BIOGRAPHY: Prince Phillip Lifetime twitter BIOGRAPHY He was born in his parents' house on the island of Corfu, the son of Prince Andrew of Greece, and named Philippos. Following the first abolition of the Greek monarchy, Philip was forced into exile with his poverty-stricken parents; he was famously carried in a makeshift cot made from an orange box. Most of Philip's early life was spent moving from home to home. In adulthood, he became an officer in the Royal Navy, when he married the then-Princess Elizabeth, in 1947. Although he was born a prince of Greece and Denmark, he renounced those titles when he became a British citizen in 1947, and adopted the surname Mountbatten, an Anglicized version of Battenberg which came from his mother's side of the family. On that occasion he was also created Duke of Edinburgh by his new father-in-law, King George VI. In 1957, he was given the title Prince Philip. His full title is now HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich. Unlike Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, Philip was not given the title of Prince Consort.

His children, Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, all share a surname of Mountbatten-Windsor, given to the children in honour of their father, by Queen Elizabeth, by an Order-in-Council in 1960. However, the Royal House name remains Windsor. As consort to the Queen, Philip's responsibilities include supporting his queen in her duties as sovereign, and he is normally seen accompanying her to ceremonies including the State Opening of Parliament and overseas state visits. Philip is not only the longest-serving consort, but also the oldest serving spouse of a reigning monarch. He holds a number of royal titles, including Prince of the United Kingdom, which was bestowed upon him by the Queen in 1957. Like other members of the royal family, Philip is linked to a number of charitable ventures through his patronage. He is either patron or president of 800 organisations covering a wide range of areas, including science, technological research and development, sport, welfare of young people and conservation and the environment. Over the course of his public life, Prince Philip has visited research stations and laboratories across the UK, as well as coalmines, factories, engineering works and industrial plants.

He was the first president of World Wildlife Fund - UK from its formation in 1961 to 1982, and international president of the organisation, which later changed to the World Wide Fund for Nature, from 1981 to 1996. His links with the body continue to date in his capacity as president emeritus. The Duke of Edinburgh is also associated with the UK higher education sector, having served as chancellor of the universities of Cambridge, Edinburgh, Salford and Wales in the past. He is a life governor of King's College, London and patron of London Guildhall University. Being an airman, Prince Philip boasts nearly 6,000 flying hours as a pilot through experience accumulated from 1952 to 1997. He is also patron of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators of the British Empire and has been Master of Trinity House since 1969. His successful career, role beside the Queen and commendable public engagements notwithstanding, Prince Philip is also famous for his knack for providing unsavoury gaffes. He is particularly known in Britain for regularly causing offence with bigoted comments whilst on public visits.

For example, when visiting China in 1986, he told a group of British students that they had better not stay there too long or they would get "slitty-eyed". Many more have been uttered over the years and one cannot rule out another mistake during any future engagements! Prince Philip - Biography - IMDb Prince Philip Biography Showing all 58 items Jump to: Overview (3) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trade Mark (1) | Trivia (29) | Personal Quotes (23) Overview (3) Philippos Andreou of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderberg-Glücksburg Prince of Greece and Denmark Height 6' (1.83 m) Mini Bio (1) Prince Phillip was born on 10 June 1921 as a Prince of Greece and Denmark. His family was deposed and he lived in France and finally went to boarding school in Gordonstoun in Scotland. Eventually he sent his boys there.

When he was 18 he met 13 year old Princess (later Queen) Elizabeth, his third cousin from their descent from Queen Victoria, his second cousin once removed from their descent from King Christian IX of Denmark and fourth cousin once removed from their descent from King George III. They fell in love, but her father King George VI did not want them to get married right away. Before they became engaged he renounced his hereditary royal title and adopted the surname of his uncle Louis Mountbatten . They were engaged in 1947 and married on November 20th of that year. Before they married he was created His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, but was not given the title of Prince until 1957. Almost a year after their wedding they had their first child, a boy, Charles Phillip Arthur George. In 1950 they had a daughter, Anne. They were followed by Andrew and Edward. After the death of his father in law in 1952 his wife became Queen Elizabeth II and he had to give up the Navy to help her being that he was now a royal consort. He has been active with services and takes on a lot of public engagements for his wife.

