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Issue Count RichardCountess Ingrid Siblings Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Gustav, Hereditary Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Children Count Richard von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth, Countess Ingrid von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth Similar People Count Jefferson von Pfeil, Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Richard - 6th Prince of Sayn, Princess Nathalie of Sayn‑Wittgenstein‑Berleburg, Gustav - Hereditary Prince of Zodiac Sign Scorpio Nationality Danish | ||
110618 Wedding of Princess Nathalie of Sayn Wittgenstein Berleburg
Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Countess von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (Alexandra Rosemarie Ingrid Benedikte; born 20 November 1970 in Copenhagen, Denmark), is the first daughter and second of three children of Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Princess Benedikte of Denmark).
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- 110618 Wedding of Princess Nathalie of Sayn Wittgenstein Berleburg
- Marriage and children
- Career
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- National honours
- Foreign honours
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Under the succession rules set by King Frederik IX, since Princess Benedikte and her children, including Princess Alexandra, have not taken up permanent residence in Denmark, they have effectively waived their place in the line of succession to the Danish throne.
Marriage and children
Alexandra was married on 6 June 1998 at Gråsten Palace to Count Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth and the couple has two children:
The family lived in Paris, where Count Jefferson was a managing director of the local branch of the bank Sal. Oppenheim. Since 2013, the couple has lived in Heidesheim, Germany, near Mainz. The couple announced their intention to divorce in May 2017.
Since 19 May 1998, Alexandra has been a Danish citizen.
She is the godmother of Maud Behn (daughter of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway), Prince Odysseus-Kimon of Greece and Denmark (son of Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece) and Amelia Morales y de Grecia (daughter of Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark).
Career
Princess Alexandra worked for UNESCO World Heritage Centre until 2013, in charge of preserving the cultural heritage of countries in the Middle East and South Asia.