Background
His wife is the daughter of Princess Benedikte of Denmark, whose elder sister is Queen Margrethe World War II
His wife is the daughter of Princess Benedikte of Denmark, whose elder sister is Queen Margrethe World War II
In Germany titles were abolished after the First World War, and incorporated into the surname. Jefferson"s title in pretence is Graf, the English equivalent of Count. In Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, he would be known as a Greve.
He is styled as "His Illustrious Highness" Count Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth.
The couple resided in Paris, where Count Jefferson was a managing director of the Swiss bank Sal. Oppenheim. Since 2013 they live in Heidesheim, Germany, near Mainz.
They have two children: Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (born 14 September 1999 at the Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet)). Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (born 16 August 2003, at the Copenhagen University Hospital).
She is named after her great-grandmother Ingrid of Sweden.
They are always among the Danish royal family for the summer holidays at Gråsten Palace.