In the late 1970s he became a grandfather when his daughter Anne had two children, a boy called Peter and a girl named Zara. His eldest son Charles had a son William in 1982 and second son Henry in 1984. His second son Andrew had a daughter Beatrice in 1989 and second daughter Eugenie in 1991. His third son Edward was created the Earl Wessex just before his marriage to Sophie Rhys-Jones; they have two children, Lady Louise Windsor and James Mountbatten-Windsor (Viscount Severn). - IMDb Mini Biography By: anonymous Spouse (1) ( 20 November 1947 - present) (4 children) Trade Mark (1) Putting his foot in it. Trivia (29) In June 1968, his wife appointed him to the Order of Merit. In April 1952, his wife made him a Knight of the Thistle. Prince Philip gained his RAF wings in 1953, his helicopter wings in 1956 and his private pilot's licence in 1959.

Was the first President of World Wildlife Fund - UK (WWF) from its formation in 1961 to 1982. Is the Duke of Edinburgh, the Earl of Merioneth and the Baron Greenwich. Admiral of the Fleet, Field Marshal and Marshal of the Royal Air Force since 1953. Appointed a Knight of the Garter in 1947, a Knight of the Thistle in 1952, a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire in 1953 and a Member of the Order of Merit in 1968. Created Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich on 19 November 1947. Brother-in-law of Princess Margaret . Was appointed a Knight of the Garter by his father-in-law, King George VI . Grandson of King George of Greece and Queen Olga . George was the brother of King Frederik VIII , Queen Alexandra (consort of King Edward VII ), Czarina Maria Fyodorovna , Prinsesse Thyra , and Prins Valdemar . Olga was the niece of Tsar Alexander II .

Philip was fifth in line to the Greek throne when his family had to flee Greece in 1922 after the monarchy was overthrown by a military junta. Born on the dining-room table of his parents' house, Mon Repos. Among the other conditions Philip had to accept to in order to marry Elizabeth was that their children would not bear his name. By Letters Patent in 1960, Elizabeth gave her descendants surname Mountbatten-Windsor, except for those with the title "HRH" - which is a title used by all of her children and male-line grandchildren. The Greek Royal Family have no surname. When he gave up his title of Prince of Greece in 1947 he had to choose what to call himself. His Uncle Louis Mountbatten suggested Mountbatten, which is the anglicised version of his mother's name before marriage. Became the husband of a Princess in 1947, and so of a Queen in 1952, but did not become a Prince of the United Kingdom until 1957. Became a naturalised British subject in 1947.

As a great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria , he is positioned at 496th in the line of succession to the British Throne. Played by American actor James Cromwell in The Queen (2006). Briefly hospitalised with a chest infection in April 2008. He was awarded the AC (Companion of the Order of Australia) in the 1988 Queen's Birthday Honours List. Is related to Tsarina Alexandra through his mother's side of the family. Because he has the same DNA passed down from females as Czarina Alexandra and her children, investigators used his DNA to compare with the skeletal remains found in Yekaterinburg--where the remaining Romanov family was executed by Bolshevik soldiers--to determine whether they were the Czarina and her children or not. They also used his DNA to see if Anna Anderson was really Grand Duchess Anastasia. Sleeps in his own private suite. Has several cups of coffee each morning. Likes to drive a Hackney green taxi through London. [to an Australian Aborigine] Do you still throw spears at each other? British women can't cook.

