Kelly Rondestvedt

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Kelly Jeanne
Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Duchess of Saxony
BornKelly Jeanne Rondestvedt
(1975-01-10) 10 January 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 Jeanne, 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.

Early life and family

Kelly Jeanne Rondestvedt was born on 10 January 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]

Ancestry

Her paternal grandparents were David Robert(son) Rondestvedt (1 March 1925 - New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, 13 June 1986), United States Coast Guard, (married secondly in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, on 30 November 1968 to Joanne Jill Worley) and first wife (Maine, 24 April 1950, div. June 1960) Nina M. Cameron (New York, 1928 - ?), daughter of John Cameron (Scotland, Great Britain and Ireland, 1899 - ?), who emigrated to the United States of America in 1924, and wife Mary ... (Scotland, Great Britain and Ireland, 1898 - ?). Her patrilineal great-grandparents were Christian Shriver Rondestvedt (28 June 1893 - Otterville, Buchanan County, Iowa, 8 November 1983) and wife Stella Evelyn Robertson (Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, 13 October 1892 - Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, 22 August 1974), daughter of Nils R. Robertson (Norway, Sweden and Norway, 1865 - Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, 6 July 1913), who emigrated to the United States of America, and wife Caroline Hanson (Norway, Sweden and Norway, 1869 - ?). Her patrilineal great-great-grandparents were Rev. Sigurd Olavsson Rondestvedt (Ulvik, Vestland, Norway, Sweden and Norway, 29 October 1866 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 8 August 1938), Lutheran Pastor in Brookings, Brookings County, South Dakota, between 1889 and 1893, in Grand View, Nisswa, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, between 1893 and 1901, in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, between 1901 and 1902, in Dawson, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, between 1902 and 1913 and in Westby, Vernon County, Wisconsin, in 1913, and wife (1892) Bertha Eveline Hinderle (Norway, Sweden and Norway, 17 February 1867 - 9 November 1948), daughter of Rasmus Rasmussen and wife Synove Anderson. Her patrilineal great-great-great-grandparents were Olav Magnusson Rondestvedt (Ulvik, Vestland, Norway, Sweden and Norway, 1839 - 10 June 1902), who emigrated to the United States of America ca. 1870, and wife Martha Sigurdsdotter Lekve (Ulvik, Vestland, Norway, Sweden and Norway, 7 May 1839 - 20 September 1917).[5]

Her mother was daughter of George Thomas Forbes Jr. (Brooklyn, New York, Kings County, New York, 1921 - San Diego, San Diego County, California, 6 December 2011) and wife Jeanne Oncley (ca. 1925 - ?), paternal granddaughter of George Thomas Forbes (Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, 20 November 1889 - San Diego, San Diego County, California, July 1974), real estate developer, who moved to San Diego, San Diego County, California, in 1934, and wife (Guthrie Center, Guthrie County, Iowa, 21 June 1916) Marie Bower (Guthrie Center, Guthrie County, Iowa, 3 December 1893 - San Diego, San Diego County, California, 1971), and maternal granddaughter of Carl Hubert Oncley (Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, 15 February 1896 - San Diego, San Diego County, California, 18 August 1974) and wife (Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, 29 November 1919) Mary E. Russell (28 April 1898 - San Diego, San Diego County, California, 24 January 1989).[6]

Her mother's paternal grandfather was son of Benjamin Nelson Forbes (Middletown, Butler County, Ohio, 25 December 1838 - Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, 30 May 1911) and wife (Highland, Doniphan County, Kansas, 24 September 1872) Frances Catherine Jessee (St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, 13 July 1853 - Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, 1 November 1910), paternal grandson of William Forbes (? - Missouri, 12 October 1854) and wife (Ohio, 28 November 1823) Ann Maria then Mary Ann McCombs (Struthers, Mahoning County, Ohio, 21 September 1805 - Missouri, 24 May 1855), daughter of William McCombs and wife Sarah Nelson, and maternal grandson of George Jessee (3 August 1819 - Highland, Doniphan County, Kansas, 24 March 1873), son of William Jessee and wife ..., and wife (Buchanan County, Missouri, 26 January 1849) Margaret Adeline Gilmore (Clay County, Missouri, 23 December 1830 - Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, 31 July 1903), daughter of Robert Gilmore and wife Mary Rebecca Poteet.[7]

Her mother's paternal grandmother was daughter of Edward Lincoln Bower (Salem Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, 4 April 1865 - Guthrie Center, Guthrie County, Iowa, 5 May 1942), surgeon, and wife (Guthrie Center, Guthrie County, Iowa, 6 August 1892) Annetta Flora Huxley (Northwood by Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain and Ireland, 28 April 1862 - Guthrie Center, Guthrie County, Iowa, 1943), paternal granddaughter of Johannes then John Bower (Turbot Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, 12 April 1823 - Panora, Guthrie County, Iowa, 12 December 1892), physician and surgeon, son of Friedrich David Bower and wife Catherine Haines, and wife (Turbotville, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, 25 March 1847) Mary Elizabeth Giltner (Lewis Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, 17 January 1825 - Guthrie Center, Guthrie County, Iowa, 10 October 1868), daughter of Conrad Giltner and wife Rebecca Snyder, and maternal granddaughter of William Vernon Huxley (Staffordshire, England, Great Britain and Ireland, 1830 - Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, 17 March 1899), carpenter, son of John Huxley and wife Jane ..., and wife (Green Point, Brooklyn, New York, Kings County, New York, May 1850) Eliza Bentley (Burlsem, Stafforshire, England, Great Britain and Ireland, 26 December 1831 - Guthrie Center, Guthrie County, Iowa, 2 September 1912), who emigrated to New York in 1848, daughter of Eli Bentley and wife Maria ....[8]

