Lasse & Anita - Person Sheet
Lasse & Anita - Person Sheet
NamePrince Philip Mountbatten , 15C1R
Birth10 Jun 1921, Mon Repos, Corfu, Greece
Death9 Apr 2021, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
OccupationDuke of Edinburgh
Alias/AKALieutenant Philip Mountbatten, Prins Philip av Hellas
Spouses
Birth21 Apr 1926, Mayfair, London, England
Death8 Sep 2022, Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
OccupationDronning av Storbritannia, Queen of England and Northern Ireland, kroningen: 02.06.1953
Alias/AKAElizabeth II Windsor
Marriage20 Nov 1947, Westminster Abbey
Notes for Prince Philip Mountbatten
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Philip,_Duke_of_Edinburgh

Background
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich, was born Prince of Greece and Denmark in Corfu on 10 June 1921; the only son of Prince Andrew of Greece. His paternal family is of Danish descent - Prince Andrew was the grandson of King Christian IX of Denmark.

During the First World War he changed the family name to Mountbatten. Prince Philip adopted the family name of Mountbatten when he became a naturalised British subject and renounced his Royal title in 1947.

Prince Philip started school in France but came to England to attend Cheam Preparatory School in 1928.Prince Philip left Gordonstoun in 1939 and joined the Royal Navy as a Cadet. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 16 July 1942 and in October he was appointed First Lieutenant (second in command) of WALLACE at the unusually early age of 21. After instructing in the Petty Officers' School and attending the Naval Staff College at Greenwich, he was appointed First Lieutenant of HMS CHEQUERS in 1949.

He was promoted to Lieutenant-Commander in 1950 and then appointed in command of the Frigate HMS MAGPIE. In 1952 he was promoted to Commander, but his naval career came to an end on the death of his father-in-law, King George VI.
Marriage and family

The engagement of Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten to Princess Elizabeth was announced in July 1947 and the marriage took place in Westminster Abbey on 20 November. Shortly before the wedding, the bridegroom was created Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich with the style of His Royal Highness and appointed a Knight of the Garter by the King. The Queen and Prince Philip had two children before and two after The Queen succeeded to the throne.

Honours
In April 1952 The Queen created The Duke of Edinburgh a Knight of the Thistle. The following September she declared by Royal Warrant that he had 'place, pre-eminence and precedence' next to herself 'on all occasions and in all meetings, except where otherwise provided by Act of Parliament'. In February 1957 it was announced that The Queen had granted to The Duke of Edinburgh the style and dignity of a Prince of the United Kingdom, and that in future he would be known as 'The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh'. On his 47th birthday, in June 1968, she appointed him to the Order of Merit.

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