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Andrea Casiraghi

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Andrea Casiraghi
Casiraghi in 2008
Born
Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi

(1984-06-08) 8 June 1984 (age 40)
Princess Grace Hospital Centre,
La Colle, Monaco
Alma materAmerican University of Paris
IE Business School (MBA)
Spouse
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(m. 2013)​
Children3
Parent(s)Stefano Casiraghi
Princess Caroline of Monaco
RelativesCharlotte Casiraghi (sister)
Pierre Casiraghi (brother)
Princess Alexandra of Hanover (maternal half-sister)
Military career
Allegiance Monaco
Service / branch Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince
Years of service2012–present
RankBrigadier

Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi (born 8 June 1984) is the elder son of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and her second husband Stefano Casiraghi. He is the eldest grandchild of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and American actress Grace Kelly. Casiraghi is currently fourth in the line of succession to the Monegasque throne, following his twin cousins and his mother.

Family background and early life

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Casiraghi was born on 8 June 1984 at the Princess Grace Hospital Centre in La Colle, Monaco,[1] to Princess Caroline of Monaco and her husband, the Italian businessman and athlete Stefano Casiraghi.

The eldest grandchild of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and his wife, former American actress Grace Kelly, Casiraghi was named after his father's childhood friend, his maternal uncle Prince Albert and his maternal great-grandfather Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois. Casiraghi's godparents are his maternal aunt Princess Stéphanie and his paternal uncle, Marco Casiraghi. His sister Charlotte was born on 3 August 1986,[2] and his brother Pierre on 5 September 1987.[3]

On 3 October 1990, Casiraghi's father died in a speedboat accident in Monaco.[4] He was buried several days later in Monaco's Chapel of Peace.[5] Princess Caroline did not know how to tell her children that their father had died, so her father, Prince Rainier, did so.[6] To protect her children from excessive media attention, Caroline moved to Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, and later to Paris.[7]

Despite his parents not having married in the Church, as required for legitimacy under church law, he and his younger sister and brother were legitimised by Pope John Paul II in February 1993, eight months after his mother was granted an annulment of her first marriage (to Philippe Junot) by a Pope's decree in June 1992,[8] making him and his siblings dynasts and clearing the way for their possible succession to the throne of Monaco.[9]

In 1999, his mother married Ernst August, Prince of Hanover, and gave birth to Princess Alexandra of Hanover. Besides a half-sister, Casiraghi gained two stepbrothers, Ernst August, Hereditary Prince of Hanover, and Prince Christian of Hanover, through his mother's remarriage.[7][10]

Education and career

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Growing up mostly in France, Casiraghi earned his international baccalaureate in December 2002[11] from the International School of Paris, where his mother gave the commencement speech in June the following year, confirming that she was an ISP parent.[12] Following a period at McGill University[11] in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, he eventually graduated in 2006 with a B.A. degree in visual arts and international politics from the American University of Paris.[13][11]

He was an intern at the embassy from Qatar to Monaco, which, like most of Monaco's embassies, is based in Paris.[11] In 2014, he started a Master of Business Administration at IE Business School (formerly known as Instituto de Empresa) in Madrid.[14]

Philanthropy and social activities

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Since 2004, Casiraghi has been involved, to varying degrees, with the World Association of Children's Friends (AMADE), a philanthropic organization founded in 1963 by his grandmother Grace; it is currently presided over by his mother Princess Caroline.[7] He spent eight months teaching children in Senegal, Togo, and Niger.[15] In August 2006, Casiraghi visited Manila on behalf of a joint venture of AMADE and the Virlanie Foundation.[16] Since 2007, he has been the patron of the Motrice Foundation, which funds research into cerebral palsy.[17][7] Casiraghi was a guest of honor at the 149th Hospices de Beaune charity auction that was held in November 2009.[18]

In 2011, Andrea bought a pair of loafers from a Tod's boutique in Milan. This shopping trip was well publicized for a reason. The following summer, he donated them to the Small Steps Project. The Small Steps Project gives celebrity-worn shoes to the poorest children in the world.[19]

In 2011, Casiraghi and his siblings Charlotte and Pierre hosted Monaco's annual Rose Ball, in the absence of Prince Albert, Princess Caroline and Princess Stéphanie who were mourning the sudden death of their aunt Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy, a few days earlier. Casiraghi gave the speech at the start of the event.[20] The same year, he attended the wedding of his uncle Prince Albert and Charlene Wittstock, which took place on 1 and 2 July 2011.[21]

Personal and family life

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In July 2012, Princess Caroline released a statement announcing that her son Andrea Casiraghi and Tatiana Santo Domingo had become engaged after a seven-year relationship. On 6 November 2012, Santo Domingo said in an interview for La Voz Libre that she was expecting her first child.[22][23] She gave birth to a son, Alexandre Andrea Stefano[24] "Sasha" Casiraghi, on 21 March 2013, at Portland Hospital in London, England.[25] As his parents were not married at the time of birth, he was not then included in the Monegasque line of succession. However, due to their subsequent marriage their son currently occupies the fifth position in the line of succession to the Monegasque throne.[26]

Casiraghi and Santo Domingo were married in a civil ceremony in the Princely Palace of Monaco on 31 August 2013. A religious ceremony was later held in Gstaad, Switzerland, on 1 February 2014.[27] Their second child, a daughter named India, was born in London on 12 April 2015. Their third child, a boy named Maximilian Rainier, was born in Monaco on 19 April 2018.[28]

Casiraghi is fluent in French, Italian, Spanish, English and German.[citation needed] His hobbies and interests include reading, football, horse riding, water sports, skiing and collecting Swatch watches.[citation needed]

