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'''Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi''' (born 8 June 1984) is the eldest son of [[Caroline, Princess of Hanover]], and her second husband [[Stefano Casiraghi]], and the grandson of [[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco]], and American actress [[Grace Kelly]]. He is currently the second in the [[line of succession to the Monegasque throne]], meaning that if the currently reigning [[Prince of Monaco]], his uncle [[Albert II, Prince of Monaco|Prince Albert II]], dies without [[legitimacy (law)|legitimate]] children, then Casiraghi is likely to adopt the surname [[House of Grimaldi|Grimaldi]] and someday become the Prince of Monaco.
'''Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi''' (born 8 June 1984) is the eldest son of [[Caroline, Princess of Hanover]], and her second husband [[Stefano Casiraghi]], and the grandson of [[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco]], and American actress [[Grace Kelly]]. He is currently the second in the [[line of succession to the Monegasque throne]], meaning that if the currently reigning [[Prince of Monaco]], his uncle [[Albert II, Prince of Monaco|Prince Albert II]], dies without [[legitimacy (law)|legitimate]] children, then Casiraghi is likely to adopt the surname [[House of Grimaldi|Grimaldi]] and someday become the Prince of Monaco.
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Casiraghi was born as Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi on 8 June 1984 in the [[The Princess Grace Hospital Centre|Princess Grace Hospital Centre]], [[Monte Carlo]], [[Monaco]].<ref name="people1">{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20088135,00.html |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |title=A New Beginning for Monaco's Princess |date=25 June 1984 |first=Gioia |last=Diliberto |accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref> His mother [[Caroline, Princess of Hanover|Princess Caroline of Monaco]] is the eldest daughter of [[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco]], (1923 – 2005) and American actress [[Grace Kelly]] (1929 – 1982), and his father [[Stefano Casiraghi]] (1960 – 1990) was an [[Italian people|Italian]] businessman and athlete. Casiraghi was named after his father's childhood friend, his maternal [[Albert II, Prince of Monaco|Prince Albert]] and his maternal great-grandfather [[Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois]], and, on his mother's wish, he was given no royal titles. Casiraghi was baptized by his maternal aunt [[Princess Stéphanie of Monaco|Princess Stéphanie]] and his paternal uncle Marco Casiraghi.<ref name="es">{{cite news|url=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Casiraghi |title=Andrea Casiraghi |language=Spanish |work=[[Wikipedia]] |accessdate=6 February 2012}}</ref> His younger sister [[Charlotte Casiraghi|Charlotte Marie Pomeline]] was born on 3 August 1986,<ref name="people2">{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20094315,00.html |title=Princess Caroline Is Content in Charlotte's Web, Despite Rumors of a Troubled Marriage |date=18 August 1986 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref> and his younger brother [[Pierre Casiraghi|Pierre Stefano Rainier]] on 5 September 1987.<ref name="people3">{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20097161,00.html |date=21 September 1987 |title=Say Hello to Prince Pierre, the Littlest Monegasque |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref>
Casiraghi was born as Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi on 8 June 1984 in the [[The Princess Grace Hospital Centre|Princess Grace Hospital Centre]], [[Monte Carlo]], [[Monaco]].<ref name="people1">{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20088135,00.html |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |title=A New Beginning for Monaco's Princess |date=25 June 1984 |first=Gioia |last=Diliberto |accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref> His mother [[Caroline, Princess of Hanover|Princess Caroline of Monaco]] is the eldest daughter of [[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco]], (1923 – 2005) and American actress [[Grace Kelly]] (1929 – 1982), and his father [[Stefano Casiraghi]] (1960 – 1990) was an [[Italian people|Italian]] businessman and athlete. Casiraghi was named after his father's childhood friend, his maternal [[Albert II, Prince of Monaco|Prince Albert]] and his maternal great-grandfather [[Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois]], and, on his mother's wish, he was given no royal titles. Casiraghi was baptized by his maternal aunt [[Princess Stéphanie of Monaco|Princess Stéphanie]] and his paternal uncle Marco Casiraghi.<ref name="es">{{cite news|url=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Casiraghi |title=Andrea Casiraghi |language=Spanish |work=[[Wikipedia]] |accessdate=6 February 2012}}</ref> His younger sister [[Charlotte Casiraghi|Charlotte Marie Pomeline]] was born on 3 August 1986,<ref name="people2">{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20094315,00.html |title=Princess Caroline Is Content in Charlotte's Web, Despite Rumors of a Troubled Marriage |date=18 August 1986 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref> and his younger brother [[Pierre Casiraghi|Pierre Stefano Rainier]] on 5 September 1987.<ref name="people3">{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20097161,00.html |date=21 September 1987 |title=Say Hello to Prince Pierre, the Littlest Monegasque |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref>


