Prince Louis of Battenberg (1854–1921) was a German prince related to the
British Royal Family. After a career in the
United Kingdom'sRoyal Navy lasting over forty years, in 1912 he was appointed
First Sea Lord, the professional head of the British naval service. He took steps to ready the British fleet for combat as
World War I began, but his background as a German prince forced his retirement at the start of the war when anti-German feeling was running high.
Queen Victoria and her son
King Edward VII, when Prince of Wales, occasionally intervened in his career—the Queen thought that there was "a belief that the Admiralty are afraid of promoting Officers who are Princes on account of the radical attacks of low papers and scurrilous ones". However, Louis welcomed battle assignments that provided opportunities for him to acquire the skills of war and to demonstrate to his superiors that he was serious about his naval career. Posts on royal yachts and tours arranged by the Queen and Edward actually impeded his progress, as his promotions were perceived as royal favours rather than deserved. He married a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, and was the father of
Earl Mountbatten, who also served as First Sea Lord from 1954 to 1959.
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, consort of
Queen Elizabeth II, is his grandson. (
more...)
1952 – Elizabeth II ascended to the thrones of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and three other
Commonwealth countries upon the death of her father, George VI.
The Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award is presented annually to the
most valuable player (MVP) of the
Super Bowl, the
National Football League's (NFL) championship game. The winner is chosen by a fan vote during the game and by a panel of 16 American football writers and broadcasters who vote after the game. Since the first Super Bowl was held in 1967, the MVP award has been given to 41 players. From 1967 to 1989, the Super Bowl MVP was presented by SPORT magazine. Since 1990, the award has been presented by the NFL. At
Super Bowl XXV, the league first awarded the
Pete Rozelle Trophy, named after the former NFL commissioner, to the Super Bowl MVP.
Joe Montana (pictured) is the only player to have won three Super Bowl MVP awards; four others—
Bart Starr,
Terry Bradshaw,
Tom Brady and
Eli Manning—have won the honor twice. The MVP has come from the winning team every year except 1971, when
Dallas CowboyslinebackerChuck Howley won the award despite the Cowboys' loss in
Super Bowl V to the
Baltimore Colts. (more...)
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Prince Louis of Battenberg (1854–1921) was a German prince related to the
British Royal Family. After a career in the
United Kingdom'sRoyal Navy lasting over forty years, in 1912 he was appointed
First Sea Lord, the professional head of the British naval service. He took steps to ready the British fleet for combat as
World War I began, but his background as a German prince forced his retirement at the start of the war when anti-German feeling was running high.
Queen Victoria and her son
King Edward VII, when Prince of Wales, occasionally intervened in his career—the Queen thought that there was "a belief that the Admiralty are afraid of promoting Officers who are Princes on account of the radical attacks of low papers and scurrilous ones". However, Louis welcomed battle assignments that provided opportunities for him to acquire the skills of war and to demonstrate to his superiors that he was serious about his naval career. Posts on royal yachts and tours arranged by the Queen and Edward actually impeded his progress, as his promotions were perceived as royal favours rather than deserved. He married a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, and was the father of
Earl Mountbatten, who also served as First Sea Lord from 1954 to 1959.
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, consort of
Queen Elizabeth II, is his grandson. (
more...)
1952 – Elizabeth II ascended to the thrones of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and three other
Commonwealth countries upon the death of her father, George VI.
The Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award is presented annually to the
most valuable player (MVP) of the
Super Bowl, the
National Football League's (NFL) championship game. The winner is chosen by a fan vote during the game and by a panel of 16 American football writers and broadcasters who vote after the game. Since the first Super Bowl was held in 1967, the MVP award has been given to 41 players. From 1967 to 1989, the Super Bowl MVP was presented by SPORT magazine. Since 1990, the award has been presented by the NFL. At
Super Bowl XXV, the league first awarded the
Pete Rozelle Trophy, named after the former NFL commissioner, to the Super Bowl MVP.
Joe Montana (pictured) is the only player to have won three Super Bowl MVP awards; four others—
Bart Starr,
Terry Bradshaw,
Tom Brady and
Eli Manning—have won the honor twice. The MVP has come from the winning team every year except 1971, when
Dallas CowboyslinebackerChuck Howley won the award despite the Cowboys' loss in
Super Bowl V to the
Baltimore Colts. (more...)
This Wikipedia is written in
English. Started in 2001 (2001), it currently contains
3,865,573 articles. Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.