Michael Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille | |
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| Born | 26 February 1965 Svendborg, Denmark |
| Noble family | Ahlefeldt |
| Spouse | |
| Father | Claus Christian Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille |
| Mother | Merete-Anette von Lüttichau |
Michael Preben, Count Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille (Danish : Michael Preben Greve Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille ) (born 26 February 1965) [1] is a Danish Count and a landowner.
By birth, he is a member of the ancient German House of Ahlefeldt. He was born as the only son of Count Claus Christian Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille (Copenhagen, 6 March 1932 – 2014), landlord of Havnø Gods, Hadsund, and his second wife, Countess Merete-Anette von Lüttichau, née Ahlefeldt-Laurvig (born in Rudkøbing, 1 April 1943), a trained nurse. The couple married at Tranekær Kirke, Tranekær, on 21 September 1963 and divorced in 1971. His mother, Countess Merete-Anette was also her husband's third cousin. [2] [3] [4]
He has one sister, Countess Suzanne Ingrid Jessie Dorthe Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille (b. Svendborg, 4 March 1967), [5] lady-in-waiting to former Princess Alexandra, who married in Mahé, Seychelles, on 15 February 1993 Erik Ove Carl John Emil Vind til Sanderumgaard (b. Hellerup, 5 May 1954), [6] the grandson of Prince Erik of Denmark. [7]
His father married firstly in Taarnborg Gods, Korsør, on 2 August 1958 and divorced Countess Marianne Moltke af Nør til Kruusesminde (b. Kruusesminde Gods, Korsør, 18 October 1936), Landlady in Kruusesminde Gods, Korsør, [8] married thirdly on 9 September 1976 and divorced in 1995 Baroness Louisa of Wedell-Wedellsborg (b. San Francisco, California, 8 June 1939) [9] and married fourthly in 2002 Bente Skipper.
In 1992, he assumed ownership of the family's residence Egeskov Castle near Kværndrup, from his father Count Claus Christian. [10] Under his ownership, Egeskov Castle has been turned into one of Funen's major tourist attractions. He was awarded the title of Hofjægermester [11] (hunting master of the court) in 2006 and the title of Kammerherre [12] (chamberlain) in 2015. [13]
Michael married firstly in 1992 to Margrethe Kirketerp-Møller (27 March 1965 - aft. 1995), the daughter of Mogens Kirketerp-Møller (12 October 1936 - 25 February 2018), landlord and owner of Sandholt castle, and his wife Lisbeth Clausen (m. 22 February 1963). [14] [15] The couple later divorced. [16] They have a son and a daughter:
He married secondly Caroline Søeborg-Ohlsen (b. 1968) on 26 August 2006. [17] She is the daughter of cellist Bertel Søeborg Ohlsen and his wife, Anette Faaborg (b. 1942), a pianist. [18] The couple divorced in 2016 and have two children:
On 18 May 2019, he married Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, niece of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, at Sankt Jørgens Kirke in Svendborg. [19] [20] They currently live at Egeskov Castle, ancestral home and a country residence of the Counts of Ahlefeldt, which is managed by Count Michael Preben, while Princess Alexandra engages herself in drawing, garden designing and art history. [21]
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