George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven

The Marquess of Milford Haven
Born	George Ivar Louis Mountbatten 6 June 1961
Title	Marquess of Milford Haven
Tenure	14 April 1970 – present
Other titles	Earl of Medina (1961-1970)
Predecessor	David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven
Heir	Henry Mountbatten, Earl of Medina
Spouse(s)	Sarah Georgina née Walker (m. 1989; div. 1996) Clare Husted née Steel (m. 1997)
Issue	Lady Tatiana Mountbatten Henry Mountbatten, Earl of Medina
Parents	David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven Janet Mercedes née Bryce

George Ivar Louis Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven (born 6 June 1961), styled Earl of Medina before 1970, is a British businessman, peer, and current Head of the House of Mountbatten.

Biography

Family

Lord Milford Haven is the oldest son of the 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven and Janet Mercedes Bryce, the older brother of Lord Ivar Mountbatten and a direct descendant of Catherine the Great and Alexander Pushkin. 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 in the Line of succession to the British Throne through his descent from Queen Victoria's 2nd daughter, Princess Alice.

Lord Milford Haven married firstly Sarah Georgina Walker (born London, 17 November 1961/2), married firstly in 1985 and divorced in 1987 to Andreas Antoniou, daughter of George Alfred Walker and wife Jean Maureen Hatton, in London on 8 March 1989. The couple were divorced on 27 February 1996. They had two children:

• Lady Tatiana Helen Georgia Mountbatten (born London, 16 April 1990)
• Henry (Harry) David Louis Mountbatten, Earl of Medina (born London, 19 October 1991) ^[1]

Lord Milford Haven subsequently married Clare Husted Steel (born New York City, 2 September 1960) at Coatue Point, Nantucket, Massachusetts, on 20 August 1997.

Career

In 2000, he founded uSwitch, 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).^[2]

He plays polo, and Julian Hipwood has coached his teams.^[3]

Titles and styles

• 6 June 1961 – 14 April 1970: Earl of Medina
• 14 April 1970 – present: The Most Honourable The Marquess of Milford Haven

Ancestry

Lord Milford Haven is a descendant of Prince Louis of Battenberg, a German Prince 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.

Arms

Arms of George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven

Coronet A Coronet of an Marquess Crest 1st: 1st: Out of a Coronet Or two Horns barry of ten Argent and Gules issuing from each three Linden Leaves Vert and from the outer side of each horn four Branches barwise having three like Leaves pendent therefrom of the last (Hesse); 2nd: Out of a Coronet Or a Plume of four Ostrich Feathers alternately Argent and Sable (Battenberg) Escutcheon Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Azure a Lion rampant double-queued barry of ten Argent and Gules armed and langued of the last crowned Or within a Bordure company of the second and third (Hesse); 2nd and 3rd, Argent two Pallets Sable (Battenberg); charged on the honour point with an Escutcheon of the arms of the late Princess Alice, namely: the Royal Arms differenced by a Label of three points Argent the centre point charged with a Rose Gules barbed Vert and each of the other points with an Ermine Spot Sable Supporters On either side a Lion double-queued and crowned all Or Motto In Honour Bound

Ancestors of George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven

16. Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine               8. Prince Louis of Battenberg                       17. Countess Julia Hauke               4. George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven                             18. Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine               9. Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine                       19. Princess Alice of the United Kingdom               2. David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven                                   20. Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia               10. Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia                       21. Princess Cecilie of Baden               5. Countess Nadejda Mikhailovna de Torby                             22. Prince Nikolaus Wilhelm of Nassau               11. Countess Sophie of Merenberg                       23. Natalia Alexandrovna Pushkina               1. George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven                                         24. John Bryce               12. John Pablo Bryce y de Vivero                       25. Gertrudis de Vivero y Morales               6. Francis Bryce                             26. Pedro González de Candamo e Astorga               13. María de las Mercedes González de Candamo e Iriarte                       27. María de las Mercedes Iriarte y Ribera               3. Janet Mercedes Bryce                                   7. Gladys Jean Mosley

References

1. Martin, Arthur (24 December 2012). "Spared a driving ban for speeding, £90m Mountbatten heir who 'can't afford taxis'". London: Daily Mail.
2. "Queen's cousin makes £100m in uSwitch sale". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 17 March 2006.
3. Yolanda Carslaw, 'Who’s who among polo’s star attractions', in The Financial Times, 23 July 2010

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Marquess of Milford Haven