Kelly Rondestvedt

Kelly, Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony (born Kelly Jeanne Rondestvedt on 10 January 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.

Kelly
Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Duchess of Saxony
Born	Kelly Jeanne Rondestvedt 10 January 1975 Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Spouse	Hubertus, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ​ ​ (m. 2009)​
Issue	Princess Katharina Prince Philipp Princess Madeleine
Full name Kelly Jeanne Prinzessin von Saxe-Coburg und Gotha
House	Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (by marriage)
Father	Christian Robert Rondestvedt
Mother	Cheryl Ann Forbes
Occupation	Investment banker

Early life and family

Kelly Jeanne Rondestvedt was born on 10 January 1975, in Pensacola, Florida. Her father, Captain Christian Robert Rondestvedt, is a retired pilot in the United States Navy and her mother, Cheryl Ann Forbes, is a former middle school teacher.[1][2] She has two younger brothers, Christian and James. She is of Norwegian and English descent.[3] When she was a child, Rondestvedt's family moved to Kings County, California. She graduated as salutatorian from Lemoore Union High School in 1993.[4][5]

Education and career

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 an master's degree in business administration from UCLA's Anderson School of Management.[8][9][10] In 2007 she began working as an associate for Morgan Stanley[11] before being promoted to vice president.[12][5]

Marriage and issue

Rondestvedt met Hubertus, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, at a restaurant in New York in 2007.[13][14][15] They were married in a civil ceremony at Callenberg Castle on 21 May 2009[16][17] and again in a Lutheran ceremony at St. Moritz Church in Coburg, Germany, on May 23, 2009.[18][19] 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.[20][1][14][21][22]

The couple have three children:

• Princess Katharina (born 30 April 2014 in Coburg); baptized on 14 September 2014 at Schloss Callenberg. Her godparents are: Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Prince Ernst August of Hanover, Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria, Countess Katharina of Faber-Castell and Prince Konstantin-Assen of Bulgaria.
• Prince Philipp (born 15 July 2015 in Munich); baptized on 14 November 2015 at Schloss Callenberg. His godparents are: King Philippe of Belgium, Countess Alexandra von Schönborn, Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden, Prince Carl von Wrede and Carina Axelsson.
• Princess Madeleine (born 22 February 2017 in Munich); baptized on 2 July 2017 at Schloss Callenberg. Her godparents are: Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia, Princess Anna of Bavaria, Alexandra-Nadejda Chrobok Raposo de Magalhães, Countess Clémence von der Schulenburg and Count Benedikt von Abensperg und Traun.

Titles and styles

• 21 May 2009 – present: Her Highness The Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha,[23][24] The Duchess of Saxony

References

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11. "Lords, princelings and princesses: why it still helps to be posh to work in finance". 4 February 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
12. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-rondestvedt-3202555/
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14. "German prince weds U.S. woman". 23 May 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
15. Caspary, Brigitte (24 May 2009). "Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha: Der deutsche Hochadel feiert Traumhochzeit". Retrieved 8 August 2018 – via www.welt.de.
16. (in German) Neue Presse Coburg | Stolpersteine für die Traumhochzeit
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18. "American Woman Marries Royalty". 28 May 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
19. 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.
20. "Haus Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha: Traumhochzeit im deutschen Hochadel". Retrieved 8 August 2018 – via www.faz.net.
21. "A Real American Princess in Germany: Her Highness Princess Kelly, The Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Coburg und Gotha". 8 December 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
22. Rundfunk, Bayerischer (8 February 2012). "Adelshochzeit: Rückblick auf das Coburger Hochzeitsmärchen - BR.de". Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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