Jacques | |||||
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Hereditary Prince of Monaco Marquis of Baux |
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Born |
Princess Grace Hospital Centre, La Colle, Monaco |
10 December 2014 (age 2 years 2 months)||||
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House | Grimaldi | ||||
Father | Albert II, Prince of Monaco | ||||
Mother | Charlene Wittstock |
Full name | |
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Jacques Honoré Rainier |
House of Grimaldi |
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HSH The Prince
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HSH The Prince
HSH The Princess
HRH The Princess of Hanover
HSH Princess Stéphanie
Jacques, Hereditary Prince of Monaco (Jacques Honoré Rainier Grimaldi; born 10 December 2014), is the heir apparent to the Monegasque throne. He is the twin son of Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene.
Jacques was born at Monaco's Princess Grace Hospital, two minutes after his sister Gabriella. The Prince's Palace of Monaco released a statement describing how the birth was to be celebrated in the principality. Forty-two cannon shots (twenty-one for each child) were to be fired from the Fort Antoine and church bells were to ring for fifteen minutes, followed by boat horns. The twins were presented on 7 January 2015 which was declared a public holiday in Monaco.
Princess Charlene, a former Olympic swimmer for South Africa, revealed that she chose the name Jacques, a name of French origin that is common in her homeland. The names Honoré and Rainier are common among previous rulers of Monaco. He received the title Marquis of Baux from his father. Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella have an older half-sister, Jazmin Grace Grimaldi, and an older half-brother, Alexandre Coste, from their father's previous relationships.