On 3 October 1990, Casiraghi's father Stefano was killed in a speedboat accident near Monaco.<ref name="NYT">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/04/obituaries/stefano-casiraghi-30-husband-of-caroline-of-monaco-is-killed.html |title=Stefano Casiraghi, 30, Husband Of Caroline of Monaco, Is Killed |date=4 October 1990 |accessdate=9 February 2012 |first=Glenn |last=Fowler |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> He was buried few days in the Chapel of Peace in Monaco.<ref name="SC">{{cite news|title=Once Upon a Time: Behind the Fairy Tale of Princess Grace and Prince Rainier |first=J. Randy |last=Tarraborelli |accessdate=9 February 2012 |date=2004}}</ref> Princess Caroline did not know how to tell her children that their father had died, so Prince Rainier took on that responsibility.<ref name="people4">{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20113810,00.html |title=Shrouded in Sorrow, Princess Caroline Makes a Shaky Public Appearance |date=3 October 1990 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref> Casiraghi was reported to have suffered nightmares and [[insomnia]].<ref name="peterkurthcosmopolitan">{{cite news|url=http://www.peterkurth.com/Monaco1.htm |date=1990 |title=In the House of Grimaldi |first=Peter |last=Kurth |work=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]] |accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref> To protect her children from media attention, Princess Caroline moved to [[Saint-Rémy-de-Provence]], [[France]], and later to [[Paris]].<ref name="hello1">{{cite news|url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/andrea-casiraghi/ |title=Latest news and profile of Andrea Casiraghi |work=[[Hello (magazine)|Hello]] accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref>
On 3 October 1990, Casiraghi's father Stefano was killed in a speedboat accident near Monaco.<ref name="NYT">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/04/obituaries/stefano-casiraghi-30-husband-of-caroline-of-monaco-is-killed.html |title=Stefano Casiraghi, 30, Husband Of Caroline of Monaco, Is Killed |date=4 October 1990 |accessdate=9 February 2012 |first=Glenn |last=Fowler |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> He was buried few days in the Chapel of Peace in Monaco.<ref name="SC">{{cite news|title=Once Upon a Time: Behind the Fairy Tale of Princess Grace and Prince Rainier |first=J. Randy |last=Tarraborelli |date=2004 |accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref> Princess Caroline did not know how to tell her children that their father had died, so Prince Rainier took on that responsibility.<ref name="people4">{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20113810,00.html |title=Shrouded in Sorrow, Princess Caroline Makes a Shaky Public Appearance |date=3 October 1990 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref> Casiraghi was reported to have suffered nightmares and [[insomnia]].<ref name="peterkurthcosmopolitan">{{cite news|url=http://www.peterkurth.com/Monaco1.htm |date=1990 |title=In the House of Grimaldi |first=Peter |last=Kurth |work=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]] |accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref> To protect her children from media attention, Princess Caroline moved to [[Saint-Rémy-de-Provence]], [[France]], and later to [[Paris]].<ref name="hello1">{{cite news|url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/andrea-casiraghi/ |title=Latest news and profile of Andrea Casiraghi |work=[[Hello (magazine)|Hello]] |accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref>


From 1990 to 1995, Caroline was in a relationship with [[French people|French]] actor [[Vincent Lindon]], who would represent a father figure to her children. In 1999, she married [[Ernst August, Prince of Hanover (b. 1954)|Ernst August, Prince of Hanover]], and gave birth to [[Princess Alexandra of Hanover (b. 1999)|Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virginia of Hanover]]. Along with a half-sister, Casiraghi gained two stepbrothers, [[Ernst August, Hereditary Prince of Hanover]], and [[Prince Christian of Hanover (b. 1985)|Prince Christian of Hanover]].
From 1990 to 1995, Caroline was in a relationship with [[French people|French]] actor [[Vincent Lindon]], who would represent a father figure to her children. In 1999, she married [[Ernst August, Prince of Hanover (b. 1954)|Ernst August, Prince of Hanover]], and gave birth to [[Princess Alexandra of Hanover (b. 1999)|Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virginia of Hanover]]. Along with a half-sister, Casiraghi gained two stepbrothers, [[Ernst August, Hereditary Prince of Hanover]], and [[Prince Christian of Hanover (b. 1985)|Prince Christian of Hanover]].


