Count Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth

Count Jefferson of Pfeil and Klein-Ellguth
Born	12 July 1967 (1967-07-12) (age 44) Mainz Germany
Other names	Jefferson-Friedrich Volker Benjamin
Title	Count of Pfeil and Klein-Ellguth
Spouse	Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Children	Richard, Ingrid
Relatives	Count Friedrich-August von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth and Astrid Maria Andres

Styles of Count Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth
Reference style	His Hillustrious Highness
Spoken style	Your Illustrious Highness
Alternative style	Sir

His Illustrious Highness Count Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (Jefferson-Friedrich Volker Benjamin Graf von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth, born 12 July 1967) is the son of Count Friedrich-August Rüdiger Albrecht von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth and Astrid Maria Andres.

Marriage

He married Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg on 6 June 1998,^[1] becoming the husband of a member of the Danish royal family. His wife is the daughter of Princess Benedikte of Denmark, whose elder sister is Queen Margrethe II. The couple were married at Gråsten Palace, 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 in Germany.^[2]

Title

In Germany titles were abolished after the First World War, and incorporated into the surname. Jefferson's title in pretence is Graf, the English equivalent of Count. In Denmark, Norway and Sweden, he would be known as a Greve.^{[citation needed]}

Family

Danish Royal Family

HM The Queen HRH The Prince Consort HRH The Crown Prince HRH The Crown Princess HRH Prince Christian HRH Princess Isabella HRH Prince Vincent HRH Princess Josephine HRH Prince Joachim HRH Princess Marie HH Prince Nikolai HH Prince Felix HH Prince Henrik HRH Princess Benedikte HM The Queen of the Hellenes HH Princess Elisabeth Extended royal family HM The King of the Hellenes HRH The Crown Prince of Greece HRH The Crown Princess of Greece HRH Princess Maria-Olympia HRH Prince Constantine Alexios HRH Prince Achileas-Andreas HRH Prince Odysseas-Kimon HRH Prince Aristide Stavros HRH Princess Alexia, Mrs Morales HRH Prince Nikolaos HRH Princess Tatiana HRH Princess Theodora HRH Prince Philippos HM The Queen of Spain HRH Princess Irene HRH Prince Michael Marina, Consort of Prince Michael

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The couple reside in Paris and have two children:

• Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson, born 14 September 1999 on Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet). Count Richard was christened in the chapel of Schloss Berleburg, Berleburg, Germany, on 18 December 1999. His godparents are Gustav, Hereditary Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark, Prince Philipp of Hesse, Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, Countess Andrea of Pfeil-Haag, and Nadine Kettaneh-Farah. He is named after his grandfather Prince Richard von Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.
• Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth, born 16 August 2003, at the Copenhagen University Hospital. Countess Ingrid was christened at the chapel, Schloss Berleburg, Berleburg, Germany. Her godparents are Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, Prince Georg of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein, Martin Bleyer, Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark, Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, and Countess Bettina von Pfeil and Klein-Ellguth. She is named after her great-grandmother Ingrid of Sweden.

They are always among the Danish royal family for the summer holidays at Gråsten Palace.

Footnotes

1. ^ Danish Monarchy official website
2. ^ (11 June 1998) "Princess says 'I do.' Copenhagen Post online

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Name	Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth, Jefferson von
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Date of birth	12 July 1967
Place of birth	Mainz Germany
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