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.

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, 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

In 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 stationary 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

In 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 one child, Romy Jane Percy, who was born on 31 July 2019 in Munich. ^{[2] [12]}

In 2018, she and her husband attended the wedding of Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank. ^{[13] [14]}

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