Princess Caroline of Monaco
Caroline of Monaco | |||||
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Princess of Hanover | |||||
Born | Prince's Palace, Monaco | 23 January 1957||||
Spouses | Ernst August, Prince of Hanover (m. 1999) | ||||
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House | Grimaldi (by birth) Hanover (by marriage)[1][2][3] | ||||
Father | Rainier III, Prince of Monaco | ||||
Mother | Grace Kelly |
Princess Caroline Louise Marguerite of Monaco (born 23 January 1957) is
She was
Family and early life
Caroline was born on 23 January 1957 in the Prince's Palace, Monaco. She is the eldest child of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and his wife, former American actress Grace Kelly. Christened Caroline Louise Marguerite, she belongs to the House of Grimaldi. She was the heiress presumptive from her birth to 14 March 1958, when her brother Prince Albert was born. On 1 February 1965, her younger sister Princess Stéphanie was born. Caroline is a legitimate patrilineal descendant of the Dukes of Polignac, and as such belongs to the historical French nobility. Through her mother, she is of Irish and German descent.[4][5]
In an interview for People in April 1982, shortly before her death, Grace described Caroline and Stéphanie as "warm, bright, amusing, intelligent and capable girls. They're very much in tune with their era. Besides being good students, they are good athletes – excellent skiers and swimmers. Both can cook and sew and play the piano and ride a horse. But, above all, my children are good sports, conscious of their position and considerate of others. They are sympathetic to the problems and concerns in the world today."[6]
As a child, Caroline spent time at the home of her maternal grandparents,
Princess Grace died on 14 September 1982, the day after suffering a stroke while driving herself and Princess Stéphanie home to Monaco from a visit to France; resulting in an accident in which both were injured.
Education
The princess received her French baccalauréat in 1974 with honours. She was also educated at St Mary's School Ascot. After a semester at Sciences Po, Caroline continued her studies at the Sorbonne University, where she received a diploma in philosophy and minors in psychology and biology.[8][9] She is fluent in French, English, Spanish, German and Italian.[8]
Activities
In 1979, Princess Caroline was appointed by her parents as the president of the Monégasque Committee for the
.Caroline is the Patron of Peter Le Marchant Trust, an organization that operates canal boat trips for ill and disabled people.
Following her mother's death in 1982, Caroline served as
Personal and media life
Princely family of Monaco |
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The Princess of Hanover Princess Stéphanie |
Caroline's personal interests include horseback riding, swimming and skiing.
Caroline was romantically linked to many famous men, including Guillermo Vilas; Henri Giscard d'Estaing, the son of former President of France Valéry Giscard d'Estaing; French singer Philippe Lavil; and Bobby Shriver, nephew of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy.[29] Following her divorce from Philippe Junot, she was briefly engaged to Robertino Rossellini, the son of Roberto Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman. Between her second and third marriages, Caroline had a relationship with French actor Vincent Lindon.[30]
First marriage
Princess Caroline's first husband was
The couple divorced, childless, on 9 October 1980. In 1992, the Catholic Church granted the princess an annulment.[33]
Second marriage
Her second husband was Stefano Casiraghi (8 September 1960 – 3 October 1990), the sportsman heir to an Italian industrial fortune. They were married civilly in Monaco on 29 December 1983, and had three children:
- Monaco-Ville. The couple have three children:
- Alexandre "Sasha" Andrea Stefano Casiraghi (born on 21 March 2013 at line of succession to the Monegasque thronewhen his parents married).
- India Julia Casiraghi (born on 12 April 2015 in London).[34]
- Maximilian Rainier Casiraghi (born on 19 April 2018 in London).
- Alexandre "Sasha" Andrea Stefano Casiraghi (born on 21 March 2013 at
- Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi (born on 3 August 1986 at Princess Grace Hospital Centre). Has a son with her former partner, the French actor and comedian Gad Elmaleh, and a second son with her husband, the French producer Dimitri Rassam:[35]
- Raphaël Elmaleh (born on 17 December 2013 at Princess Grace Hospital Centre).