[at the 1986 World Wildlife Fund conference] If it has four legs and is not a chair, has wings and is not an aeroplane, or swims and is not a submarine, the Cantonese will eat it. The man who invented the red carpet needed his head examined. [on the U.S. Apollo program] It seems to me that it's the best way of wasting money that I know of. I don't think investments on the moon pay a very high dividend. [in 1981, in reference to an economic recession] Everybody was saying we must have more leisure. Now they are complaining they are unemployed. [to a group of British students in China] If you stay here much longer, you'll all be slitty-eyed. [In a 1966 conversation with the matron of a hospital while on a tour of the Caribbean] You have mosquitoes. I have the press. I just wonder what it would be like to be reincarnated in an animal whose species had been so reduced in numbers than it was in danger of extinction. What would be its feelings toward the human species whose population explosion had denied it somewhere to exist . . .

I must confess that I am tempted to ask for reincarnation as a particularly deadly virus. [to a Briton in Budapest, Hungary] You can't have been here that long - you haven't got a pot belly. [to an inhabitant of the Cayman Islands] Aren't most of you descended from pirates? [to a group of deaf children standing next to a Jamaican steel drum band] Deaf? If you are near there, no wonder you are deaf. A gun is no more dangerous than a cricket bat in the hands of a madman. [after accepting a gift from a Kenyan woman] You are a woman, aren't you? [on a visit to Lockerbie in 1993 to a man who lived in a road where eleven people had been killed by wreckage from the Pan Am jumbo jet] People usually say that after a fire it is water damage that is the worst. We are still trying to dry out Windsor Castle. [asked of a driving instructor in Scotland] How do you keep the natives off the booze long enough to get them through the test? [to a British student in Papua New Guinea] You managed not to get eaten then?

[to a blind, wheelchair-bound woman who was accompanied by her guide dog] Do you know they're now producing eating dogs for the anorexics? [of a fuse box, whilst on a tour of a factory in Edinburgh, Scotland] It looks as if it was put in by an Indian. [to a Mr. Patel--a common Indian surname--at a reception for 400 British Indian businessmen at Buckingham Palace] There's a lot of your family in tonight. [when informed that a student was going to help out in Romania for six months, he asked if the student was going to help the Romanian orphans and was told that he was not] Ah good, there's so many over there you feel they breed them just to put in orphanages. [to Barack Obama after being told that Obama had met with the Chinese and Russian ambassadors along with David Cameron ] How can you tell the difference between them? [to a 13-year-old aspiring astronaut, who was wishing to fly the NOVA rocket] Well, you'll never fly in it, you're too fat to be an astronaut. See also Mountbatten - definition - What is ? What is ?

Mountbatten definition : Mountbatten The Mountbatten family is a European dynasty originating as a branch of the German princely Battenberg family. The name was adopted during World War I by family members residing in the United Kingdom due to rising anti-German sentiment amongst the British public. The name is an Anglicisation of the German Battenberg, a small town in Hesse. The title of count of Battenberg, later prince of Battenberg, was granted to a morganatic branch of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt, itself a cadet branch of the House of Hesse, in the mid 19th century. The family now includes the Marquesses of Carisbrooke and Milford Haven, as well as the Earls Mountbatten of Burma. Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, the consort of Queen Elizabeth II, adopted the surname of Mountbatten from his mother's family in 1947, although he is a member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg by patrilineal descent. Lady Louise Mountbatten became Queen Consort of Sweden, after having married Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden.

==Origins== The Mountbatten family are a branch of the German house of Battenberg. The Battenberg family was a morganatic branch of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt, rulers of the Grand Duchy of Hesse in Germany. The first member of the House of Battenberg was Julia Hauke, whose brother-in-law Grand Duke Louis III of Hesse created her Countess of Battenberg with the style Illustrious Highness in 1851, on the occasion of her morganatic marriage to Grand Duke Louis' brother Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine. Julia was elevated in her title to Princess of Battenberg with the style Serene Highness (HSH) in 1858. Two of Alexander and Julia's sons, Prince Henry of Battenberg and Prince Louis of Battenberg, became associated with the British Royal Family. Prince Henry married The Princess Beatrice, the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria. Prince Louis was married to a niece of her sister-in-law, and made the First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy.

