Marquess of Milford Haven

Marquessate of Milford Haven
Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Azure a Lion rampant double-queued barry of ten Argent and Gules armed and langued of the last crowned Or within a Bordure company of the second and third (Hesse); 2nd and 3rd, Argent two Pallets Sable (Battenberg); charged on the honour point with an Escutcheon of the arms of the late Princess Alice, namely: the Royal Arms differenced by a Label of three points Argent the centre point charged with a Rose Gules barbed Vert and each of the other points with an Ermine Spot Sable. The shield used to be encircled with the Royal Victorian Order, of which the 2nd Marquess was a member.
Creation date	7 November 1917
Created by	George V
Peerage	Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder	Prince Louis of Battenberg
Present holder	George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess
Heir apparent	Henry Mountbatten, Earl of Medina
Remainder to	the 1st Marquess's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titles	Earl of Medina Viscount Alderney
Status	Extant
Motto	IN HONOUR BOUND

Marquess of Milford Haven is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

History

The marquessate 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 the First World War abandoned the use of his German surname and titles and adopted the surname Mountbatten, an Anglicized version of the surname Battenberg. He was at the same time made Earl of Medina and Viscount Alderney, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

As of 2016, the titles are held by his great-grandson, the fourth Marquess, who succeeded his father in 1970.

Other family members

Louis Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven

Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900–1979), was the second son of the 1st Marquess of Milford Haven.

Alexander Albert Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke (1886–1960), was a nephew of the 1st Marquess of Milford Haven.

Estates

The family lived at Lynden Manor at Holyport, Berkshire, now split into four houses. A later seat was Moyns Park in Birdbrook, Essex. The 1st and 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven are buried at St. Mildred's Church, Whippingham; the 2nd Marquess is buried in Bray Cemetery, Bray, Berkshire.

The present Marquess owns the Great Trippetts Estate in Sussex.

Marquesses of Milford Haven (1917)

Other titles (1st Marquess onwards): Earl of Medina (UK, 1917) Viscount Alderney (UK, 1917)

• Louis Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven (1854–1921)
• George Louis Victor Henry Serge Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven (1892–1938)
• David Michael Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven (1919–1970)
• George Ivar Louis Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven (b. 1961)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Henry David Louis Mountbatten, Earl of Medina (b. 1991)

Line of Succession

• 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)
        • (1) Henry Mountbatten, Earl of Medina (b. 1991)
      • (2) Lord Ivar Mountbatten (b. 1963)

Arms

Coat of arms of Marquess of Milford Haven

Coronet A Coronet of a Marquess Crest 1st: Out of a Coronet Or two Horns barry of ten Argent and Gules issuing from each three Linden Leaves Vert and from the outer side of each horn four Branches barwise having three like Leaves pendent therefrom of the last (Hesse); 2nd: Out of a Coronet Or a Plume of four Ostrich Feathers alternately Argent and Sable (Battenberg) Escutcheon Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Azure a Lion rampant double-queued barry of ten Argent and Gules armed and langued of the last crowned Or within a Bordure compony of the second and third (Hesse); 2nd and 3rd, Argent two Pallets Sable (Battenberg); charged on the honour point with an Escutcheon of the arms of the late Princess Alice, namely: the Royal Arms differenced by a Label of three points Argent the centre point charged with a Rose Gules barbed Vert and each of the other points with an Ermine Spot Sable Supporters On either side a Lion double-queued and crowned all Or Motto In Honour Bound

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages