George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven


George Ivar Louis Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven, styled Earl of Medina before 1970, is a British peer and businessman.

Biography

Family

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 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 second daughter, Princess Alice. He is also a second cousin to Charles, Prince of Wales through both of their fathers.
Lord Milford Haven married firstly Sarah Georgina Walker, former wife of Andreas Antoniou, daughter of George Alfred Walker and Jean Maureen, 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 at Coatue Point, Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, on 20 August 1997, without issue.

Career

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 E. W. Scripps in March 2006 for around £210 million.
He plays polo, and Julian Hipwood has coached his teams.

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