== Education and career ==
== Education and career ==
Growing up mostly in France, he studied for the [[International Baccalaureate]] exam at the [[International School of Paris]];{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} he took the exam in the summer of 2002, and failed. He took the the [[International Baccalaureate]] exam again in December 2002 and passed. {{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} Besides [[French language|French]], he is fluent in several languages, including [[English language|English]] and his father's native [[Italian language|Italian]]. Following a period at [[Canada]]'s [[McGill University]], he eventually graduated in 2006 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[visual arts]] and [[international politics]] from the [[American University of Paris]].<ref name="pdv">''Point du Vue'', June 2007</ref> From 2007-2009 Andrea studied at [[The New School]] in NY, receiving his masters degree in International Affairs. He then did an internship at the Qatari Embassy to France. This was the International Field Work he did for the New School’s Graduate Program International Affairs. He is currently taking his masters degree at University of Barcelona until 2012.
Growing up mostly in [[France]], Casiraghi earned his [[international baccalaureate]] degree from the [[International School of Paris]] in December 2002. Following a period at the [[McGill University]] in [[Canada]], he eventually graduated in 2006 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[visual arts]] and [[international politics]] from the [[American University of Paris]].<ref name="pdv">{{cite news|work=Point du Vue |date=June 2007 |work=Point du Vue |language=French |url=http://www.pointdevue.fr/pointdevue-archive/1102/2007/page3 |title=Andréa Casiraghi au nom de l'amitié |accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref> From 2007 to 2009, Casiraghi studied at [[The New School]] in [[New York City]], receiving his [[master's degree]] in international affairs,<ref name="crushable">{{cite news|url=http://crushable.com/entertainment/andrea-casiraghi-revealed/ |date=Andrea Casiraghi... Revealed |title=5 July 2011 |accessdate=10 February 2012 |work=crushable.com}}</ref> and then did an internship at the embassy of [[Qatar]] in France.<ref name="madformonaco">{{cite news|work=Mad for Monaco |url=http://madmonaco.blogspot.com/2010/03/andrea-casiraghi-in-hola.html |accessdate=9 February 2012 |title=Andrea Casiraghi in Hola! |date=18 March 2011}}</ref> He is currently taking his master's degree at [[University of Barcelona]].<ref name="ohnotheydidnt">{{cite news|url=http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/65523585.html |title=Royal Post |date=5 January 2012 |accessdate=10 February 2012 |work=Oh No They Didn't!}}</ref>


