Prince Philip biography at QuotationFun

A Short Biography of Prince Philip

Author Name:

Prince Philip

Born As:

Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark

Other Names:

Born:

10 Jun 1921

Died:





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Duke, Prince                          
                                              
Husband of Queen Elizabeth II, four children.                                              
                                              
Born at Villa Mon Repos on the Greek island of Corfu.

Phillip's maternal grandfather, Prince Louis of Battenberg, died in London. Louis was a naturalised British citizen and, after long and distinguished service in the Royal Navy, had renounced his German titles and adopted the surname Mountbatten.

Phillip adopted the surname Mountbatten.

Phillip's four sisters married German noblemen and moved to Germany, his mother was placed in an asylum after being diagnosed with schizophrenia.