There is no reason why they can't both have been Lord Battenberg. the grandfather was Lord Battenberg, then when he died, his eldest son became Lord Battenberg, so Prince Philip must have been the son of the younger son, and his father did not get the title. Simple. The name was changed during the First World War to avoid any German "taint" attaching to the Royal Family of Gb, never mind that the German royal family were descendants of Queen Victoria!! Politics!!
helene, the froggy from Melbourne >I do remember him and when he died, and had the same thought, but the book implies that the reference was to Lord Mountbatten's father.... But....it is your history and who ever said that books are infallible ;-D)Goodness knows that I have a hard enough time with our own history. (VBG)Atleast Battenberg lace was probably post Civil War, in this country. Happy Lacing BarbE ----- Original Message ----- From: Jean Barrett To: Barb ETx Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 2:57 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Battenberg Lace Hi BarbE, Earl Mountbatten of Burma was Prince Phillips Uncle, not Grandfather. Jean in Cleveland U.K. On 20 Sep 2004, at 17:23, Barb ETx wrote: > Yup!!!!! > The first title 'Princess of Battenberg' was created in 1858. > Victoria's granddaughter married into the Battenberg family. Also the > present Prince Phillip's grand father was Earl of Mountbatten (same > name > ...anglicized). I think I have it in near proper order..... anyway, > really > too late for the Civil War. > BarbE Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
