Charlotte of Valentinois: The Kingealogy

1898 - 1977 (79 years)

Generation: 1

Charlotte of Valentinois was born on 30 Sep 1898 in Constantine, Algeria, North Africa; died on 16 Nov 1977 in Paris, Seine, ÃŽle-de-France, France; was buried in Marchais, France.

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Princess Charlotte of Monaco

Charlotte Grimaldi (September 30, 1898 - November 15, 1977) was a Princess of Monaco.

Born Charlotte Louise Juliette Louvet in Constantine, Algeria, she was the illegitimate daugh ter of Marie Juliette Louvet (1867 - 1930), and Prince Louis II of Monaco (1870 - 1949).

Charlotte's mother was married to, in 1885, Achille Delmaet, 1860-1914, a photographer. Late r divorced, they had two children: Georges, 1884-1955, and Marguerite, 1886-1894. At some poi nt, