Caroline, Princess of Hanover, Hereditary Princess of Monaco (Caroline Louise Marguerite Grimaldi, Prinzessin von Hannover, Erbprinzessin von Monaco), formally styled Her Royal Highness The Princess of Hanover (born 23 January 1957) is the eldest child of the late Prince Rainier III of Monaco and his wife, the former American film actress Grace Kelly.

Biography

As a child Princess Caroline spent time at the home of her maternal grandparents in Philadelphia.

Princess Caroline has been married to Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover since 1999.

Born Princess Caroline of Monaco of the House of Grimaldi, she is the second wife of Ernst August, Prince of Hanover and, since her father's death on 6 April 2005, is the heiress presumptive to the throne of Monaco. She was also heiress presumptive in 1957 and 1958, between her own birth and the birth of her brother, Albert, the current Sovereign Prince of Monaco.

Princess Caroline also has a younger sister, Princess Stéphanie.

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