Count Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth

Count Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (Jefferson-Friedrich Volker Benjamin Graf von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth; born 12 July 1967) is a German nobleman and a banker.

Count Jefferson von Pfeil and Klein-Ellguth
Born (1967-07-12) 12 July 1967 (age 57)
Other namesJefferson-Friedrich Volker Benjamin Graf von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth
TitleCount von Pfeil and Klein-Ellguth
Spouse
(m. 1998; div. 2017)
ChildrenCount Richard
Countess Ingrid
Parent(s)Count Friedrich-August von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth
Astrid Maria Andres

Early life and ancestry

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Jefferson is born as the younger son and the youngest child of German Count Friedrich-August Rüdiger Albrecht von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (b. 1930) and his wife, Astrid Maria Andres (b. 1930). By birth he is a member of an ancient House of Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth, which can trace their noble ancestry back to the beginning of the 12th century.[1]

Marriage and family

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He married Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg on 6 June 1998,[2] becoming the husband of a member of the Danish royal family. Jefferson and Alexandra are distantly related, as both have descended from Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau.[3]

Princess Alexandra is the daughter of Princess Benedikte of Denmark, whose elder sister is Queen Margrethe II. The couple were married in Graasten Palace Chapel, a part of the Danish royal family's summer residence in southern Jutland. According to an article in the Copenhagen Post, Princess Alexandra was granted Danish citizenship just prior to her marriage. The couple were sweethearts during their childhood years at Louisenlund school, in Germany.[4]

The couple resided in Paris, where Count Jefferson was a managing director of the Swiss bank Sal. Oppenheim.[citation needed]

Since 2013 they lived in Heidesheim Castle, Germany, near Mainz.[5] They were always among the Danish royal family for the summer holidays at Gråsten Palace.

They have two children:

The couple announced their intention to divorce in May 2017.[6] On 18 May 2019 Princess Alexandra married Count Michael Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille (b. 26 February 1965), a member of the ancient House of Ahlefeldt.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Jefferson, Graf von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth : Genealogics".
  2. ^ Danish Monarchy Archived 29 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine official website
  3. ^ "Relationship Calculator: Genealogics".
  4. ^ (11 June 1998) "Princess says 'I do.' Copenhagen Post online
  5. ^ Article Allgemeine Zeitung
  6. ^ Endnu en skilsmisse rammer det danske kongehus BT.dk, 17 May 2017
  7. ^ (In French) "Mariage royal : La princesse Alexandra a dit oui au comte Michael", PurePeople (PureMédias), 24 May 2019.