He married
Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg on 6 June 1998, becoming the husband of a member of the
Danish royal family. Jefferson and Alexandra are distantly related, as both have descended from
Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau. Princess Alexandra is the daughter of
Princess Benedikte of Denmark, whose elder sister is
Queen Margrethe II. The couple were married in
Graasten Palace Chapel, a part of 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 at
Louisenlund school, in
Germany. The couple resided in
Paris, where Count Jefferson was a managing director of the Swiss bank Sal. Oppenheim. Since 2013 they lived in
Heidesheim Castle, Germany, near Mainz. They were always among the
Danish royal family for the summer holidays at
Gråsten Palace. They have two children: • Count Friedrich
Richard Oscar Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (born 14 September 1999 at the
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 (maternal uncle),
Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark (mother's maternal first cousin),
Prince Philipp of Hesse (mother's paternal cousin),
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, Countess Andrea of Pfeil-Haag, and Nadine Kettaneh-Farah (father's cousin). 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
Rigshospitalet the Copenhagen University Hospital). Countess Ingrid was christened at the chapel, Schloss Berleburg,
Berleburg,
Germany. Her godparents are
Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (maternal aunt), Countess Bettina von Pfeil and Klein-Ellguth (paternal aunt),
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark (mother's maternal first cousin),
Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark (mother's maternal first cousin) and Prince Georg of
Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein, Martin Bleyer. She is named after her great-grandmother
Ingrid of Sweden. The couple announced their intention to divorce in May 2017. On 18 May 2019 Princess Alexandra married Count
Michael Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille (b. 26 February 1965), a member of the ancient
House of Ahlefeldt. == References ==