Lord Leopold Mountbatten | |
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| Full name | Leopold Arthur Louis Mountbatten |
| Born | Prince Leopold of Battenberg 21 May 1889 Windsor Castle, United Kingdom |
| Died | 23 April 1922 (aged 32) Kensington Palace, United Kingdom |
| Buried | 1 May 1922 Royal Vault, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle 23 October 1928 Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore |
| Noble family | Battenberg (until 1917) Mountbatten (from 1917) |
| Father | Prince Henry of Battenberg |
| Mother | Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1909–20 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Isle of Wight Rifles King's Royal Rifle Corps |
| Battles/wars | |
Lord Leopold Arthur Louis Mountbatten (21 May 1889 – 23 April 1922) was a British Army officer and a descendant of the Hessian princely Battenberg family and the British royal family. A grandson of Queen Victoria, he was known as Prince Leopold of Battenberg from his birth until 1917, when the British royal family relinquished their German titles during World War I, and the Battenberg family changed their name to Mountbatten.