Kelly
Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Duchess of Saxony
BornKelly Jeanne Rondestvedt
(1975-01-10) January 10, 1975 (age 49)
Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, U.S.
Spouse
Hubertus, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
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(m. 2009)​
IssuePrincess Katharina
Prince Philipp
Princess Madeleine
Names
Kelly Jeanne Prinzessin von Saxe-Coburg und Gotha
HouseSaxe-Coburg and Gotha
(by marriage)
FatherChristian Robert Rondestvedt
MotherCheryl Ann Forbes
OccupationInvestment banker

Kelly, Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony (born Kelly Jeanne Rondestvedt on January 10, 1975) is an American investment banker. Through her marriage to Hubertus, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the heir apparent to the defunct ducal throne of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, she is a princess of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Early life and family

Kelly Jeanne Rondestvedt was born on January 10, 1975, in Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida. Her father, Christian Robert Rondestvedt (Massachusetts, 1950/1951), is a retired Captain-Pilot in the United States Navy and her mother, married in San Diego, San Diego County, California, on 7 April 1973 Cheryl Ann Forbes (San Diego, San Diego County, California, 6 February 1951), is a former middle school teacher.[1][2] She has two younger brothers, Christian and James. She is of Norwegian, English, Scottish, German and French descent.[3] When she was a child, Rondestvedt's family moved to Kings County, California.[4]

Education and career

She graduated as a salutatorian from Lemoore Union High School in 1993.[5][4]

Rondestvedt attended the University of California, Los Angeles, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics in 1997. After graduating, she began working as an investment banker[6] for PricewaterhouseCoopers in San Diego.[1] She became a California certified public accountant on 6 August 2000.[7] In 2002 she graduated with a Master's Degree in Business Administration from UCLA's Anderson School of Management.[8][9] In 2007 she began working as an associate for Morgan Stanley[10] before being promoted to vice president.[4]

Marriage and issue

Rondestvedt met Hubertus, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, at a restaurant in New York in 2007.[11][12] They were married in a civil ceremony at Callenberg Castle, Coburg, on May 21, 2009[13] and again in a Lutheran ceremony at St. Moritz Church in Coburg, Bavaria, on May 23, 2009.[14][15] There were over 400 wedding guests and 3000 spectators, including King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden, Lord Nicholas Windsor, Lady Nicholas Windsor, Simeon II of Bulgaria, and Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este.[16][1][11][17] The couple have three children:

Titles and styles

References

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  6. ^ Kocay, Lisa. "Meghan Markle, Grace Kelly and Other All-American Princesses". Forbes. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  7. ^ California, State of. "California Board of Accountancy – License Lookup". www2.dca.ca.gov. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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  10. ^ "Lords, princelings and princesses: why it still helps to be posh to work in finance". 4 February 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  11. ^ a b "German prince weds U.S. woman". The Denver Post. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  12. ^ Caspary, Brigitte (24 May 2009). "Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha: Der deutsche Hochadel feiert Traumhochzeit". Die Welt. Retrieved 8 August 2018 – via www.welt.de.
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  14. ^ "American Woman Marries Royalty". CBS News. 28 May 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  15. ^ Confidencial, Monarquía (16 December 2008). "Hubertus de Saxe-Cobourg-et-Gotha y Kelly Rondestvedt se casarán en mayo de 2009". Monarquía Confidencial. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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  19. ^ "11 American women who became princesses". 2 December 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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