Philip, duke of Edinburgh
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born June 10, 1921 , Corfu, Greece in full Prince Philip, duke of Edinburgh, earl of Merioneth and baron Greenwich, also called Philip Mountbatten, original name Philip, prince of Greece and Denmark husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
Philip's father was Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (18821944), a younger son of King George I of the Hellenes (originally Prince William of Denmark). His mother was Princess Alice (18851969), who was the eldest daughter of Louis Alexander Mountbatten, 1st marquess of Milford Haven, and Princess Victoria of Hesse.....