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| Vita | Index
of Royal Colonels Index of Reigns & Peerages |
| full name: | Philip Battenberg [changed 1947 to Mountbatten] | ||
| birth: | 1921.06.10 | at Villa Mon Repos, Corfu, Greece | |
| father: | Gen. H.R.H. Prince Andrew of Greece, GCVO | ||
| mother: | H.R.H. Princess Andrew of Greece, RRC, née H.S.H. Victoria Alice Elizabeth Julia Marie, Princess of Battenberg | ||
| marriage: | 1947.11.20 | Queen
Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey, London |
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| children: | 1948 | Charles Philip Arthur (Prince of Wales) | |
| 1950 | Anne Elizabeth Alice (The Princess Royal) | ||
| 1960 | Andrew Albert Christian (Duke of York) | ||
| 1964 | Edward Anthony Richard (Earl of Wessex) | ||
| Titles, Orders and Awards |
| Titles: | ||
| 1921.06.10 | Prince of Greece and Denmark, with the style of His Royal Highness (H.R.H. Prince Philip of Greece) | |
| 1947.02.28 | Philip Mountbatten [naturalised a British subject, taking the name of Philip Mountbatten, renouncing his Greek and Danish Royal styles and titles] | |
| 1947.11.19 | Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, and Baron Greenwich, together with the personal style of His Royal Highness | |
| 1957.02.22 | Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (H.R.H. The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh) | |
| British Empire/Commonwealth Orders and Awards: | ||
| 1937.05.11 | King George VI Coronation Medal | |
| 1947.11.19 | Knight of the Garter (KG) | |
| 1951.12.04 | Privy Councillor of Great Britain (PC) | |
| 1952.04.21 | KT | |
| 1953.03.25 | GBE (mil) (Grand Master and First or Principle Knight Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire since 1953) | |
| 1953.06.02 | Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal | |
| 1957 | Privy Councillor of Canada (PC) | |
| 1968.06.10 | OM (civ) | |
| 1981.10.15 | QSO for Public Service | |
| 1982 | CD**** | |
| 1988.06.13 | AC (mil) | |
| 1990 | 1990 Commemoration Medal (New Zealand) | |
| 1992 | Silver Jubilee Medal (Brunei) | |
| 1992 | George Cross 50th Anniversary Medal (Malta) | |
| Foreign Orders and Awards: | ||
| 1941 | The Order of St George & St Constantine, 4th class with swords (Greece) | |
| 1947.11.16 | Knight, the Order of the Elephant (Denmark) | |
| 1947.11.16 | Grand Cross, the Order of the Redeemer (Greece) | |
| 1950.12 | Grand Cross, the Order of George I with swords (Greece) | |
| 1950.12 | Grand Cross, the Order of the Phoenix (Greece) | |
| 1951 | Grand Cross, the Order of St Charles (Monaco) | |
| 1952 | Grand Cross with Collar, the Order of St Olav (Norway) | |
| 1953.11.29 | Grand Cross, the Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero (Panama) | |
| 1954.06.28 | Knight, the Royal Order of the Seraphim (Sweden) | |
| 1954.10.14 | Grand Cross with Chain, the Most Exalted Order of the Queen of Sheba (Ethiopia) | |
| 1955.10.24 | Grand Cross, the Military Order of the Tower and Sword, for Valour, Loyalty and Merit (Portugal) | |
| 1956.07.16 | The Order of King Faisal I 1st class (Iraq) | |
| 1957.04.08 | Grand Cordon, the Order of the Legion of Honour (French Republic) | |
| 1958.05.13 | Knight Grand Cross, the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Italy) | |
| 1958.03.22 | Knight Grand Cross, the Order of the Netherlands Lion (Netherlands) | |
| 1958.10.12 | Grand Cross Special Design, the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | |
| 1961.02.26 | The Most Glorious Order of the Ojaswi Rajanya (Nepal) | |
| 1961.05.10 | Commander Grand Cross, the Order of the White Rose of Finland | |
| 1961.05.17 | Grand Cordon, the Order of Independence (Tunisia) | |
| 1961.11.23 | Knight Grand Band, the Order of the Star of Africa (Liberia) | |
| 1962.02.14 | Grand Cross Extraordinary, the Order of Boyaca (Colombia) | |
