Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
1921 – 2021 British royal consort, naval officer
Greek-born prince who gave up foreign titles and took the anglicised name Mountbatten.
- Religion
- Church of England (born Greek Orthodox).
- Affiliations
- Consort of Queen Elizabeth II; adopted the surname Mountbatten, the anglicised form of Battenberg.
Born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, he renounced his Greek and Danish titles and took the surname Mountbatten, the English form of his mother's family name Battenberg, before marrying the future Elizabeth II. His own family had anglicised Battenberg to Mountbatten in 1917, the same wartime moment the royal house became Windsor.
Connections
- family of Elizabeth II — Her husband, who took the anglicised name Mountbatten.
- family of Elizabeth II — His wife, the Queen.
In the timeline
- 1956 Prince Philip founds the Duke of Edinburgh's Award mentioned