Her mother's maternal grandfather was son of Philip Oncley (Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, 11 October 1872 - Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, 25 March 1907) and wife (Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, 24 April 1895) Esther Viola Johnson (Warrick County, Indiana, 31 December 1876 - Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, 7 August 1949), paternal grandson of Julius Oncley (Württemberg - Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, 5 March 1885) and wife Ingeborg Marie Tychsen (Tondern, Schleswig, German Confederation, 5 September 1841 - Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas, 6 July 1923), daughter of Lorenz Tychsen and wife Maria Rasch, and maternal grandson of William A. Johnson (Tydd St Mary, Lincolnshire, England, Great Britain and Ireland, 11 November 1845 - Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, 4 March 1920), son of Braxton Johnson and wife Susanna Lang, and wife (Warren, Knox County, Kentucky, 3 September 1868) Elizabeth Frances Dunn (Warren, Knox County, Kentucky, 22 November 1841 - Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, 15 March 1920), daughter of Harrison Dunn and wife Elizabeth Ann Frost.[9]

Her mother's maternal grandmother was daughter of Thomas Clarkson Russell (New Garden, Guilford County, North Carolina, 6 December 1849 - ?) and wife (13 February 1893) Marie Mathilde Bourgeois (Lockport, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, 26 June 1874 - ?), paternal granddaughter of John Russell (Guilford County, North Carolina, 14 September 1799 - 15 September 1865) and wife (30 April 1829) Dorothy "Dollie" Smith (Rockingham County, North Carolina, 20 August 1805 - 19 February 1852), son of Samuel Smith and wife Martha Nance, and maternal granddaughter of Octave Bourgeois (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, 13 December 1840 - ?), son of Désiré Bourgeois and wife Anastasie Émilie Matherne, and wife (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, 13 April 1867) Laurentia Fonseca, daughter of Jean Laurenzo Fonseca, from Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, and wife Hélène Dufresne.[10]

Education and career

She graduated as a salutatorian from Lemoore Union High School in 1993.[11][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[12] for PricewaterhouseCoopers in San Diego.[1] She became a California certified public accountant on 6 August 2000.[13] In 2002 she graduated with an Master's Degree in Business Administration from UCLA's Anderson School of Management.[14][15] In 2007 she began working as an associate for Morgan Stanley[16] 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.[17][18] They were married in a civil ceremony at Callenberg Castle, Coburg, on 21 May 2009[19] and again in a Lutheran ceremony at St. Moritz Church in Coburg, Bavaria, on 23 May 2009.[20][21] 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.[22][1][17][23] The couple has three children:

Titles and styles

  • 21 May 2009 – present: Her Highness The Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha[24][25]

References

  1. ^ a b c Bell, Diane (27 June 2009). "Former county resident finds then marries a real prince". Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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  4. ^ a b c "HEAD OF THE HOUSE – Prince Andreas of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha". Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels"
  6. ^ "Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels"
  7. ^ "Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels"
  8. ^ "Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels"
  9. ^ "Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels"
  10. ^ "Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels"
  11. ^ Bowden, Betty. "Looking Back in Lemoore". Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  12. ^ Kocay, Lisa. "Meghan Markle, Grace Kelly and Other All-American Princesses". Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  13. ^ California, State of. "California Board of Accountancy – License Lookup". www2.dca.ca.gov. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  14. ^ "American Princesses Slideshow". 24 March 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Kelly Rondestvedt". Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  16. ^ "Lords, princelings and princesses: why it still helps to be posh to work in finance". 4 February 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  17. ^ a b "German prince weds U.S. woman". 23 May 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  18. ^ Caspary, Brigitte (24 May 2009). "Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha: Der deutsche Hochadel feiert Traumhochzeit". Die Welt. Retrieved 8 August 2018 – via www.welt.de.
  19. ^ "Neue Presse Coburg | Stolpersteine für die Traumhochzeit".
  20. ^ "American Woman Marries Royalty". 28 May 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ "Haus Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha: Traumhochzeit im deutschen Hochadel". Faz.net. Retrieved 8 August 2018 – via www.faz.net.
  23. ^ Rundfunk, Bayerischer (8 February 2012). "Adelshochzeit: Rückblick auf das Coburger Hochzeitsmärchen – BR.de" (Document). {{cite document}}: Cite document requires |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |accessdate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |url= ignored (help)
  24. ^ "15 American commoners who married into royalty". Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  25. ^ "11 American women who became princesses". Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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