== Official duties and philanthropy ==
== Official duties and philanthropy ==
Since 2004, Casiraghi has been involved in degrees with "[[the World Association of Children's Friends|AMADE Mondiale]]," of which his mother is President. Casiraghi told [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] he spent eight months teaching children in [[Senegal]], [[Togo]], and [[Niger]].<ref>[http://www.vanityfair.com/style/features/2009/06/next-gen-portfolio200906?slide=14#slide=14 [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] feature, June 2009]</ref> In August 2006, he took his involvement deeper and paid a very serious visit to [[Manila]] on behalf of a joint venture of AMADE and the Virlanie Foundation.Press Coverage from Andrea Casiraghi's Filipino tour,
Since 2004, Casiraghi has been involved in degrees with the [[World Association of Children's Friends|World Association of Children's Friends (AMADE)]], a philanthropic organization found in 1963 by his late grandmother [[Grace Kelly|Grace, Princess of Monaco]], now presided by his mother [[Caroline, Princess of Hanover|Princess Caroline]]. He would later spend eight months teaching children in [[Senegal]], [[Togo]], and [[Niger]].<ref name="vanityfair">{{cite news|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/style/features/2009/06/next-gen-portfolio200906?slide=14#slide=14 |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |accessdate=9 February 2012 |title=Portraits of 'Fortune's Children' |first=Bruce |last=Weber |date=June 2009}}</ref> In August 2006, Casiraghi took his involvement deeper and paid a very serious visit to [[Manila]] on behalf of a joint venture of AMADE and the Virlanie Foundation.<ref name="hola2">{{cite news|language=Spanish |url=http://www.hola.com/realeza/casa_monaco/2006082418126/casasreales/monaguesca/andrea/filipinas |title=Andrea Casiraghi sigue los pasos de su madre en las labores humanitarias |date=24 August 2006 |work=[[Hello (magazine)|¡Hola!]]}}</ref> Since 2007, he has been the patron of the Motrice Foundation, which funds research into [[cerebral palsy]].<ref name="motrice">{{cite news|url=http://eng.lafondationmotrice.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46&Itemid=1 |date=2007 |accessdate=9 February 2012 |work=La Fondation Motrice |title=Andrea Casiraghi supports the Fondation Motrice}}</ref> Casiraghi sponsored the [[Hospices de Beaune]] charity auction that was held in November 2009.<ref name="hospices">{{cite news|date=15 November 2009 |url=http://www.royaltyinthenews.com/2009/11/15/andrea-casiraghi-sponsors-in-hospices-de-beaune-charity-auction/ |work=Royalty in the News |accessdate=9 February 2012 |title=Andrea Casiraghi Sponsors Hospices de Beaune Charity Auction}}</ref>
Since 2007, Casiraghi has been living and doing graduate studies in [[New York City]], according to [[Albert II, Prince of Monaco|Prince Albert II]]. Also in that year, Casiraghi unveilled his patronage of the Motrice Foundation, which funds research into [[cerebral palsy]].


Casiraghi regularly attends eminent social events in Monaco related to the [[Monegasque Princely Family]], such as the National Day<ref name="hello4">{{cite news|url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/201111216613/charlene-albert-first-national-day-princess/ |title=United and official: Charlene celebrates first National Day as princess |date=21 November 2003 |work=[[Hello (magazine)|Hello]] |accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref> and the [[Thanksgiving Day]] celebrations, the Rose Ball,<ref name="theroyalforums2">{{cite news|work=[[The Royal Forums]] |url=http://www.theroyalforums.com/17152-monaco-rose-ball-moroccan-style/ |title=Monaco Rose Ball, Moroccan Style |accessdate=9 February 2012 |date=31 March 2010}}</ref> the Red Cross Ball and the [[Formula One]] competition [[Monaco Grand Prix]].<ref name="royaltyinthenews2">{{cite news|url=http://www.royaltyinthenews.com/2010/05/16/monaco-royals-at-the-f1-grand-prix/ |title=Monaco Royals at the F1 Grand Prix |work=Royalty in the News |accessdate=9 February 2012 |date=16 May 2010}}</ref> In 2011, Casiraghi and his siblings Charlotte and Pierre hosted Monaco's annual Rose Ball, in the absence of [[Albert II, Prince of Monaco|Prince Albert]], Princess Caroline and [[Princess Stéphanie of Monaco|Princess Stéphanie]]. Their decision not to attend the gala followed the sudden death of their aunt [[Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy]], few days earlier.<ref name="hello3">{{cite news|work=[[Hello (magazine)|Hello]] |url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/201103215128/monaco-rose-ball-2011/charlotte-casiraghi/princess-antoinette/ |title=Younger generation host annual Rose Ball following the death of Princess Antoinette |date=21 March 2011 |accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref> Casiraghi gave the speech at the start of the event.<ref name="royaltyinthenews">{{cite news|url=http://www.royaltyinthenews.com/2011/03/19/the-casiraghi-siblings-represent-monacos-princely-family-at-rose-ball/ |title=The Casiraghi Siblings Represent Monaco’s Princely Family at Rose Ball |accessdate=9 February 2012 |date=19 March 2012 |work=Royalty in the News}}</ref> The same year, he attended the [[Wedding of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Charlene Wittstock|wedding]] of Prince Albert and [[Charlene, Princess of Monaco|Charlene Wittstock]], which took place on 1 and 2 July 2011.<ref name="hola5">{{cite news|url=http://bodasreales.hola.com/principe-alberto-monaco-charlene-wittstock/boda-real/201107021841/boda-invitados-reales/1/ |work=[[Hello (magazine)|¡Hola!]] |language=Spanish |accessdate=10 February 2012 |date=2 July 2011 |title=La familia real de Mónaco, anfitriona de los invitados de la realeza en la esperada boda del principado}}</ref>
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== Personal and media life ==
He was included by [[People Magazine]] in 1999 in the Top 50 ''World's Most Beautiful People''. In 2003, he was part of a feature in ''[[Town & Country (magazine)|Town & Country]]'' magazine about young royals.<ref>Gardner, Anthony: ''Town & Country'', June 2003, pp 94-101.</ref>


