Princess Nora zu Oettingen-Oettingen und Oettingen-Spielberg, Lady Max Percy (Nora Amelie Claudia Christina Maria Notgera; born 10 June 1990) is an American-born German stationer and graphic designer. In 2013, she started a stationery business based in Germany and, in 2014, partnered with printing houses in Germany and the United Kingdom. In 2015, she launched Tusche London, a stationery company based in Notting Hill, and became co-owner and designer of the London-based stationery brand Pemberly Fox. In 2017, she married Lord Max Percy, the youngest son of Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland.
| Princess Nora | |||||
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| Lady Max Percy | |||||
| Born | 10 June 1990 West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| Issue | Romy Jane Percy | ||||
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| House | Oettingen-Spielberg (by birth) Percy (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Albrecht Ernst, 11th Prince of Oettingen-Spielberg | ||||
| Mother | Angela Jank | ||||
| Occupation | graphic designer, stationer | ||||
Early life and family
editPrincess Nora of Oettingen-Spielberg was born in West Palm Beach, Florida on 10 June 1990 to Albrecht Ernst Otto Joseph Maria Notgera, 11th Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg and Angela Jank.[1] Her father is the joint head of the Houses of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg, formerly sovereign German principalities that were mediatized in 1806 to the Kingdom of Bavaria. She is a paternal niece of psychologist Princess Gabriele of Oettingen-Spielberg. She grew up in Bavaria before moving to the United Kingdom to study history of art and design at the University of Edinburgh's College of Art.[2]
Career
editIn 2013 Oettingen-Spielberg started a stationery business based in Germany, designing for her brother, Franz Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Oettingen-Spielberg.[3] In 2014 she began working with printing houses in Germany and the United Kingdom. In January 2015 she launched her own stationery company, Tusche London, from a basement apartment in Notting Hill.[4] Later in 2015 she became part-owner of London-based stationery brand Pemberly Fox and works as one of their designers, launching the Nora Percy Greeting Card collection.[3][5]
Personal life
editIn March 2017 Oettingen-Spielberg became engaged to Lord Max Ralph Percy, the youngest son of the 12th Duke of Northumberland.[6] They married on 15 July 2017 at the Chapel of the Assumption of Mary at Schloss Hirschbrunn.[7][8]
The ceremony was performed in both Catholic and Anglican rites, with two Church of England priests from St Michael's Church, Alnwick assisting with the sacrament.[9][7] Oettingen-Spielberg's wedding dress was put on display at an exhibit featuring weddings from three centuries at Schloss Oettingen.[10] The couple moved to Cape Town, South Africa in 2017.[11]
They have two children, Romy Jane Percy, who was born on 31 July 2019 in Munich[2][12]and another daughter born December 2022.[13]
In 2018, she and her husband attended the wedding of Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank.[14][15]
References
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- ^ a b Gillan, Tony (7 August 2019). "Duke and Duchess of Northumberland celebrate birth of their first grandchild". Northumberland Gazette.
- ^ a b "Nora Percy". Pemberly Fox. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ Tusche. "About". FINE DESIGN BY NORA PERCY. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ Whitney, Christine. "Three Top Stationers on Their Perfect Pens, Favorite Travel Finds, Inspirations and More". WSJ. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ Willoughby, James (30 March 2017). "Lord Max to wed this summer in Germany". Northumberland Gazette. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ a b Muncaster, Michael (2017-07-27). "Son of Duke and Duchess of Northumberland weds in Germany". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ Nachrichten, Rieser (17 July 2017). "Verliebt in Schottland, verheiratet in Dornstadt". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ resurgam (2017-07-30). "Weddings Galore!". St Michael's Church, Alnwick. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ GmbH, Mediengruppe Sankt Ulrich Verlag. "Hochzeiten wie im Märchen". www.bildpost.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ Farquharson, Andrew (March 2017). "Lord Max Percy and Princess Nora zu Oettingen-Spielberg". Telegraph. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Double baby joy for the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland as daughter Lady Melissa tells Tatler she's expecting twins". Tatler. 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ Rhodes, Michael (2023-01-01). "Peerage News: Daughter for Lord and Lady Max Percy". Peerage News. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ Tominey, Camilla (2018-10-13). "Royals, sheikhs, supermodels and oligarchs - what Eugenie and Jack's wedding guest list in full reveals". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ "Lord Max Percy – son of the Duke of Northumberland – is selling off his 9,500 acre Northumberland estate for £35 million". Tatler. 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2023-07-12.