George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven
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George Ivar Louis Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven (born London, 6 June 1961), styled Earl of Medina before 1970, is a British businessman, peer
, and current Head of the House of Mountbatten.
and Janet Mercedes Bryce. He is an 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 484th in the Line of succession to the British Throne
.
Lord Milford Haven married Sarah Georgina Walker (born 17 November 1961), daughter of George Alfred Walker
and wife Jean Maureen Hatton, on 8 March 1989. The couple were divorced in 1996. They had two children:
Lord Milford Haven subsequently married Clare Husted Steel
(born 2 September 1960) in Nantucket on 20 August 1997.
, 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).
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
.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
, and current Head of the House of Mountbatten.
Family
Lord Milford Haven is the oldest son of the 3rd Marquess of Milford HavenDavid Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven
David Michael Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven , styled Viscount Alderney before 1921 and Earl of Medina between 1921 and 1938, was the son of the 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven and Countess Nadejda de Torby....
and Janet Mercedes Bryce. He is an older brother of Lord Ivar Mountbatten
Lord Ivar Mountbatten
Lord Ivar Alexander Michael Mountbatten, DL is the younger son of the 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven and Janet Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven...
. 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 484th in the Line of succession to the British Throne
Line of succession to the British Throne
The line of succession to the British throne is the ordered sequence of those people eligible to succeed to the throne of the United Kingdom and the other 15 Commonwealth realms. By the terms of the Act of Settlement 1701, the succession is limited to the descendants of the Electress Sophia of...
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Lord Milford Haven married Sarah Georgina Walker (born 17 November 1961), daughter of George Alfred Walker
George Alfred Walker
George Alfred Walker was a British businessman. He was the founder of Brent WalkerWalker was born in Stepney, London the son of a brewery worker. He attended the Jubilee School in Bedford, Essex, leaving at 14 to work in an aircraft factory. He later worked as a salesman in Billingsgate Fish...
and wife Jean Maureen Hatton, on 8 March 1989. The couple were divorced in 1996. They had two children:
- Lady Tatiana Helen Georgia Mountbatten (born London, 16 April 1990)
- Henry David Louis Mountbatten, Earl of Medina (born London, 19 October 1991)
Lord Milford Haven subsequently married Clare Husted Steel
Clare Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven
Clare Husted Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven , is a British aristocrat and a contributing editor at Tatler magazine; until recently she held the influential position of social editor. She is also well-known as an accomplished polo player.She is the daughter of Anthony Nigel Steel and wife...
(born 2 September 1960) in Nantucket on 20 August 1997.
Career
In 2000, he founded uSwitchUSwitch
uSwitch.com is a UK-based price comparison and switching website started in 2000. The site allows consumers to compare prices for a range of energy, personal finance, insurance and communications services...
, 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).
Ancestry
Lord Milford Haven is a descendant of Prince Louis of Battenberg, a German PrinceGerman Prince
- Definition :The term German Prince or Princess is often used to refer to members of royalty that were from a German state. Today Germany is one nation, but up until 1914, Germany and Central Europe was ruled over by a large number of independent states...
related to the British Royal Family
British Royal Family
The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. The term is also commonly applied to the same group of people as the relations of the monarch in her or his role as sovereign of any of the other Commonwealth realms, thus sometimes at variance with...
, 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
Aleksandr Pushkin
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was a Russian author of the Romantic era who is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature....
, and Peter the Great's African General, Abram Petrovich Gannibal
Abram Petrovich Gannibal
Major-General Abram Petrovich Gannibal, also Hannibal or Ganibal or Ibrahim Hannibal or Abram Petrov , was brought to Russia as a gift for Peter the Great and became major-general, military engineer, governor of Reval and nobleman of the Russian Empire...
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Styles from birth
- Earl of Medina (1961–1970)
- The Most Honourable The Marquess of Milford Haven (1970–present)