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== Personal and media life ==
In 2008 he was included as 10th on the list of the "[[Forbes Magazine's List of The 20 Hottest Young Royals|20 Hottest Young Royals]]" as compiled by [[Forbes]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=The 20 Hottest Young Royals - 10. Andrea Casiraghi |url=http://www.forbes.com/2008/05/23/royals-celebrity-monarchs-biz-billies-cz_ls_0527royals_slide_11.html |publisher=''[[Forbes]]'' |date=2008-05-27 |accessdate=2008-06-04}}</ref> He is regularly tracked by the [[tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloids]], via the [[paparazzi]], going about his private business, at work and at play.
Casiraghi is influent in [[French language|French]], [[English language|English]], [[Italian language|Italian]] and [[German language|German]].<ref name="hello1"/> His hobbies and interests include reading, [[football]], [[horse riding]], water sports, skiing and collecting [[Swatch]] watches.<ref name="nettyroyal">{{cite news|url=http://www.nettyroyal.nl/andrea.html |work=www.nettyroyal.nl |title=Andrea Casiraghi |accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref> Since 2004, Casiraghi has dated [[Colombian people|Colombian]] socialite and heiress [[Tatiana Santo Domingo]], the granddaughter of Colombian businessman [[Julio Mario Santo Domingo]].<ref name="hola1">{{cite news|url=http://www.hola.com/realeza/2004121524147/casasreales/noticias/casasreales/andreacasirag/novia |title=Andrea Casiraghi regala flores a su novia |date=15 November 2004 |language=Spanish |accessdate=9 February 2012 |work=[[Hello (magazine)|¡Hola!]]}}</ref> He was previously romantically linked to German socialite [[Von Stauffenberg|Caroline Von Stauffenberg]]<ref name="hola4">{{cite news|work=[[Hello (magazine)|¡Hola!]] |url=http://www.hola.com/realeza/2003052824972/casasreales/noticias/casasreales/andreaynovia |title=Andrea Casiraghi y su novia, Caroline, pasean a su cerdito por las calles de París |date=23 May 2003 |accessdate=9 February 2012 |language=Spanish}}</ref> and Spanish actress María Jurado.<ref name="hola3">{{cite news|work=[[Hello (magazine)|¡Hola!]] |date=24 July 2003 |title=¿Quién es María Jurado, la joven con quien se relaciona a Andrea Casiraghi? |accessdate=9 February 2012 |language=Spanish |url=http://www.hola.com/cine/2003072434247/cine/andrea/2/}}</ref> In December 2011, Casiraghi was taken away his [[driving license]] after he had been caught near [[Lion]], [[France]], speeding at 200 [[km/h]].<ref name="ansa">{{cite news|work=[[ANSA (news agency)|ANSA]] |url=http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche/topnews/2011/12/20/visualizza_new.html_16551856.html |date=20 December 2011 |title=Andrea Casiraghi pizzicato a 200 all'ora |language=Italian |accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref>