| 1962.02.21 | Grand Cross, the National Order of Merit (Ecuador) | |
| 1962.02.21 | Grand Cross in brilliants, the Order of the Sun of Peru (Peru) | |
| 1962.05.28 | Grand Cross, the National Order of the Condor of the Andes (Bolivia) | |
| 1962.03.02 | Grand Cross with Collar, the Order of Merit (Chile) | |
| 1962.03.15 | Grand Cross, the National Order of the Southern Cross (Brazil) | |
| 1962.03 | Grand Cross Extraordinary, the National Order of Merit (Paraguay) | |
| 1962.03.22 | Grand Cross, the Order of the Liberator San Martin (Argentina) | |
| 1963.05.14 | Grand Cross, the Order of Leopold (Belgium) | |
| 1963.11.19 | Grand Cross, the Order of the Icelandic Falcon (Iceland) | |
| 1963.12.09 | Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar, 1st class | |
| 1964.05.28 | Decoration of the Republic of the Sudan, 1st class (Sudan) | |
| 1964 | Grand Collar, the National Order of the Aztec Eagle (Mexico) | |
| 1966.05.17 | Grand Decoration of Honour for Merit in Gold with Sash (Austria) | |
| 1966.07.19 | Grand Cordon special class, the Order of the Renaissance (Jordan) | |
| 1969.07.15 | Commander Grand Cross, the Order of the White Rose of Finland | |
| 1971.12.07 | The Order of the Supreme Sun, 1st class (Afghanistan) | |
| 1971.10.05 | Grand Cordon, the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum (Japan) | |
| 1972.02.18 | The High Order of Temasek (Singapore) | |
| 1972.02.29 | The Most Esteemed Royal Family Order, 1st class (Brunei) | |
| 1972.03.13 | The Order of the Distinguished Leader, 2nd class - 'Izz ud-din (Maldives) | |
| 1972.06.13 | Knight, the Order of the Golden Lion of the House of Nassau (Luxembourg) | |
| 1972.10.17 | The Order of the Yugoslav Star, 1st class (Yugoslavia) | |
| 1973.12.11 | Grand Cordon, the National Order of the Leopard (mil) (Zaire) | |
| 1978.11.14 | Grand Cross, the Order of the Infante Dom Henrique (Portugal) | |
| 1979 | Commander, the Order of the Golden Ark (Netherlands) | |
| 1979.02.21 | Collar of Independence of the State of Qatar | |
| 1979.02.28 | The Military Order of Oman, 1st class (Oman) | |
| 1980.10.27 | Grand Cordon in brilliants, the Order of Muhammad (Morocco) | |
| 1986.04.22 | Grand Cross, the Most Distinguished Order of Carlos III (Spain) | |
| 1991.04.23 | Grand Riband, the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (Poland) | |
| Honorary Military Appointments |
| 1952 |  |
Admiral, Sea Cadet Corps [tenure expired 1992] | |
| 1953.01.15 |  |
Colonel-in-Chief, Army Cadet Force | |
| 1953.01.15 | |
Admiral, Royal Canadian Sea Cadets | |
| 1953.01.15 |  |
Air Commodore-in-Chief, Air Training Corps | |
| 1953.06.02 | |
Colonel-in-Chief, 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars [to 1958] | |
| 1953.06.02 | |
Captain General, Corps of Royal Marines | |
| 1953.06.02 | |
Colonel-in-Chief,
The Wiltshire Regiment
(Duke of Edinburgh's) [to 1959] |
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| 1953.06.02 | |
Colonel-in-Chief, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders [to 1994] | |
| 1953.06.02 | |
Honorary Colonel, The Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own) [to 1957] | |
| 1953.06.02 | |
Honorary Colonel, Heriot-Watt University OTC [to 1994] | |
| 1953.06.02 | |
Honorary Colonel, Edinburgh University OTC [to 1994] | |
| 1953.06.02 |  |
Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps | |
| 1953.10.15 |
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Honorary Air Commodore, No 601 (County of London) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force [disbanded 1957] | |
| 1953.12.08 | |
Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Canadian Regiment | |
| 1953.07.06 | |
Colonel, Welsh Guards [relinquished appointment 1974] | |
| 1954.01.20 |  |
Colonel-in-Chief, The Hawkes Bay Regiment [to 1964] | |
| 1954.04.23 | |