Due to anti-German feelings prevalent in Britain during World War I, Prince Louis, his children and his nephews, the living sons of Prince and Princess Henry, renounced their German titles and changed their name to the more English sounding Mountbatten, having rejected an alternative translation, "Battenhill". Their cousin, George V compensated the princes with British peerages. Prince Louis became the 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, while Prince Alexander, Prince Henry's eldest son, became the 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke. ==Members== ===Marquess of Milford Haven=== 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. He was at the same time made Earl of Medina and Viscount Alderney, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

===Earl Mountbatten of Burma=== Earl Mountbatten of Burma is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1947 for Rear Admiral Louis Mountbatten, 1st Viscount Mountbatten of Burma, youngest son of the 1st Marquess of Milford Haven and the last Viceroy of India. The letters patent creating the title specified the following special remainder to his daughters. The subsidiary titles of the Earldom are Viscount Mountbatten of Burma, of Romsey in the County of Southampton, created 1946, and Baron Romsey, of Romsey in the County of Southampton, created in 1947. Both of these titles, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, have the same special remainder as the Earldom. *Louis Mountbatten, 1st Viscount Mountbatten of Burma (1900–1979) m.

Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley, daughter of Wilfrid Ashley, 1st Baron Mount Temple and great-granddaughter of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury **Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (b. 1924) m. John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne ***Norton Knatchbull, 8th Baron Brabourne (b. 1947) m. Penelope Eastwood ***The Hon. Michael-John Knatchbull (b. 1950) m. Melissa Clare Owen, div. 2006 ***The Hon. Anthony Knatchbull (b. 1952) ***Lady Joanna Zuckerman (b. 1955) m. Baron Hubert Pernot du Breuil, div. 1995, m. Azriel Zuckerman ***Lady Amanda Ellingworth (b. 1957) m. Charles Vincent Ellingworth ***The Hon. Philip Knatchbull (b. 1961) m. Atalanta Cowan ***The Hon.

Nicholas Knatchbull (1964–1979) ***The Hon. Timothy Knatchbull (b. 1964) m. Isabella Julia Norman **Lady Pamela Hicks (b. 1929) m. David Nightingale Hicks ***Edwina Brudenell (b. 1961) m. Jeremy Brudenell ***Ashley Hicks (b. 1963) m. Marina Allegra Federica Silvia Tondato ***India Hicks (b. 1967) m. David Flint Wood The heir apparent to the earldom is the present holder's son Norton Knatchbull, 8th Baron Brabourne (b. 1947) ===Marquess of Carisbrooke=== Marquess of Carisbrooke was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1917 for Prince Alexander of Battenberg, eldest son of Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom and Prince Henry of Battenberg. He was made Viscount Launceston, in the County of Cornwall, and Earl of Berkhampsted at the same time, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

Winston Churchill raised the matter in Parliament where it was decided that the name of the Royal House would remain Windsor, as decreed in perpetuity by Queen Mary's husband, King George V. *Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (b. 1921) m. Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom **Charles, Prince of Wales (b. 1948) m. Lady Diana Spencer, div. 1996, m. Camilla Parker Bowles ***Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (b. 1982) m. Catherine Middleton ****Prince George of Cambridge (b. 2013) ****Princess Charlotte of Cambridge (b. 2015) ***Prince Henry of Wales (b. 1984) **Anne, Princess Royal (b. 1950) m. Captain Mark Phillips, div. 1992, m. Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence ***Peter Phillips (b. 1977) m. Autumn Kelly ****Savannah Phillips (b. 2010) ****Isla Phillips (b. 2012) ***Zara Tindall (b. 1981) m.

Mike Tindall ****Mia Tindall (b. 2014) **Prince Andrew, Duke of York (b. 1960) m. Sarah Ferguson, div. 1996 ***Princess Beatrice of York (b. 1988) ***Princess Eugenie of York (b. 1990) **Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (b. 1964) m. Sophie Rhys-Jones ***Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor (b. 2003) ***James Mountbatten-Windsor, Viscount Severn (b. 2007) ====Mountbatten-Windsor==== Mountbatten-Windsor is the personal surname of some of the descendants of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh under an Order in Council issued in 1960, which has not been applied consistently. While the Order specifically applies the surname "Mountbatten-Windsor" to Elizabeth's male-line descendants not holding Royal styles and titles, "Mountbatten-Windsor" has been formally used by some of her descendants who do hold Royal styles.

