- Born
- Died
- Prince Louis of Battenberg was born on May 24, 1854 in Graz, Styria, Austria. He was married to Victoria Mountbatten. He died on September 11, 1921 in Naval & Military Club, London, England.
- SpouseVictoria Mountbatten(April 30, 1884 - September 11, 1921) (his death, 4 children)
- Children
- ParentsPrince Alexander of Hesse and by RhineJulia, Princess of Battenberg
- RelativesPrince Henry of Battenberg(Sibling)David Mountbatten(Grandchild)Patricia Mountbatten(Grandchild)Pamela Hicks(Grandchild)Norton Knatchbull(Great Grandchild)Michael John Knatchbull(Great Grandchild)Philip Knatchbull(Great Grandchild)Tim Knatchbull(Great Grandchild)India Hicks(Great Grandchild)Nicholas Alexandrovich(Cousin)Czar Aleksandr III(Cousin)Grand Duke Sergei(Cousin)Prince Philip(Grandchild)King Charles III(Great Grandchild)Princess Anne(Great Grandchild)Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor(Great Grandchild)Prince Edward(Great Grandchild)Queen Victoria Eugenia(Niece or Nephew)Louis IV(Cousin)Rainer Prinz von Hessen(Great Grandchild)
- On 3 October 1889, Battenberg was appointed to his first independent command, HMS Scout, a torpedo-cruiser, which saw service in the Red Sea.
- In 1885, one of Louis's younger brothers, Prince Henry of Battenberg, married Princess Beatrice, the youngest child of Queen Victoria, and took up residence with the Queen in Britain so that Beatrice could continue to serve as her mother's companion and personal secretary.
- In 1892, Battenberg invented the Battenberg Course Indicator, a relative velocity analogue computer device used by seamen to determine course and speed to steer for changes of position between ships.
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