Colonel-in-Chief, The Otago and Southland Regiment [to 1964] | |
| 1957.02.09 | |
Honorary Colonel, The Leicestershire and Derbyshire (Prince Albert's Own)Yeomanry [on formation] | |
| 1957 | |
Member, Honourable Artillery Company | |
| 1958.10.24 | |
Colonel-in-Chief, The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars [on formation; to 1993] | |
| 1959.03.05 |  |
Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers | |
| 1959.06.08 | |
Colonel-in-Chief, The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) [on formation; to 1994] | |
| 1961.02.07 | |
Colonel-in-Chief, Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) [on formation; to 1994] | |
| 1963.04.14 | |
Colonel-in-Chief, Australian Army Cadet Corps | |
| 1964 |  |
Royal Honorary Colonel, The Trinidad and Tobago Regiment | |
| 1967.04.07 | |
Colonel-in-Chief, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada | |
| 1967.07.01 | |
Colonel-in-Chief, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada | |
| 1967.07.03 | |
Colonel-in-Chief, The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa | |
| 1969.07.01 | |
Colonel-in-Chief, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers | |
| 1975.03.01 | |
Colonel, Grenadier Guards | |
| 1977.06.11 | |
Colonel-in-Chief, Intelligence Corps | |
| 1977.06.11 | |
Honorary Air Commodore, Royal Air Force Kinloss | |
| 1977? | |
Colonel-in-Chief, Corps of Royal New Zealand Electrical and Mechanical Engineers | |
| 1977.06.11 | |
Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) | |
| 1983 |
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Honorary Air Commodore, Air Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Cadets | |
| 1993.09.02 | |
Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, The Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own and Royal Irish) [on formation; from 10.4.2002 Colonel-in-Chief] | |
| 1994.03.23 | |
Royal Honorary Colonel, Heriot-Watt University OTC | |
| 1994.03.23 | |
Royal Honorary Colonel, City of Edinburgh Universities OTC | |
| 1994.04.27 | |
Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment [on formation; to 2007] | |
| 1994.09.17 | |
Colonel-in-Chief, The Highlanders (Seaforth, Camerons and Gordons) [on formation; to 2006] | |
| 2006.03.28 | |
Royal Colonel, The Highlanders 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland [on formation] | |
| 2007.02 | |
Colonel-in-Chief, The Rifles [on formation] | |
| Military Service |
| 1939 | Cadet, RNC Dartmouth | |
| 1940 | Midshipman, Royal Navy | |
| 1941.09.01 | Acting Sub Lieutenant, Royal Navy | |
| 1942.07.16 | Lieutenant, Royal Navy | |
| 1940-1945 | served in WW2 in the Mediterranean Fleet, in Home Waters, and with the Pacific Fleet in SEA and the Pacific (MID, rcvd: 39/45, Atlantic, Italy, and Burma (with Pacific clasp) stars, War medal, Order of St George & St Constantine 4th class with swords, Greek Military Cross and French Croix de Guerre with palm) | |
| 1948.06.01 | Personal ADC to King George VI | |
| 1950.07.16 | Lieutenant Commander, Royal Navy | |
| 1952.06.10 | Commander, Royal Navy | |
| 1953 | end of naval career | |
| 1953.01.15 | Admiral of the Fleet, Field Marshal of the Army, Marshal of the Royal Air Force | |
| 1954.04.01 | Field Marshal, Australian Military Forces; Admiral of the Fleet, Royal Australian Navy; Marshal of the Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force | |
| 1977.06.11 | Field Marshal, New Zealand Army; Admiral of the Fleet, Royal New Zealand Navy; Marshal of the Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force | |
| Other Military Connections |
| 1954 | Extra Master, Merchant Navy | |
| 1971 | Life Member, Royal Marines Association | |
| 1959.01.01 | The Queen bestowed his name on 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles | |
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