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is battenburg markings going to go european wide? Hope not!

Added by Graham on 19 December 2009.

Wasn't Battenburg a principality in what is now Germany? Certainly came from Europe!

Added by Rob Johnson on 04 August 2012.

Battenberg was the name of a noble family in Germany. The original family died out in 1310. THe name came from the town they lived in. The name was used again by a branch of the House Hesse-Darmstadt (Germany) in the mid 19th century. The English branch of the family changed the name to Mountbatten (Berg = mount) in 1917 for obvious reasons.
I also do agree that this is totally O/T

Added by Martin Siegel on 06 August 2012.

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