Leopold Arthur Louis of Battenberg

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Born	1889
Died	1922
Parents	Beatrice mary von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (Mother) Family

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of Queen Victoria

Birth

1889

Born
Age c. 7

2 Jun 1896

Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
Age c. 10

1899–1902

Second Boer War
Age c. 12

22 Jan 1901

Accession of Edward VII

Reigned 1901–1910
Age c. 12

22 Jan 1901

Queen Victoria dies
Age c. 14

17 Dec 1903

The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
Age c. 18

17 Jun 1907

Brooklands motor circuit opens

At Weybridge, Surrey.
Age c. 19

13 Jul 1908

London hosts the Olympic Games
Age c. 20

1 Jan 1909

First old age pensions paid
Age c. 20

25 Jul 1909

Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel
Age c. 21

6 May 1910

Accession of George V

Reigned 1910–1936
Age c. 21

13 Aug 1910

Florence Nightingale dies
Age c. 22

18 Aug 1911

Parliament Act limits the power of the House of Lords
Age c. 22

16 Dec 1911

National Insurance Act
Age c. 23

Mar 1912

Captain Scott dies returning from the South Pole
Age c. 23

15 Apr 1912

Titanic sinks
Age c. 24

8 Jun 1913

Suffragette Emily Davison dies at the Derby
Age c. 25

1914–1918

Britain declares war on Germany: First World War begins
Age c. 26

25 Apr 1915

Gallipoli landings
Age c. 26

7 May 1915

Lusitania sunk
Age c. 27

24 Apr 1916

Easter Rising in Dublin
Age c. 27

5 Jun 1916

Lord Kitchener lost at sea
Age c. 27

1 Jul 1916

Battle of the Somme begins

About 57,000 British casualties on the first day.
Age c. 28

31 Jul 1917

Battle of Passchendaele begins
Age c. 29

6 Feb 1918

Some women get the vote

Representation of the People Act.
Age c. 29

1918–1919

Spanish flu pandemic
Age c. 29

11 Nov 1918

Armistice ends the First World War
Age c. 30

14 Jun 1919

Alcock and Brown make the first non-stop transatlantic flight
Age c. 33

1922

Died