Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke
The Marquess of Carisbrooke | |
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Wearing the Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III | |
| Birth name | Prince Alexander Albert of Battenberg |
| Born | 23 November 1886 |
| Died | 23 February 1960 (aged 73) |
| Buried | Whippingham Church, Isle of Wight |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Navy British Army Royal Air Force |
| Service years | 1902–08; 1909–19; 1941–45 |
| Rank | Lieutenant (RN) Captain (British Army) Flight Lieutenant (RAF) |
| Unit | Grenadier Guards Royal Air Force |
| Conflicts | Second Boer War First World War Second World War |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Lady Iris Kemp |
| Relations | Prince Henry of Battenberg Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom |
| Marquess of Carisbrooke | |
| In office 7 November 1917 – 23 February 1960 | |
Alexander Albert Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke (born Prince Alexander Albert of Battenberg; 23 November 1886 – 23 February 1960) was a British Royal Navy officer, a member of the Hessian princely Battenberg family and the last surviving grandson of Queen Victoria.