Cadet Branches of Hesse-Darmstadt

Landgrave of Hesse-Butzbach 1609–1643

1643 extinct, reunited with Hesse-Darmstadt

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Philip III (1581 - 1643) Landgrave of Hesse-Butzbach

  • Philip III (1581 - 1643) Landgrave of Hesse-Butzbach, second son of George I (1547-1596) Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. Married firstly Ana Margarida of Diepholz (1610 – 1629) daughter of Frederik II, Count of Diepholz and secondly Christina Sophia of Ostfriesland (1600 - 1658) daughter of Enno III, Count of Ostfriesland.

Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg 1622–1866

1866 branch extinct, reunited with Hesse-Darmstadt

1866 annexed by Prussia

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Frederick I (1585 - 1638) Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

  • Frederick I (1585 - 1638) Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, third son of George I (1547-1596) Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. Married Margaret Elisabeth of Leiningen-Westerburg (1604 – 1667) daughter of Christopher, Count of Leiningen-Westerburg.
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William Christoph (1625 –1681) Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

  • William Christoph (1625 –1681) Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg until 1669 then Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg-Bingenheim. In 1669 sold Homburg to his younger brother George Christian, but retained Bingenheim. Married firstly Sophia Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt (1634 –1663) daughter of George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and secondly Anna Elisabeth of Saxe-Lauenburg (1624 – 1688) daughter of Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg.
  • George Christian (1626 – 1677) Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg.
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Frederick II (1633 – 1708) Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

  • Frederick II (1633 – 1708) Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, also known as the Prince of Homburg, Knight of the Order of the Elephant. Married firstly Margarethe Brahe (1603–1669) daughter of Count Abraham Pedersson Brahe of Visingsborg, secondly Princess Louise Elisabeth of Courland (1646–1690) daughter of Jacob, Duke of Courland and thirdly Sophie Sibylle von Leiningen-Westerburg (1656–1724) daughter of Johann Ludwig, Count of Leiningen-Westerburg-Oberbronn.
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Frederick III James (1673 - 1746) Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

  • Frederick III James (1673 - 1746) Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg. Married firstly Elisabeth Dorothea of Hesse-Darmstadt (1676 – 1721) daughter of Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and secondly Christiane Charlotte of Nassau-Ottweiler (1685 - 1761) daughter of Frederick Louis, Count of Nassau-Ottweiler.
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Frederick IV (1724 – 1751) Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

  • Frederick IV (1724 – 1751) Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, Knight of the Order of the White Eagle. Married Ulrike Louise of Solms-Braunfels (1731–1792) daughter of Frederick William, Prince of Solms-Braunfels.
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Frederick V (1748 – 1820) Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

  • Frederick V (1748 – 1820) Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg. Knight of the Order of the White Eagle. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle.  Married Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt (1746 – 1821) daughter of Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt.

 1806 Annexed by Hesse-Darmstadt, 1815 restored by the Congress of Vienna

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Frederick VI (1769 – 1829) Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

  •  Frederick VI (1769 – 1829) Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, Knight of the Military Order of Maria Theresa, Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle, Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle, Knight of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary, Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order. Knight of the House-order of the Golden Lion. Knight of the Ludwig Order. Married Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom and Ireland (1770 –1840) daughter of George III, King of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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Louis William (1770 – 1839) Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

  • Louis William (1770 – 1839) Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, Knight of the Military Order of Maria Theresa, Knight of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle, Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle, Knight of the Order of St. Vladimir. Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order. Knight of the House-order of the Golden Lion. Knight of the Ludwig Order.  Married Princess Augusta Amalia of Nassau-Usingen (1778 - 1846) daughter of Frederick Augustus, Duke of Nassau.
  • Philip (1779 – 1846) Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, Knight of the Military Order of Maria Theresa, Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle, Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle, Knight of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary. Knight of the Order of St. Vladimir. Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order. Knight of the Order of the White Falcon. Knight of the Order of the Crown. Knight of the House-order of the Golden Lion. Knight of the Ludwig Order.  Married morganatically Rosalie Antonie, Baroness Schimmelpfennig von der Oye, née Pototschnig (1806–1845), created Countess of Naumburg, daughter of Antonius Potoschnigg.
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Gustav (1781–1848) Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

  • Gustav (1781–1848) Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, Knight of the Military Order of Maria Theresa, Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle, Knight of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary. Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order. Knight of the House-order of the Golden Lion. Knight of the Ludwig Order. Knight of the House Order of Albert the Bear. Married Louise Fredericka of Anhalt-Dessau (1798 – 1858) daughter of Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau.
  • Ferdinand (1783–1866) Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, Knight of the Military Order of Maria Theresa, Knight of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary. Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order. Knight of the Wilhelmsorden. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle.

1866 Branch extinct.

Landgrave of Hesse-Braubach 1625–1651

1651 extinct, reunited with Hesse-Darmstadt

  • John (1609 – 1651) Landgrave of Hesse-Braubach from 1625, second son of Louis V, (1577 – 1626) Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. Married Johannette , Sovereign Countess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn-Altenkirchen (1632–1701) daughter of Ernest, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn.

