George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven
| The Marquess of Milford Haven | |
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| Born | 6 June 1961 |
| Title | Marquess of Milford Haven |
| Tenure | 14 April 1970 – present |
| Other titles | Earl of Medina, Viscount Alderney |
| Predecessor | David Mountbatten |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Walker (1989–1996) Clare Steel (1997–present) |
| Issue | Lady Tatiana Mountbatten Henry Mountbatten, Earl of Medina |
| Parents | 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven, Janet Mercedes Bryce |
George Ivar Louis Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven (born London, 6 June 1961), styled Earl of Medina before 1970, is a British businessman, peer, and current Head of the House of Mountbatten.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Family
Lord Milford Haven is the oldest son of the 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven and Janet Mercedes Bryce. He is an older brother of Lord Ivar Mountbatten. With the death of his father on 14 April 1970, he became subsequently the 4th Marquess of Milford Haven and Head of the House of Mountbatten. He is currently 484th in the Line of succession to the British Throne.
Lord Milford Haven married Sarah Georgina Walker (born 17 November 1961), daughter of George Alfred Walker and wife Jean Maureen Hatton, on 8 March 1989. The couple were divorced in 1996. They had two children:
- Lady Tatiana Helen Georgia Mountbatten (born London, 16 April 1990)
- Henry David Louis Mountbatten, Earl of Medina (born London, 19 October 1991)
Lord Milford Haven subsequently married Clare Husted Steel (born 2 September 1960) in Nantucket on 20 August 1997.
[edit] Career
In 2000, he founded uSwitch, a website which helps consumers compare and change suppliers of various services. The company was sold to the American media firm EW Scripps in March 2006 for around £210 million ($400 million).[1]
He plays polo, and Julian Hipwood has coached his teams.[2]
[edit] Ancestry
Lord Milford Haven is a descendant of Prince Louis of Battenberg, a German Prince related to the British Royal Family, and later the 1st Marquess of Milford Haven. Through his paternal grandmother he is also a descendant of Catherine the Great, the Russian writer Aleksandr Pushkin, and Peter the Great's African General, Abram Petrovich Gannibal.
[edit] Styles from birth
- Earl of Medina (1961–1970)
- The Most Honourable The Marquess of Milford Haven (1970–present)
[edit] References
- ^ "Queen's cousin makes £100m in uSwitch sale". The Guardian (London). http://money.guardian.co.uk/news_/story/0,,1733052,00.html. Retrieved 17 March 2006.[dead link]
- ^ Yolanda Carslaw, 'Who’s who among polo’s star attractions', in The Financial Times, July 23, 2010 [1]
[edit] External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Marquess of Milford Haven
| Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by The Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair |
United Kingdom Order of Precedence (gentlemen) |
Succeeded by The Marquess of Reading |
| Preceded by Pascale Harman |
Line of succession to the British throne | Succeeded by Earl of Medina |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by David Michael Mountbatten |
Marquess of Milford Haven 1970–present |
Incumbent |
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