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Prince Louis of Battenberg
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1914
July
26
Admiralty halts the dispersal of the fleet
On 26 July 1914 the First Sea Lord, Prince Louis of Battenberg, kept the fleet ready for action instead of sending the ships back to their home ports.
October
29
Prince Louis of Battenberg resigns from the Admiralty
On 29 October 1914 the First Sea Lord, Prince Louis of Battenberg, stepped down. He fell victim to anti-German feeling.
1917
July
17
The House of Windsor
On 17 July 1917 George V announced that the British royal house would henceforth be called Windsor. The king's family renounced all German titles.