The Princess of Hanover is the eldest child of the late Prince Rainier III of Monaco and is currently heir presumptive to the principality's throne.

Her Royal Highness The Princess of Hanover (Caroline Louise Marguerite von Hannover, formerly Mme Stefano Casiraghi, formerly Mme Phillippe Junot and née Grimaldi, born 23 January 1957) is the eldest child of Prince Rainier III of Monaco and his American film star wife, Grace Kelly. She is the second wife of Prince Ernst August of Hanover and, since her father's death on April 6, 2005, has been heir presumptive to the throne of Monaco, bearing the additional title of Her Serene Highness the Hereditary Princess of Monaco. File links The following pages link to this file: Caroline, Princess of Hanover ... Rainier III ruled Monaco from 1949 to 2005. ... An Heir Presumptive (capitalised) is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an Heir Apparent or of a new Heir Presumptive with a better claim to the throne. ... HRH is an acronym for His Royal Highness or Her Royal Highness. ... Stefano Casiraghi pictured with Princess Caroline in 1990 Stefano Casiraghi (August 9, 1960 – October 3, 1990) was a sportsman and heir to an Italian oil fortune. ... January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rainier III ruled Monaco from 1949 to 2005. ... Grace Kelly (1929–1982). ... His Royal Highness Ernst August, Prince of Hanover (in English also known as Ernest Augustus of Hanover; born 26 February 1954 in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany) is the oldest son of Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover (1914-1987) and his first wife, Ortrud Prinzessin von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Gl... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... An Heir Presumptive (capitalised) is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an Heir Apparent or of a new Heir Presumptive with a better claim to the throne. ...

The Princess of Hanover has one sister, Princess Stéphanie of Monaco and a brother, Albert II, the current Sovereign Prince of Monaco. HSH Princesse Stephanie Her Serene Highness Princess Stéphanie (Stéphanie Marie Elisabeth Grimaldi, born February 1, 1965 in the Palais Princier, Monaco) is the youngest child of Grace Kelly and Rainier III of Monaco. ... Albert II is the name of several historical people: Albert II of Austria ( 1298 - 1348) Albert II of Belgium ( 1934 - ), King of the Belgians Albert II of Gorizia Albert II of Habsburg ( 1397 - 1439), German ruler and King of the Romans Albert II of Monaco ( 1958 - ), Sovereign Prince of Monaco...

First marriage

Princess Caroline's first husband was Philippe Junot (1940), a Parisian banker. They were married on June 29, 1978, and divorced in 1980, a period of time that had been predicted by the bride's mother, who disapproved of Junot's age and his reputation as a playboy. In 1992, the Roman Catholic Church granted the princess an annullment. June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Roman Catholic Church is the largest Christian body with over 1. ... Annulment is a legal procedure for declaring a marriage null and void. ...

Second marriage

Her second husband was Stefano Casiraghi (1960-1990), the sportsman heir to an Italian oil fortune who died in a boating accident. They were married on December 29, 1983, and had three children: Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi, Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi, and Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi. The two younger children are named for their maternal great-grandparents, Princess Charlotte of Monaco and Prince Pierre of Monaco whilst Andrea was named for a childhood friend of his father's. Stefano Casiraghi pictured with Princess Caroline in 1990 Stefano Casiraghi (August 9, 1960 – October 3, 1990) was a sportsman and heir to an Italian oil fortune. ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi is the eldest child of HSH Princess Caroline of Monaco (now HRH the Princess of Hanover) and her second husband, Stefano Casiraghi, an heir to an Italian oil fortune. ... Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi (born Monaco, 3 August 1986) is the daughter of HSH Princess Caroline of Monaco (now HRH the Princess of Hanover) and her second husband, Stefano Casiraghi, an heir to an Italian oil fortune. ... Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi is the youngest child of HSH Princess Caroline of Monaco (now HRH the Princess of Hanover) and her second husband, Stefano Casiraghi. ... Charlotte Grimaldi (September 30, 1898 - November 15, 1977) was a Princess of Monaco. ... Count Pierre Marie Xavier Raphael Antoine Melchior de Polignac, duc de Valentinois (24 October 1895 - 10 November 1964), was son of Maxence de Polignac (1857-1936) and his wife Suzanne de la Torre y Mier (1858-1913), and married the hereditary Princess of Monaco. ... Andrea is a personal name common in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. ...

Princess Caroline had a liaison from 1990 until 1995 with French actor Vincent Lindon. Vincent Lindon (born July 15, 1959 in Paris is a French actor. ...

Third marriage

Her third and present husband is Prince Ernst August of Hanover, the head of the House of Hanover. They married in 1999, after his divorce from the former Chantal Hochuli, and have one child, Princess Alexandra of Hanover, who was born six months after their wedding. His Royal Highness Ernst August, Prince of Hanover (in English also known as Ernest Augustus of Hanover; born 26 February 1954 in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany) is the oldest son of Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover (1914-1987) and his first wife, Ortrud Prinzessin von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Gl... The House of Hanover (the Hanoverians) were a German royal dynasty which succeeded the House of Stuart as kings of Great Britain in 1714. ... HRH the Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virginia of Hanover is the only child of HRH the Prince Ernst August of Hanover and his wife Princess Caroline, Hereditary Princess of Monaco. ...

