The Marquess of Milford Haven | |
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Born | George Ivar Louis Mountbatten 6 June 1961 |
Title | Marquess of Milford Haven |
Tenure | 14 April 1970 – present |
Other titles | Earl of Medina (1961-1970) |
Predecessor | David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven |
Heir | Henry Mountbatten, Earl of Medina |
Spouse(s) |
Sarah Georgina née Walker (m. 1989; div. 1996) Clare Husted née Steel (m. 1997) |
Issue | Lady Tatiana Mountbatten Henry Mountbatten, Earl of Medina |
Parents |
David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven Janet Mercedes née Bryce |
George Ivar Louis Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven (born 6 June 1961), styled Earl of Medina before 1970, is a British businessman, peer, and current Head of the House of Mountbatten.
Lord Milford Haven is the oldest son of the 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven and Janet Mercedes Bryce, the older brother of Lord Ivar Mountbatten and a direct descendant of Catherine the Great and Alexander Pushkin. With the death of his father on 14 April 1970, he became subsequently the 4th Marquess of Milford Haven and head of the House of Mountbatten. He is in the Line of succession to the British Throne through his descent from Queen Victoria's 2nd daughter, Princess Alice.
Lord Milford Haven married firstly Sarah Georgina Walker (born London, 17 November 1961/2), married firstly in 1985 and divorced in 1987 to Andreas Antoniou, daughter of George Alfred Walker and wife Jean Maureen Hatton, in London on 8 March 1989. The couple were divorced on 27 February 1996. They had two children:
Lord Milford Haven subsequently married Clare Husted Steel (born New York City, 2 September 1960) at Coatue Point, Nantucket, Massachusetts, on 20 August 1997.
In 2000, he founded uSwitch, a website which helps consumers compare and change suppliers of various services. The company was sold to the American media firm EW Scripps in March 2006 for around £210 million ($400 million).
He plays polo, and Julian Hipwood has coached his teams.