Marquess of Carisbrooke
| Marquessate of Carisbrooke | |
|---|---|
heirs male of the body lawfully begotten | |
| Subsidiary titles | Earl of Berkhampstead Viscount Launceston |
| Status | Extinct |
| Extinction date | 23 February 1960 |
Marquess of Carisbrooke was a title in the
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (youngest daughter of Queen Victoria) and Prince Henry of Battenberg. He was made Viscount Launceston, in the County of Cornwall, and Earl of Berkhampstead at the same time, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1]
Along with other German-surnamed relations of the British royal family, Alexander also changed his surname at that time, to Mountbatten. The titles became extinct upon Lord Carisbrooke's death in 1960, as he had no sons.
Prince William Augustus, son of King George II, in 1726. The title of Viscount Launceston had previously been conferred with the Dukedom of Edinburgh on Prince Frederick Louis, later Prince of Wales
, also in 1726.
Marquess of Carisbrooke (1917)
References
- ^ a b "No. 30374". The London Gazette. 9 November 1917. p. 11594.
Attribution
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. London: Dean & son, limited. p. 172.