Due to his social status, Casiraghi has been regularly tracked by the [[tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloids]] and [[paparazzi]]. The media nicknamed him as "[[enfant terrible]]" and the "rebel angel".<ref name="theroyalforums">{{cite news|url=http://www.theroyalforums.com/19726-andrea-casiraghi-the-wildcard-of-monaco/ |work=[[The Royal Forums]] |title=Andrea Casiraghi, the “Wildcard” of Monaco |date=30 November 2010 |accessdate=9 February 2012 |first=Nathalie |late=Cox}}</ref> In 1999, Casiraghi was included on the ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' [[50 Most Beautiful People]] list.<ref name="people5">{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20128184,00.html |title=Andrea Casiraghi: Royal |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |accessdate=9 February 2012 |date=10 May 1999}}</ref> Four years later, he was featured in a ''[[Town & Country (magazine)|Town & Country]]'' article about young royals<ref name="townandcountry">{{cite news|last=Gardner |first=Anthony |work=[[Town & Country (magazine)|Town & Country]] |date=June 2003 |accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref> and was voted out as the most stylish royal man by the ''[[Hello (magazine)|Hello]]'' readers.<ref name="hello2">{{cite news|url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2003/10/06/stylishroyals/ |date=6 October 2003 |accessdate=9 February 2012 |title=Masako and Andrea top our royal style poll |work=[[Hello (magazine)|Hello]]}}</ref> In 2008, ''[[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes]]'' placed him the tenth on their "20 Hottest Young Royals" list.<ref name="forbes">{{cite news|title=The 20 Hottest Young Royals – 10. Andrea Casiraghi |url=http://www.forbes.com/2008/05/23/royals-celebrity-monarchs-biz-billies-cz_ls_0527royals_slide_11.html |work=[[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes]] |date=27 May 2008 |accessdate=4 June 2008}}</ref> In 2011, Casiraghi was named the second most beautiful male royal of all time by the [[BeautifulPeople.com]], behind [[Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland]]; his grandmother [[Grace Kelly|Grace, Princess of Monaco]], was voted out as the most beautiful female royal of all time, while his sister [[Charlotte Casiraghi]] placed the fifth<ref name="dailymail">{{cite news|work=[[Daily Mail]] |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1378377/Kate-Middleton-beautiful-royal-history-pips-Princess-Diana.html |title=Kate pips Diana in poll of most beautiful Royal: Bride-to-be runner-up to Princess Grace of Monaco and Queen Rania of Jordan |date=19 April 2011 |accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref>
Since 2005, he has been recognized as the boyfriend of the [[United States|US]]-born [[Brazil]]ian and [[Colombia]]n [[socialite]] and heiress [[Tatiana Santo Domingo]].


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Andrea Casiraghi
Born
Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi

(1984-06-08) 8 June 1984 (age 40)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Nationality Monaco
EducationMaster's degree
Alma materAmerican University of Paris
The New School
University of Barcelona
Parent(s)Princess Caroline of Monaco
Stefano Casiraghi

Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi (born 8 June 1984) is the eldest son of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and her second husband Stefano Casiraghi, and the grandson of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and American actress Grace Kelly. He is currently the second in the line of succession to the Monegasque throne, meaning that if the currently reigning Prince of Monaco, his uncle Prince Albert II, dies without legitimate children, then Casiraghi is likely to adopt the surname Grimaldi and someday become the Prince of Monaco.

Family background and early life

Casiraghi was born as Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi on 8 June 1984 in the Princess Grace Hospital Centre, Monte Carlo, Monaco.[1] His mother Princess Caroline of Monaco is the eldest daughter of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, (1923 – 2005) and American actress Grace Kelly (1929 – 1982), and his father Stefano Casiraghi (1960 – 1990) was an Italian businessman and athlete. Casiraghi was named after his father's childhood friend, his maternal Prince Albert and his maternal great-grandfather Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois, and, on his mother's wish, he was given no royal titles. Casiraghi was baptized by his maternal aunt Princess Stéphanie and his paternal uncle Marco Casiraghi.[2] His younger sister Charlotte Marie Pomeline was born on 3 August 1986,[3] and his younger brother Pierre Stefano Rainier on 5 September 1987.[4]

On 3 October 1990, Casiraghi's father Stefano was killed in a speedboat accident near Monaco.[5] He was buried few days in the Chapel of Peace in Monaco.[6] Princess Caroline did not know how to tell her children that their father had died, so Prince Rainier took on that responsibility.[7] Casiraghi was reported to have suffered nightmares and insomnia.[8] To protect her children from media attention, Princess Caroline moved to Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France, and later to Paris.[9]

From 1990 to 1995, Caroline was in a relationship with French actor Vincent Lindon, who would represent a father figure to her children. In 1999, she married Ernst August, Prince of Hanover, and gave birth to Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virginia of Hanover. Along with a half-sister, Casiraghi gained two stepbrothers, Ernst August, Hereditary Prince of Hanover, and Prince Christian of Hanover.

