Count Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth
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 German Count Friedrich-August Rüdiger Albrecht von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth and his wife, Astrid Maria Andres. By birth he is a member of an ancient which can trace their noble ancestry back to the 12th century. Marriage and family. He married Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg on 6 June 1998, becoming the husband of a member of the Danish royal family. 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 , Germany, near Mainz. They were always among the Danish royal family for  the summer holidays at Gråsten Palace. They have two children: 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.