The surname was first officially used by Princess Anne in 1973, in the wedding register for her marriage to Mark Phillips. Prince William and Kate Middleton used the names "Monsieur et Madame Mountbatten-Windsor" when filing a French lawsuit against the French magazine, Closer. Mountbatten-Windsor differs from the official name of the British Royal Family or Royal House, which remains Windsor. The adoption of the Mountbatten-Windsor surname applies only to members of the Royal Family who are descended from Elizabeth, and not, for example, to her cousins, or descendants of her sister, Princess Margaret. A 9'5" bronze statue by Franta Belsky of Lord Mountbatten of Burma was erected in 1983 outside the Foreign Office, overlooking Horse Guards Parade. The earl is dressed in the uniform of an Admiral of the Fleet. The Mountbatten Institute (formerly known as the Mountbatten Internship Programme), an organization based in New York and London dedicated to fostering work experience and cultural exchange by placing international graduate students abroad to earn postgraduate and degrees was set up by his eldest daughter, Patricia, 2nd Countess Mountbatten.

It was named in honour of the countess's father, the 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma.

==Coats of Arms== File:Coat of Arms of Prince Louis, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven.svg|Coat of Arms of Prince Louis, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven File:Coat of Arms of George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven.svg|Coat of arms of the 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven, after his appointment as GCVO File:Coat of Arms of Louis Mountbatten, Earl of Burma.svg|Coat of Arms of Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma File:Greater coat of arms of Queen Louise (Sweden).svg|Coat of arms of Queen Louise of Sweden File:Coat of Arms of Princes Alexander, Leopold and Maurice of Battenberg (Before 1917).svg|Coat of Arms of Princes Alexander, Leopold and Maurice of Battenberg (Before 1917) File:Coat of Arms of Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke.svg|Coat of arms of Alexander Mountbatten, Marquess of Carisbrooke File:Coat of Arms of Lord

 Leopold Mountbatten.svg|Coat of Arms of Lord Leopold Mountbatten File:Coat of Arms of Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.svg|Coat of Arms of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh File:Arms of Battenberg-Mountbatten.svg|Arms of Prince Louis, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven and Prince Henry of Battenberg File:Arms of Louis Mountbatten, Earl of Burma.svg|Arms of George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven and Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma File:Blason de la Princesse Louise de Suède.svg|Arms of Queen Louise of Sweden as Crown Princess File:Drottning Louise vapen.svg|Arms of Queen Louise of Sweden File:Arms of Princes Alexander, Leopold and Maurice of Battenberg (Before 1917).svg|Arms of Princes Alexander, Leopold and Maurice of Battenberg (Before 1917) File:Arms of Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke.svg|Arms of Alexander Mountbatten, Marquess of

 Carisbrooke and Lord Leopold Mountbatten (After 1917) File:Arms of Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.svg|Arms of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh File:Knatchbull Brabourne Mountbatten.png|Arms granted to the Brabourne descendants of Earl Mountbatten of Burma's elder daughter.

==See also== * Battenberg family * Mountbatten-Windsor * Mountbatten class hovercraft * Mountbatten Medal * The Mountbatten School And Language College * Mountbatten Institute * Edward Iwi ==References== Mountbatten | Define Mountbatten at Dictionary.com Mountbatten noun 1. Louis, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, 1900–79, British admiral: viceroy of India 1947; governor general of India 1947–48. Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for Mountbatten Expand Contemporary Examples The Grand Old Duke of Edinburgh: Why Everybody Loves Phil Tom Sykes November 22, 2012 In 1947, to pave the way for marriage to Elizabeth, he became a naturalized British subject, and adopted the surname Mountbatten. British Dictionary definitions for Mountbatten Expand noun 1. Louis (Francis Albert Victor Nicholas), 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma 1900–79, British naval commander; great-grandson of Queen Victoria.

