George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven
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Marquess of Milford Haven | |
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Tenure | 14 April 1970 – present |
Predecessor | David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven |
Other titles | Earl of Medina (1961-1970) |
Born | George Ivar Louis Mountbatten 6 June 1961 |
Spouse(s) |
Sarah Georgina née Walker
(m. 1989; div. 1996) |
Issue | Lady Tatiana Mountbatten Henry Mountbatten, Earl of Medina |
Heir | Henry Mountbatten, Earl of Medina |
Parents | David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven Janet Mercedes née Bryce |
George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven (George Ivar Louis; born 6 June 1961), styled Earl of Medina before 1970, is a British businessman, peer, and current Head of the House of Mountbatten.
Biography
Family
Lord Milford Haven is the oldest son of the 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven and Janet Mercedes Bryce, and the 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 640th in the Line of succession to the British Throne.
Lord Milford Haven married firstly Sarah Georgina Walker (born London, 17 November 1961/2), daughter of George Alfred Walker and wife Jean Maureen Hatton, in London on 8 March 1989. The couple were divorced on 27 February 1996. They had two children:
- Lady Tatiana Helen Georgia Mountbatten (born London, 16 April 1990)
- Henry (Harry) David Louis Mountbatten, Earl of Medina (born London, 19 October 1991) [1]
Lord Milford Haven subsequently married Clare Husted Steel (born New York City, 2 September 1960) at Coatue Point, Nantucket, Massachusetts, on 20 August 1997.
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).[2]
He plays polo, and Julian Hipwood has coached his teams.[3]
Titles and styles
- 6 June 1961 – 14 April 1970: Earl of Medina
- 14 April 1970 – present: The Most Honourable The Marquess of Milford Haven
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.
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References
- ^ Martin, Arthur (24 December 2012). "Spared a driving ban for speeding, £90m Mountbatten heir who 'can't afford taxis'". London: Daily Mail.
- ^ "Queen's cousin makes £100m in uSwitch sale". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 17 March 2006.
- ^ Yolanda Carslaw, 'Who’s who among polo’s star attractions', in The Financial Times, 23 July 2010 [1]
External links
- Use dmy dates from September 2011
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Marquesses in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- House of Battenberg
- British people of German descent
- British people of Russian descent
- British people of Peruvian descent
- People educated at Heatherdown School
- British businesspeople
- English polo players