Education and career

Growing up mostly in France, Casiraghi earned his international baccalaureate degree from the International School of Paris in December 2002. Following a period at the McGill University in Canada, he eventually graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in visual arts and international politics from the American University of Paris.[10] From 2007 to 2009, Casiraghi studied at The New School in New York City, receiving his master's degree in international affairs,[11] and then did an internship at the embassy of Qatar in France.[12] He is currently taking his master's degree at University of Barcelona.[13]

Official duties and philanthropy

Since 2004, Casiraghi has been involved in degrees with the World Association of Children's Friends (AMADE), a philanthropic organization found in 1963 by his late grandmother Grace, Princess of Monaco, now presided by his mother Princess Caroline. He would later spend eight months teaching children in Senegal, Togo, and Niger.[14] In August 2006, Casiraghi took his involvement deeper and paid a very serious visit to Manila on behalf of a joint venture of AMADE and the Virlanie Foundation.[15] Since 2007, he has been the patron of the Motrice Foundation, which funds research into cerebral palsy.[16] Casiraghi sponsored the Hospices de Beaune charity auction that was held in November 2009.[17]

Casiraghi regularly attends eminent social events in Monaco related to the Monegasque Princely Family, such as the National Day[18] and the Thanksgiving Day celebrations, the Rose Ball,[19] the Red Cross Ball and the Formula One competition Monaco Grand Prix.[20] 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. Their decision not to attend the gala followed the sudden death of their aunt Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy, few days earlier.[21] Casiraghi gave the speech at the start of the event.[22] The same year, he attended the wedding of Prince Albert and Charlene Wittstock, which took place on 1 and 2 July 2011.[23]

Personal and media life

Casiraghi is influent in French, English, Italian and German.[9] His hobbies and interests include reading, football, horse riding, water sports, skiing and collecting Swatch watches.[24] Since 2004, Casiraghi has dated Colombian socialite and heiress Tatiana Santo Domingo, the granddaughter of Colombian businessman Julio Mario Santo Domingo.[25] He was previously romantically linked to German socialite Caroline Von Stauffenberg[26] and Spanish actress María Jurado.[27] In December 2011, Casiraghi was taken away his driving license after he had been caught near Lion, France, speeding at 200 km/h.[28]

Due to his social status, Casiraghi has been regularly tracked by the tabloids and paparazzi. The media nicknamed him as "enfant terrible" and the "rebel angel".[29] In 1999, Casiraghi was included on the People 50 Most Beautiful People list.[30] Four years later, he was featured in a Town & Country article about young royals[31] and was voted out as the most stylish royal man by the Hello readers.[32] In 2008, Forbes placed him the tenth on their "20 Hottest Young Royals" list.[33] In 2011, Casiraghi was named the second most beautiful male royal of all time by the BeautifulPeople.com, behind Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland; his grandmother Grace, Princess of Monaco, was voted out as the most beautiful female royal of all time, while his sister Charlotte Casiraghi placed the fifth[34]

Line to succession issues

Albert II, Prince of Monaco's lack of legitimate children prompted Prince Rainier to change the constitution so as to ensure there would be a successor to the throne, which strengthened the places of Princess Caroline and her descendants in the line of succession. On 2 April 2002, Monaco passed Princely Law 1.249, which provides that if the Sovereign Prince assumes the throne and then dies without a legitimate direct heir, the throne will pass to his dynastic siblings and their descendants according to the rule of male-preference primogeniture. The law was then ratified by France, as required by a 1918 Franco-Monegasque treaty, on 4 October 2005.[35] Casiraghi has thus been the second in the line of succession to the Monegasque throne, behind his mother Caroline. His siblings Pierre, Charlotte and Alexandra are, respectfully, the third, the fourth and the fifth in the line, followed by Princess Stéphanie and her children.

Honours

Honorary military appointments

Ancestry

Family of Andrea Casiraghi
4. Giancarlo Casiraghi
2. Stefano Casiraghi
5. Fernanda Palici
1. Andrea Casiraghi
24. Count Maxence of Polignac
12. Count Pierre of Polignac
25. Susana Mariana de la Torre y Mier
6. Rainier III, Prince of Monaco
26. Louis II, Prince of Monaco
13. Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois
27. Marie Juliette Louvet
3. Princess Caroline of Monaco
28. John Henry Kelly
14. John B. Kelly, Sr.
29. Mary Anne Costello
7. Grace Kelly
30. Carl Majer
15. Margaret Katherine Majer
31. Margaretha Berg

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See also

Andrea Casiraghi
Cadet branch of the House of Casiraghi
Born: 8 June 1984
Monegasque royalty
Preceded by Line of succession to the Monegasque throne
2nd position 		Succeeded by

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