During World War II he was supreme allied commander in SE Asia (1943–46). He was the last viceroy of India (1947) and governor general (1947–48); killed by an IRA bomb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 What does mountbatten mean? This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word mountbatten Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Mountbatten Mountbatten is the family name originally adopted by a branch of the Battenberg family during World War I because of rising anti-German sentiment among the British public. On 14 July 1917, Prince Louis of Battenberg assumed the surname Mountbatten for himself and his descendants and was created Marquess of Milford Haven.

The name is an Anglicisation of the German Battenberg, a small town in Hesse. The title of count of Battenberg, later prince of Battenberg, was granted to a morganatic branch of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt in the mid 19th century. Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, the consort of now-Queen Elizabeth II, adopted the surname of Mountbatten from his mother's family in 1947, although he is a member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg by patrilineal descent.

Numerology The numerical value of mountbatten in Chaldean Numerology is: 2 Pythagorean Numerology Queen Elizabeth II family | Prince Philip Title: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Full Name: Philip Mountbatten Father: Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark Mother: Princess Alice of Battenberg Relation to Elizabeth II: Husband Born: June 10, 1921 at Villa Mon Repos, Corfu, Greece Current Age: 95 years, 7 months, and 11 days Married: Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II on November 20, 1947 at Westminster Abbey Children: Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward Philip was born Philippos Prince of Greece and Denmark on the Greek Island of Corfu in 1921. His father was Prince Andrew, younger brother of King Constantine of Greece, and his mother Princess Alice of Battenberg. He is a great-great-grandchild of Queen Victoria though his mother�s family. The monarchy of Greece was overthrown in 1922, and George V sent a Royal Navy ship HMS Calypso to rescue them. The one-year old Philip was carried to safety in an orange box.

The family lived in Paris but his parents� marriage broke up and Philip went to school in England, Germany and then Gordonstoun in Scotland where he was head of the school cricket and hockey teams and became head boy. Princess Elizabeth and Philip first met when they attended the wedding of Philip's cousin, Princess Marina of Greece to The Duke of Kent, who was an uncle of Princess Elizabeth, in 1934. Philip joined the Royal Navy in 1939 and attended Dartmouth college where as a cadet Philip of Greece he showed round then 13 years old Princess Elizabeth. He saw active service in WW2 in the Mediterranean taking part in the Allied invasion of Sicily, and with the British Pacific fleet was present in Tokyo Bay when the Japanese surrender was signed. He returned to Britain in 1946 and served as a staff officer at Greenwich Naval College. In 1947 he became a naturalised British subject, and adopted the surname Mountbatten, the anglicised version of his mother�s name of Battenberg . He converted from Greek Orthodox to the Anglican religion, and renounced his allegiance to the Greek crown.

The engagement between Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten RN was announced on the 9 July 1947 and they were married in Westminster Abbey on 20 November 1947. The day before his wedding, King George VI titled his future son-in-law Philip Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, and Baron Greenwich, of Greenwich in the County of London. The ceremony recorded by the BBC was hugely popular and brought a ray of sunshine to the otherwise austere life of post-war Britain. His three surviving sisters who had married German aristocrats were not invited to the wedding. Following their honeymoon the Prince resumed his career in the Navy and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh lived in Malta. Philip Mountbatten News | Wiki - UPI.com Latest Headlines Wiki Philip Mountbatten News Next Wiki Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark; June 10, 1921) is the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. Philip was born into the Greek and Danish royal families, but his family was exiled from Greece when he was a child. He was educated in Germany and Scotland at schools run by the German Jewish educator Kurt Hahn.

At the age of 18, he joined the British Royal Navy, in which he served during World War II, even though two of his German brothers-in-law fought on the opposing side. After the war, in March 1947, he renounced his titles, adopted the surname Mountbatten from his British maternal grandparents, and used the style "Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten". Later that year, he married Princess Elizabeth, the eldest daughter and heir-presumptive of King George VI. On his marriage, he was granted the style of His Royal Highness and the title of Duke of Edinburgh by his father-in-law. When Elizabeth became Queen in 1952, Philip left his naval career to act as her consort. His wife made him a Prince of the United Kingdom in 1957. He is Britain's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning monarch. Philip was born at the Villa Mon Repos on the Greek island of Corfu on 10 June 1921, the only son and fifth and final child of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg. He was baptised at St.

