatten Family. Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine Julia von Hauke, Princess of Battenberg Louis Mountbatten, Marquess of Milford Haven Alexander, Prince of Bulgaria Prince Henry of Battenberg Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom Victoria Eugenie, Queen of Spain Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, Duke of Edinburgh Cecilie of Greece and Denmark Louise, Queen of Sweden Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma Andrew Mountbatten Windsor Archie Mountbatten Windsor Lilibet Mountbatten Windsor