- Balthazar Rassam (born on 23 October 2018 at Princess Grace Hospital Centre).[36]
- Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi (born on 5 September 1987 at Princess Grace Hospital Centre). He married Beatrice Borromeo in a civil ceremony on 25 July 2015, in the gardens of the Prince's Palace of Monaco. They have two children:
- Stefano Ercole Carlo Casiraghi (born on 28 February 2017 at Princess Grace Hospital Centre).
- Francesco Carlo Albert Casiraghi (born on 21 May 2018 at Princess Grace Hospital Centre).[37]
The two younger children are named for their maternal great-grandparents, Princess Charlotte and Prince Pierre, while Andrea was named for a childhood friend of his father's. Stefano Casiraghi was killed in a speed-boating accident in 1990, aged 30 years.
Even though their parents had not married in the Church, as required under canon law, their marriage was convalidated by Pope
Lagerfeld photographed Caroline and Casiraghi and their three children at the Villa La Vigie, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin for their fifth wedding anniversary in 1989.[38]
Third marriage
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Caroline's third and current husband is
The couple married in Monaco on 23 January 1999. Ernst August had previously divorced his first wife Chantal Hochuli, with whom he had sons
The couple have one daughter together:
- Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virginia of Hanover (born 20 July 1999 in Vöcklabruck, Austria)[40]
Her husband's title as Duke of Brunswick is honorific since the ruling family of that state was removed by the
Likewise, the Monégasque court officially notified France of Caroline's contemplated marriage to Prince Ernst August and received assurance that there was no objection, in compliance with Article 2 of the 1918
In 2009, it was reported that Caroline had separated from Ernst August and returned to live in Monaco.[42]
Privacy cases
Caroline has had a bad relationship with media and paparazzi since her youth, when she complained she "could not live the life of a normal student".[43] On 24 June 2004, the Princess obtained a judgement from the European Court of Human Rights condemning Germany for non-respect of her right to private life under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.[44]
Caroline invoked the judgment in combination with articles 1(1) and 2(1) of the
Writings
In April 1981, the Princess penned an essay, entitled "Home" and published in the International Herald Tribune's supplement.[48] The byline was "Caroline de Grimaldi."[48] In the essay, she wrote: "I long for the Mediterranean ... I feel in my bones that I belong in Monaco."[48] The article was titled, "A Compulsive Need for Blue."[49]
Succession issues
Princess Caroline was heiress presumptive to the crown of Monaco until the birth of her brother's legitimate children.
There is
Albert's lack of legitimate children until the 2010s prompted Prince Rainier III to change the constitution so as to ensure there would be a successor to the throne, which strengthened the places of Caroline and her descendants in the line of succession.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 23 January 1957 – 23 January 1999: Her Serene Highness Princess Caroline of Monaco
- 23 January 1999 – present: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Hanover[8]
Honours
National honours
- Order of Saint-Charles[53]
- Monaco: 10 November 2005 Knight Commander of the Order of Cultural Merit[8]
- House of Hanover: Knight of the Order of Saint George
Foreign honours
- Brazil: Grand Officer of the Order of Rio Branco (1 December 2022)[54]
- France: Commander of the Order of Agricultural Merit (3 July 2014)[8]
- France: Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters (20 May 2014)[8]
- Sweden: Recipient of the 50th Birthday Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf (30 April 1996)
International
- 2 December 2003 UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador[8]
Arms and monograms
Alliance coat of arms of Prince Ernst and Princess Caroline of Hanover |
Royal monogram of Princess Caroline |
Dual cypher of Prince Ernst and Princess Caroline |
Ancestry
Ancestors of Princess Caroline of Monaco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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See also
- House of Grimaldi
- Line of succession to the Monegasque throne
- Monegasque Princely Family
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