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Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier's Children

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By Sheri & Bob Stritof, About.com

Here's information about the three children of actress Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco.

Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly's Children:

Princess Caroline Louise Marguerite

She was born on January 23, 1957. Her official royal title is "Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline, The Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick and Lüneburg, Royal Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, and by birth Princess of Monaco."

Princess Caroline has been married three times:

    Phillipe Junot, married on June 29, 1978, and divorced on October 9, 1980.
    Stefano Casiraghi, married on December 29, 1983. Marriage ended when he died on October 3, 1990 in a powerboat accident off Saint Jean-Cap-Ferrat. They had three children, Andrea Albert Pierre, born on June 8, 1984; Charlotte Marie Pomeline, born August 3, 1986; and Pierre Stefano Rainier, born September 5, 1987.
    Prince Ernst August of Hannover, married on January 23, 1999. They have one child, H.R.H. Princess Alexandra Sophia, Duchess of Brunswick-Luneburg, born on July 20, 1999.

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Prince Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi

He was born on March 14, 1958. He is also known as Prince Albert, Marquis of Baux. Prince Albert holds a brown belt in judo and has been a member of Monaco’s Olympic bobsleigh team three times.

Prince Albert has never married and is known as the most eligible prince in the world. When Prince Rainier died, Albert became Monaco's 32nd ruler.

Beginning with a solemn Mass led by the archbishop of Monaco, Monsignor Bernard Barsi, and ending with fireworks, on November 19, 2005, Prince Albert II formally ascended to the throne of Monaco. The Prince wore a royal ceremonial military uniform. He automatically received royal powers when his father, Prince Rainier III died.

Prince Albert has a son whose mother is Nicole Coste, a former flight attendant from Togo. Alexandre, born on Aug. 24, 2003, can never take the throne, nor will he have any claim to the Grimaldi name.

Prince Albert has acknowledged being the father of a daughter, Jazmin Grace Rotolo, who was born in 1992. Her mother is Tamara Rotolo, a former waitress. Tamara and Prince Albert met in 1991 on the French Riviera. Jazmin cannot claim the Grimaldi name, nor can she ever assume the throne of Monaco. Jazmin lives in Palm Desert, California.

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Princess Stéphanie Marie Elisabeth

She was born on February 1, 1965. She suffered minor neck injuries when she was 17 years of age and in the car wreck that killed her mother, Grace. Princess Stéphanie has been a model, pop singer, and fashion designer.

Princess Stéphanie has been married twice:

    Daniel Ducruet, a bodyguard, married on July 1, 1995 and divorced on October 4, 1996. They had two children. Louis Robert paul, born November 26, 1992 and Pauline Grace Maguy, born May 4, 1994.
    Adans Lopez Peres, a circus acrobat, married on September 12, 2003. They have reportedly filed for divorce. She also has a daughter, Camille Marie Kelly, born July 15, 1998. Father of Camille is Jean Raymond Gottlieb, a royal bodyguard.

    In 2002, Stéphanie was quoted as saying, “Not only did I go through the horrible trauma of losing my mother at a very young age, but also I was beside her at the moment of the accident. Nobody can imagine how much I’ve suffered and still suffer.”

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