Landgrave of Hesse-Itter 1661–1676

1676 extinct, reunited with Hesse-Darmstadt

  • George III (1632 – 1676) Landgrave of Hesse-Itter, second son of Landgrave George II (1605 – 1661) Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. Married firstly Dorothea Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Franzhagen (1636 – 1662) daughter of John Christian, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Franzhagen and secondly Juliane Alexandrine of Leinigen-Heidenheim (1651 – 1703) daughter of Emich XIII, Count of Leiningen-Heidenheim.

 

Morganatic Cadets

Princes of Battenberg

1858-Present

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Prince Alexander of Hesse (1823-1888)

Morganatic descendents of Prince Alexander of Hesse (1823-1888) third son of Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse. and his morganatic wife, Countess Julia Hauke, later Princess of Battenberg (1825–1895). Knight of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary. Knight of the House Order of the Wendish Crown. Knight of the Order of St. George.

  • Princess Marie Caroline of Battenberg (1852–1923) Married Gustav Ernst (1840–1908) Count later Prince of Erbach-Schönberg.
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Prince Louis of Battenberg, later 1st Marquess of Milford Haven (1854–1921)

  • Prince Louis of Battenberg, later 1st Marquess of Milford Haven (1854–1921) Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath. Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order. Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George. Married Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, later Victoria Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven (1863 –1950) daughter of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom. Grandparents of HRH Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (b. 1921) and father of Louise Mountbatten, Queen of Sweden (1889–1965)
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Prince Alexander of Battenberg (1857–1893) Prince of Bulgaria

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Prince Alexander of Battenberg (1857–1893) Count von Hartenau

  • Prince Alexander of Battenberg, later Prince of Bulgaria, later Count von Hartenau (1857–1893) Prince of Bulgaria from 1879 to 1886.
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Prince Henry of Battenberg (1858–1896)

  • Prince Henry of Battenberg (1858–1896) Knight of the Garter. Married Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1857 – 1944) daughter of Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom and Ireland. Parents of 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke and Eugénie, Queen of Spain.
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Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg (1861–1924)

  • Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg (1861–1924) Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order. Married Princess Anna Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro (1873 –1971) daughter of Nicholas I, King of Montenegro.

Prince of Battenberg

1858-1917

Marquesses of Milford Haven in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

1917-Present

  • HIH Count Louis of Battenberg later HSH Prince Louis Alexander of Battenberg later Louis Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, Earl of Medina and Viscount Alderney (1854–1921) He relinquished for himself and his issue the use of the styles, titles, and designation "Serene Highness", "Prince" and "of Battenberg" in the Grand Duchy of Hesse or German Empire, to him or them belonging, and by Royal Licence dated 1917
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Marquesses of Milford Haven

  • HSH Prince George Louis Victor Henry Sergius of Battenberg later George Louis Victor Henry Serge Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven (1892–1938)
  • David Michael Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven (1919–1970)
  • George Ivar Louis Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven (b. 1961)

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Princess Louise of Battenberg (1889–1965) Queen of Sweden

  • Princess Louise of Battenberg, Queen of Sweden (1889–1965) Married Gustaf VI Adolf (1882 – 1973) King of Sweden

 

Viscounts Mountbatten of Burma in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

1946-Present

Earls Mountbatten of Burma in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

1947-Present

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Louis Mountbatten (1900–1979) 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma

  • HSH Prince Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas of Battenberg later Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, 1st Viscount Mountbatten of Burma and Baron Romsey (1900–1979) Knight of the Garter.  2nd son of HSH Prince Louis Alexander of Battenberg later Louis Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven. Married The Hon. Edwina Ashley (d. 1960), 1st daughter of Wilfrid William Ashley, 1st Baron Mount Temple. Peerages created with remainder to the heirs male of his body, and in default of such issue to his elder daughter and the heirs male of her body, and to every other daughter successively in order of seniority of age and priority of birth, and to the heirs male of their bodies.
  • Patricia Knatchbull nee Mountbatten, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, Baroness Brabourne (1924–2017) Married John Ulick Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne.
  • Norton Louis Philip Knatchbull, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma (b. 1947)

 Prince of Battenberg

1858-1879

Prince of Bulgaria

1879-1886

Count von Hartenau

1889-1893

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Prince Alexander of Battenberg (1857–1893) Prince of Bulgaria

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Prince Alexander of Battenberg (1857–1893) Count von Hartenau

  • Prince Alexander of Battenberg, later Prince of Bulgaria, later Count von Hartenau (1857–1893) Prince of Bulgaria from 1879 to 1886. Founder and Grandmaster of the Order of Saint Alexander in 1881. Founder and Grandmaster of the Order of Bravery in 1880. Married Johanna Maria Louise Loisinger (1865–1951) Countess von Hartenau. 

Prince of Battenberg

1858-1917

Marquess of Carisbrooke in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

1917–1960

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 Alexander Albert Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke

  • HH Prince Alexander Albert of Battenberg later Alexander Albert Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke, Earl of Berkhamsted and Viscount Launceston (1886–1960) Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order. Eldest son of Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom and Prince Henry of Battenberg. He relinquished for himself and his issue the use of the styles, titles, and designation "Serene Highness", "Prince" and "of Battenberg" in the Grand Duchy of Hesse or German Empire, to him or them belonging, and by Royal Licence dated 1917.
 
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Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (1887 – 1969) Queen of Spain

  • Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (1887 – 1969) Queen of Spain, daughter of Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom and Prince Henry of Battenberg. Married Alfonso XIII (1886-1941) King of Spain.