Prince Louis of Battenberg
Louis Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, (1854 - 1921), formerly Prince Louis Alexander of Battenberg, German prince related to the British Royal Family after marrying a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, Princess Victoria of Hesse. Appointed First Sea Lord in 1912, the professional head of the British naval service, but his German origins forced his retirement at the start of World War One when anti-German feeling was running high
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(c)Robert Hunt Library/Mary Evans
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Robert Hunt Library
