Earl of Merioneth

The title Earl of Merioneth was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1947 along with the Dukedom of Edinburgh and the Barony of Greenwich for Philip Mountbatten, R.N. (formerly Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark), the soon-to-be-husband of Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II).

Merionethshire is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, a vice county and a former administrative county.

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Titles	Duke of Edinburgh Earl of Merioneth Baron Greenwich more

Ancestry	House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Battenberg Mountbatten-Windsor

Family	Elizabeth II (wife) Charles, Prince of Wales (son) Anne, Princess Royal (daughter) Prince Andrew, Duke of York (son) Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (son) Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (father) Alice, Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark (mother) Margarita, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (sister) Theodora, Margravine of Baden (sister) Cecilie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (sister) Sophie, Princess George of Hanover (sister) Godchildren

Events & Roles	Wedding Duke of Edinburgh's Award Prince Philip Designers Prize Prince Philip Medal Lord High Admiral

Miscellaneous	Prince Philip Movement Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment HMS Magpie

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