Princess Nora zu Oettingen-Spielberg
American-German stationer (born 1990)
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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 younger son of Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland.
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Percy (by marriage)
| Princess Nora | |||||
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| Lady Max Percy | |||||
| Born | 10 June 1990 West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||||
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| Issue | 2 | ||||
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| House | Oettingen-Spielberg (by birth) Percy (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Albrecht Ernst, 10th Prince of Oettingen-Spielberg | ||||
| Mother | Angela Jank | ||||
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Early life and family
Princess Nora of Oettingen-Spielberg was born in West Palm Beach, Florida on 10 June 1990 to Albrecht Ernst Otto Joseph Maria Notgera, 10th Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg and Angela Jank.[1] Her father was 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[2](the current head is her brother Franz Albrecht, 11th Prince of Öttingen-Spielberg, husband of Baroness Cleo von Adelsheim, actress and model). 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.[3]
Career
In 2013 Oettingen-Spielberg started a stationery business based in Germany, designing for her brother, Franz Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Oettingen-Spielberg.[4] 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.[5] 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.[4][6]
Personal life
In March 2017 Oettingen-Spielberg became engaged to Lord Max Ralph Percy, the younger son of Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland.[7] They married on 15 July 2017 at the Chapel of the Assumption of Mary at Schloss Hirschbrunn.[8][9]
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.[10][8] Oettingen-Spielberg's wedding dress was put on display at an exhibit featuring weddings from three centuries at Schloss Oettingen.[11] The couple moved to Cape Town, South Africa in 2017.[12]
They have two children, Romy Jane Percy, who was born on 31 July 2019 in Munich[3][13] and another daughter, who was born in December 2022.[14]
In 2018, she and her husband attended the wedding of Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank.[15][16]