 His mother was Princess Henry of Battenberg (née The Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom), the fifth daughter and the youngest child of Queen Victoria and Albert, Prince Consort.As he was the child of a morganatic marriage, Prince Henry of Battenberg took his style of "Prince of Battenberg" from his mother, Countess Julia Hauke, who was created Princess of Battenberg in her own right.As such, Maurice was styled as "His Serene Highness" Prince Maurice of Battenberg from birth.