It is a curious thing that llie First Sea of the Admiralty, the man responsible to the. Minister for the efficiency of the whole Fleet, is cf German hl<.od. But it has been said of Prince Louis of Battenburg that ho was born a 'Serene Highness but haw lived it down. He is the sou of Prince Alexander of Hesse, and was born in Austria. Int became a naturalised Englishman in his boyhood. He suv service m Egypt, has held many importanat commands afloat and ashore, and. in the words of an English writer, "holds the confidence and the admiration cf the entire 'Service/' For some, years he has been, reputed one of the most brilliant strategists in the Navy. Prince Louis married a grand-daughter of Queen Victo"ia, and his elder son is Princo George? of Butlenbt'Vg, who was a subtier Empire cruise.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLVIII, 19 August 1914, Page 8
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