Prince Maurice of Battenberg
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| Maurice Victor Donald | |
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| HH Prince Maurice of Battenberg | |
| Royal house | House of Hesse |
| Father | Prince Henry of Battenberg |
| Mother | Princess Henry of Battenberg |
| Born | 3 October 1891 Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire |
| Died | 27 October 1914 (aged 23) |
| Burial | Ypres, Belgium |
| Occupation | Military (King's Royal Rifle Corps) |
Prince Maurice of Battenberg, KCVO, (Maurice Victor Donald; 3 October 1891 – 27 October 1914) was a descendant of the British Royal Family, a grandson of Queen Victoria. He was known as Prince Maurice of Battenberg throughout his life, as he died before the British Royal Family relinquished their Germanic titles during World War I.
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[edit] Early life
Prince Maurice was born on 3 October 1891. He was given the name Donald in honour of Scotland, as he was born at Balmoral Castle. His father was Prince Henry of Battenberg, the son of Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine and Julie Therese née Countess of Hauke. His mother was Princess Henry of Battenberg (née The Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom), the fifth daughter and the youngest child of Queen Victoria and Albert, Prince Consort.
As his father was the product of a morganatic marriage, Prince Henry of Battenberg took his style of Prince of Battenberg from his mother, Julia von Hauke who was created Princess of Battenberg in her own right. As such, Maurice was styled as His Serene Highness Prince Maurice of Battenberg from birth. In the United Kingdom he was styled His Highness Prince Maurice of Battenberg under a Royal Warrant passed by Queen Victoria in 1886.
He was educated at Lockers Park Prep School in Hertfordshire.
His elder sister Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, married Alfonso XIII of Spain and was Queen consort of Spain between 1906 and 1931.
[edit] Later life
Maurice attended the prestigious Wellington College and was a member of the Benson house. The young prince served in World War I as a lieutenant in the King's Royal Rifle Corps, and was killed in service in the Ypres Salient in 1914. He is buried in Ypres Town Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.
[edit] Titles, styles, honours and arms
[edit] Titles
- His Highness Prince Maurice of Battenberg
- within Germany: His Serene Highness Prince Maurice of Battenberg