Media

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In December 2011, Casiraghi had his driving licence suspended after being caught speeding at 200 km/h near Lyon, France.[29] Casiraghi is regularly tracked by the tabloids and paparazzi. The media nicknamed him as an "enfant terrible" and "rebel angel". In 1999, he was included in the People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" list.[30] In 2003, he was featured in a Town & Country article about young royals[31] and was voted the most stylish male royal by Hello Magazine's readers. In 2008, Forbes placed him the tenth on their "20 Hottest Young Royals" list.[32]

Honorary military appointments

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Diliberto, Gioia (25 June 1984). "A New Beginning for Monaco's Princess". People. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Princess Caroline Is Content in Charlotte's Web, Despite Rumors of a Troubled Marriage". People. 18 August 1986. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Say Hello to Prince Pierre, the Littlest Monegasque". People. 21 September 1987. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  4. ^ Fowler, Glenn (4 October 1990). "Stefano Casiraghi, 30, Husband of Caroline of Monaco, Is Killed". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  5. ^ Tarraborelli, J. Randy (2004). Once Upon a Time: Behind the Fairy Tale of Princess Grace and Prince Rainier.
  6. ^ "Shrouded in Sorrow, Princess Caroline Makes a Shaky Public Appearance". People. 3 October 1990. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  7. ^ a b c d Kelley, Parker (2022). "15". Her Way: The Extraordinary Life of Monaco's Princess Caroline (Ebook) (Kindle ed.). p. 105. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  8. ^ Taraborrelli, J. Randy (2003). Once Upon a Time (Kindle ed.). New York: Hachette. p. 342. ISBN 9780759527904. Retrieved 27 October 2021. On June 21, 1992, a year after Stefano's death, the Tribunal of the Holy Rota, the ecclesiastical court, finally granted Caroline the annulment of her first marriage, to Philippe Junot. A Vatican spokesman explained that the Church "recognizes circumstances in which the vows taken by the couple are not efficient, and so the marriage does not exist right from the beginning, whether the couple are aware of it or not.
  9. ^ "People: Vatican sees Princess Caroline's kids right". The Independent. 5 April 1993. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Ernst Goes to Monaco". Meredith Corporation (PEOPLE magazine). 8 February 1999. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Andrea Casiraghi: Biography, Education, Wedding and Family". 19 November 2020. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020.
  12. ^ "International School of Paris". 19 November 2020. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Andréa Casiraghi au nom de l'amitié". Point du Vue (in French). June 2007. Archived from the original on 9 December 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  14. ^ "Andrea Casiraghi, nuevo estudiante del Instituto de Empresa de Madrid". El Confidencial. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  15. ^ Weber, Bruce (June 2009). "Portraits of 'Fortune's Children'". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  16. ^ Mounier, Benoit (August 2006). "Andrea Casiraghi Visited Magellan Learning Center". Virlanie Foundation. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Andrea Casiraghi supports the Fondation Motrice". La Fondation Motrice. 2007. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  18. ^ "Prince Andrea Casiraghi is a guest of honor at the 149th Hospices de Beaune Wine Auction". Zimbio. Bauer Griffin. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  19. ^ "Andrea Casiraghi - Small Steps Project". 19 November 2020. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Monaco Rose Ball 2011". Zimbio. Livingly Media Inc. (auFeminin Group). 18 March 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2021. Andrea Casiraghi delivers a speech as Pierre Casiraghi (L) and Charlotte Casiraghi (R) look on during the Monaco Rose Ball 2011 at Sporting Monte Carlo on March 19, 2011 in Monte Carlo, Monaco. This year's Rose Ball will not be attended by the Royal family as they are in mourning after Princess Antoinette of Monaco passed away on Friday at the age of 90.
  21. ^ Andrea Casiraghi, as the son of HRH the Princess of Hanover and a nephew of the Prince of Monaco, was a well-documented guest at the "Mariage du Prince" in July 2011.
  22. ^ "Tatiana Santo Domingo embarazada, Carolina de Mónaco será abuela". www.lavozlibre.com.
  23. ^ "New addition to Monaco royals - the Riviera Times Online". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  24. ^ Bunte p. 31, 10 October 2013.
  25. ^ "Caroline di Monaco, nonna meraviglia a Saint Tropez". Oggi. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  26. ^ Mikelbank, Peter (20 November 2018). "Princess Caroline Holds Grandchildren at Monaco National Day". People. Meredith Corporation. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2021. Maximilian comes into the line of succession in sixth position behind his brother, Sasha.
  27. ^ Bergin, Olivia (3 February 2014). "Tatiana Santo Domingo gets married in Valentino couture wedding gown". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  28. ^ Dangremond, Sam (23 April 2018). "Tatiana Santo Domingo and Andrea Casiraghi Welcome Their Third Child". Town & Country. Hearst. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2021. HOLA! confirmed that Max Rainier was born in Monaco on April 21; the child's name is an apparent tribute to his grandfather, who died in 2005 after ruling the principality of Monaco for nearly 56 years (his full name was Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi).
  29. ^ "Andrea Casiraghi pizzicato a 200 all'ora". ANSA (in Italian). 20 December 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  30. ^ "Andrea Casiraghi: Royal". People. 10 May 1999. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  31. ^ Gardner, Anthony (June 2003). "none". Town & Country.
  32. ^ "The 20 Hottest Young Royals – 10. Andrea Casiraghi". Forbes. 27 May 2008. Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  33. ^ "Feast of Saint Sebastian". Palais Princier de Monaco. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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Lines of succession
Preceded by Succession to the Monegasque throne
4th in line 		Succeeded by
Alexandre Casiraghi
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