Battenberg

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Battenberg may refer to:

• Battenberg, Hesse, a town in Hesse, Germany
• Battenberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
• Battenberg, a German noble family from Hesse
  • Julia von Hauke Countess of Battenberg, 1825-1895
  • Prince Louis of Battenberg 1854–1921
  • Princess Marie of Battenberg 1852–1923
  • Prince Alexander of Battenberg, 1857–1893
  • Prince Henry of Battenberg 1858–1896
  • Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg 1861–1924
• Battenberg Cup, an American naval award (named after Prince Louis of Battenberg)
• Battenberg Mausoleum, mausoleum of Prince Alexander of Battenberg in Sofia, Bulgaria
• Battenberg Chapel in St. Mildred's Church Whippingham on the Isle of Wight
• Battenberg Square, central square in Sofia, Bulgaria (named after Prince Alexander of Battenberg)
• John Nelson Battenberg, (b.1931) an American artist
• Battenberg cake, a light sponge cake
• Battenberg lace, a type of needle lace

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• Mountbatten, United Kingdom branch of the German family
• Mountbatten-Windsor
• Battenburg markings, the high-visibility markings on many emergency service vehicles in the UK, the name is derived from its similarity to the pattern in Battenberg cake.