Kelly Jeanne, 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

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to the defunct ducal throne of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, she is a princess of the

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Early life and family

Kelly Jeanne Rondestvedt was born on January 10, 1975, in

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, Escambia County,

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. Her father, Christian Robert Rondestvedt (

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, 1950/1951), is a retired

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in the

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and her mother, married in

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, on 7 April 1973 Cheryl Ann Forbes (San Diego, San Diego County, California, 6 February 1951), is a former middle school teacher. She has two younger brothers, Christian and James. She is of

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, Scottish,

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and French descent. When she was a child, Rondestvedt's family moved to

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Education and career

She graduated as a

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from

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in 1993. Rondestvedt attended the

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, and earned a

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degree in

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in 1997. After graduating, she began working as an

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for

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in San Diego. She became a California

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on 6 August 2000. In 2002 she graduated with an

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from UCLA's Anderson School of Management. In 2007 she began working as an associate for

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before being promoted to vice president.

Marriage and issue

Rondestvedt met Hubertus, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, at a restaurant in

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in 2007. They were married in a civil ceremony at

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, Coburg, on May 21, 2009 and again in a

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ceremony at St. Moritz Church in

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, on May 23, 2009. There were over 400 wedding guests and 3000 spectators, including

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and

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, and

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. The couple have three children: * Princess Katharina Victoria Elizabeth Cheryl (born April 30, 2014 in

); baptized on September 14, 2014 at Schloss Callenberg. Her godparents are:

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, Prince Ernst August of Hanover, Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria, Countess Katharina of Faber-Castell and Prince Konstantin-Assen of Bulgaria. * Prince Philipp Hubertus Andreas Christian (born July 15, 2015 in

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); baptized on November 14, 2015 at Schloss Callenberg. His godparents are:

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, Countess Alexandra von Schönborn,

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, Prince Carl von Wrede and Carina Axelsson. * Princess Madeleine Aurelia Viktoria Carin (born February 22, 2017 in

); baptized on July 2, 2017 at Schloss Callenberg. Her godparents are:

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, Princess Alexandra-Nadejda von Kohary (Mrs. Champalimaud Raposo de Magalhães), Countess Clémence von der Schulenburg and Count Benedikt von Abensperg und Traun.

Titles and styles

* May 21, 2009 – present: ''Her Highness'' The Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

References

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