George's Church at the Palaio Frourio (Old Fortress) in Haddokkos a few days after his birth. His godparents were his paternal grandmother (Queen Olga of Greece) and the Corfu community, represented by Alexander Kokotos, Mayor of Corfu, and Stylianos Maniarizis, Chairman of the Corfu City Council. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh - Royal Family Tree: who's who in the British Royal Family - wewomen Royal Family Tree: who's who in the British Royal Family Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Philip Duke of Edinburgh (29 June 2010) ©Tim Rooke/Rex Features Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Name: Philip Mountbatten Title: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Born: 10 June 1921 Parents: Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg Married: Queen Elizabeth II Children: Charles, Anne, Andrew, Edward _____________ Philip was born on the Greek island of Corfu, the youngest child of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg. His family were exiled from Greece following the Greco-Turkish War.

The British Navy evacuated the family (Philip allegedly carried to safety in a fruit box) and eventually settled in France. Philip was educated first in Paris and then in England, he was schooled in Germany for two terms and moved to Scotland to complete his education before joining the navy. He speaks English, German and French. He graduated from the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, as the top cadet in his year and took up active service. It was during a tour of the Royal Naval College in 1939 that Philip was introduced to Elizabeth and began to exchange letters. The pair were distantly related via King Christian IX of Denmark (second cousins once removed) and Queen Victoria (as third cousins). Philip is currently the oldest living great-great grandchild of Queen Victoria. By 1946, Philip has asked King George VI for his daughter's hand in marriage and it was duly granted though the couple waited until Elizabeth was 21 before the engagement was formally announced. Philip had been born with both Greek and Danish royal titles so before his marriage he renounced his former titles and his allegiance to the Greek crown and also converted from Greek Orthodoxy to Anglicanism.

By 18th March 1947, Philip had become a naturalized British subject and adopted the surname Mountbatten from his mother's family. Just before the wedding, King George VI granted Philip the style His Royal Highness and on the 20 November 1947, the very morning of his marriage to Elizabeth, he was dubbed the Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, and Baron Greenwich of Greenwich in the County of London. Philip and Elizabeth married on 20 November 1947 at Westminster Abbey and within a year had produced an heir to the throne, Prince Charles . A month before Charles' birth, George VI had penned a letter patent decreeing that his grandchildren by Elizabeth and Philip should have royal and princely status bestowed upon them. Normally this was only afforded to descendants along the male line but as no such family member existed, the King preserved the Windsor line by making an exception for Queen Elizabeth II. Though normally in marriage the wife will take the husband's name in the marriage of Elizabeth and Philip, it was decreed that the royal family should remain as The House of Windsor and not take on Philip's Mountbatten surname (itself an adoption from the maternal line).

However a subsequent Order-in-Council stated the surname of descendants of Philip and Elizabeth, along the male-line at least, who do not use "Royal Highness", or who are not titled as Prince or Princess, should be known as Mountbatten-Windsor. However Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward have all used Mountbatten-Windsor as their preferred surname when not employing their full titles. When Elizabeth was crowned Queen on 2 June 1953, Philip was not crowned with her but instead knelt before his wife and proclaimed himself her "liege man of life and limb". Surname adopted by Prince Philip in 1947 - crossword puzzle clues & answers - Dan Word «Let me solve it for you» Surname adopted by Prince Philip in 1947 Today's crossword puzzle clue is a general knowledge one: Surname adopted by Prince Philip in 1947. We will try to find the right answer to this particular crossword clue. Here are the possible solutions for "Surname adopted by Prince Philip in 1947" clue. It was last seen in British general knowledge crossword. We have 1 possible answer in our database. Possible answer:

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