American marries German prince

Published 2:52 pm Saturday, May 23, 2009

COBURG, Germany — A German prince has married an American woman in a ceremony that drew Sweden’s king and queen to the Bavarian town of Coburg.

Hereditary Prince Hubertus of Saxony-Coburg and Gotha, a 33-year-old lawyer, married Florida native Kelly Rondestvedt, 34, at Coburg’s Morizkirche church today.

Among the roughly 400 guests were King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden, who were greeted with applause by about 3,000 spectators.

The couple have said they met in 2007 in New York, where both work. They were officially married — in two languages — by Coburg Mayor Norbert Kastner.

Germany, once a patchwork of kingdoms and principalities, was united in the 19th century. While noble titles have remained, monarchies long ago lost their power.