Hubertus, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

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Hubertus Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha
Born (1975-09-16) 16 September 1975 (age 49)
Hamburg, West Germany
Spouse
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(m. 2009)​
Children3
Parents
Family Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Military career
Allegiance Germany
Service / branchArmoured Reconnaissance Battalion
Years of service1996–1997
RankSecond Lieutenant
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Hubertus, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Hereditary Duke of Saxony (Hubertus Michael Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha; born 16 September 1975), is a German lawyer and nobleman who is the heir apparent to the head of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha since 1998.

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Biography

Hubertus was born on 16 September 1975 in Hamburg, Germany, as the eldest son and middle child of Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Carin Dabelstein. At the time of Hubertus's birth, his grandfather, Friedrich Josias, was the head of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, [1] the royal dynasty from which Elizabeth II [ failed verification ] and the British royal family are descended. [2] In 1995, Hubertus graduated from a public school in Coburg, then joined the Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion in Ebern. By December 1996, Hubertus was promoted to Officer Cadet and a Second Lieutenant by 1997, when he resigned to study law. [3]

Hubertus studied law at the University of Würzburg from 1997 to 1999. During this time, Hubertus's father, Andreas, succeeded to head of the house when Friedrich Josias died on 23 January 1998. [3] Hubertus switched universities in 1999 and began his attendance at the London School of Economics, where he studied for only one year. In 2000, Hubertus returned to Germany to study at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich until 2003. [3]

Following attaining his university law degree, Hubertus worked for the Provincial Court of Appeals of Germany from April 2003 to June 2005, and then for a local law firm in Munich from September 2005 to September 2006. Before moving to New York City at the end of 2006, Hubertus had been a member of Shooting Club in Coburg as a licensed hunter. [3] Upon moving to New York City, Hubertus began working as the New York lawyer of Deutsche Bank, specialising in wealth management. [4]

At a New York restaurant in 2007, Hubertus met Kelly Rondestvedt and they began dating. [5] [6] On a trip to Coburg, Hubertus proposed to her and they wed in a small civil ceremony on 21 May 2009 in Callenberg Castle with members of their immediate family present. [7] Two days later, they married in a religious ceremony at the Lutheran Saint Moritz Church. The wedding was attended by over 400 guests and spectated by a crowd of around 3000 people. [8] [9] Guests included King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden, Simeon II and Margarita of Bulgaria, Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria and Bronisław Chrobok, Prince Konstantin-Assen and Princess María of Vidin, Lord and Lady Nicholas Windsor, Princess Astrid of Belgium, and Prince Alexander and Princess Nadja of Schaumburg-Lippe. [10] [11] [5] [12] [13]

After five years of living in New York, Hubertus moved back to Coburg with his wife. They temporarily lived in Munich while their apartment in Coburg was being renovated. [3] Since January 2012, Hubertus has sat on the board of directors of their family foundation, the Stiftung der Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha'schen Familie. [14]

Marriage and children

Hubertus married Kelly Rondestvedt in 2009. [7] [15] The couple are parents of three children. [3]

Honours

D-SAX Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden BAR.svg Knight Grand Cross of the Ernestine Order of the House of Saxony [16] [17]

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