On June 24, 2004, the Princess obtained a judgment from the European Court of Human Rights condemning Germany for non-respect of her right to a private life. The seven judges who examined her request ruled that German jurisdictions have misunderstood this right by refusing to forbid publication of photographs depicting Caroline in scenes of her daily life. June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The ECHR should not be mistaken for the European Court of Justice, an institution of the European Union for the resolution of disputes under EU law. ...

Succession issues

The succession of Monaco has become a matter of concern recently given that Caroline's brother, Prince Albert, has no legitimate children. An American woman, Tamara Rotolo, has insisted that Albert is the father of her daughter, Jazmin Grace Grimaldi, born in 1992, a claim that has not yet been substantiated. Also, in May 2005, Nicole Coste, a Togolese flight attendant, alleged that her son Alexandre Coste was Albert's. Even if either of these claims were proven, however, an illegitimate child has no right to succeed under Monegasque law. Albert II, Prince of Monaco, here pictured in an official portrait before his succession. ... The mother of the alleged daughter of Prince Albert II of Monaco. ... Jazmin Grace Grimaldi (born March 4, 1992) is the illegitimate daughter of Tamara Rotolo, an American waitress. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the month of May. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Nicole Coste on the cover of Paris Match Nicole Coste, (1972 - ) is a former Air France flight attendant from Togo. ... Alexandre Coste on the cover of Paris Match Éric Alexandre Stéphane Coste (born August 24, 2003 in Paris), known as Alexandre Coste, is the son of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and his former lover, Nicole Coste, a former flight attendant from Togo in west Africa. ...

On April 2, 2002, Monaco passed Princely Law 1.249 which provides that if Prince Albert assumes the throne and then dies without a legitimate direct heir, the throne would pass to his siblings and their descendants under the rule of male-preference primogeniture. Before this change, the crown of Monaco could only pass to a direct descendant of the reigning prince, and Caroline would have become ineligible to inherit the throne upon Albert's ascension. 2 April is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Primogeniture is inheritance by the first-born of the entirety of a parents wealth, estate or office, or in the absence of children, by collateral relatives in order of seniority of the collateral line. ...

Unlike most other countries, not only the heir-apparent to the Monegasque throne is Hereditary Prince/ss, the heir-presumptive would also be the Hereditary Prince/ss. Thus, Princess Caroline is the Hereditary Princess.

Due to the fact that her brother remains unmarried and has no legitimate children, it is possible that Caroline will one day become the second Sovereign Princess in Monaco's history. Her ancestor Louise-Hippolyte Grimaldi held that title for a few months in 1731. There is precedent, however, for a Sovereign Prince to adopt an illegitimate child and thereby place that child in the line of succession, as was done with Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois. Events 10 Downing Street becomes the official residence of the United Kingdoms Prime Minister when Robert Walpole moves in. ... Portrait of Charlotte as a young woman Her Serene Highness Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois (Charlotte Louise Juliette Grimaldi, née Louvet) (30 September 1898 - 15 November 1977), styled HSH The Princess Charlotte, was the daughter of Louis II, Prince of Monaco, and the mother of Prince Rainier III. From...

Titles from birth to present

• Her Serene Highness Princess Caroline of Monaco
• Her Serene Highness The Hereditary Princess of Monaco (2005-Present)
• Her Royal Highness The Princess of Hanover (1999-Present)

Caroline adopted her present title, Princess of Hanover, which outranks her title as a Princess of Monaco, upon her third marriage. However, among her styles, only Princess of Hanover is actually in common use in media reports and official Monaco palace press releases. Though the Hanover family titles are legally defunct as per German law, the title of HRH the Princess of Hanover is officially recognized in Monaco and used as courtesy elsewhere. None of the titles has been legally recognized since the end of World War I by any of the countries that once granted them: United Kingdom, Germany, and Ireland. Only her title as Princess of Monaco has legal standing. HSH is an acronym for His Serene Highness or Her Serene Highness. ... HSH is an acronym for His Serene Highness or Her Serene Highness. ... The Hereditary Prince(ss) of Monaco is the title given to the heir apparent or heir presumptive to the reigning Prince of Monaco. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... HRH is an acronym for His Royal Highness or Her Royal Highness. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... WWI redirects here. ...

Her title in German is Caroline Prinzessin von Hannover (lit. Caroline Princess of Hanover).

Albert II, Prince of Monaco, here pictured in an official portrait before his succession. ... The Hereditary Prince(ss) of Monaco is the title given to the heir apparent or heir presumptive to the reigning Prince of Monaco. ... The line of succession to the Monegasque Throne passes to the descendants of the reigning Prince of Monaco in accordance with male-preference primogeniture. ... Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi is the eldest child of HSH Princess Caroline of Monaco (now HRH the Princess of Hanover) and her second husband, Stefano Casiraghi, an heir to an Italian oil fortune. ...