Princess Caroline of Monaco

"Caroline of Hanover" redirects here. For other uses, see Caroline of Hanover (disambiguation).
Caroline of Monaco
Princess of Hanover
Caroline facing forwards speaking
Princess Caroline in 2009
Born (1957-01-23) 23 January 1957 (age 67)
Prince's Palace, Monaco
Spouses
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(m. 1978; div. 1980)​
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(m. 1983; died 1990)​
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(m. 1999)​
Issue
Names
Caroline Louise Marguerite Grimaldi
HouseGrimaldi (by birth)
Hanover (by marriage)[1][2][3]
FatherRainier III, Prince of Monaco
MotherGrace Kelly

Princess Caroline Louise Marguerite of Monaco (born 23 January 1957) is Princess of Hanover by marriage to Prince Ernst August. As the eldest child of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and Grace Kelly, she is the elder sister of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Princess Stéphanie.

She was Hereditary Princess of Monaco and heir presumptive to the Monegasque throne from her birth in 1957 until her brother Albert was born the following year, and again from Albert's accession in 2005 until the birth of his twins, her niece Gabriella and nephew Jacques, in 2014.

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  2. ^ "Haus Hannover". Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser (in German). Vol. XVIII. C.A. Starke Verlag. 2007. pp. 23 & 25. ISBN 978-3-7980-0841-0.
  3. ^ Schulze, Hermann (1862). Die Hausgesetze der regierenden deutschen Fürstenhäuser (in German). Vol. I. Jena: Verlag von Friedrich Mauke. p. 491.