Andrea Casiraghi | |
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Born |
Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi 8 June 1984 Princess Grace Hospital Centre, La Colle, Monaco |
Alma mater |
American University of Paris The New School (M.S.) IE Business School (MBA) |
Spouse(s) | Tatiana Santo Domingo (m. 2013) |
Children | Alexandre Casiraghi India Casiraghi |
Parent(s) |
Stefano Casiraghi Caroline, Princess of Hanover |
Relatives |
Charlotte Casiraghi (sister) Pierre Casiraghi (brother) Princess Alexandra of Hanover (half-sister) |
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 mother.
Casiraghi was born on 8 June 1984 at the Princess Grace Hospital Centre in La Colle, Monaco, 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, and his brother Pierre on 5 September 1987.
On 3 October 1990, Casiraghi's father died in a speedboat accident in Monaco. He was buried several days later in Monaco's Chapel of Peace. Princess Caroline did not know how to tell her children that their father had died, so her father, Prince Rainier, did so. Andrea reportedly suffered nightmares and insomnia after his father's death. To protect her children from excessive media attention, Caroline moved to Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, and later to Paris.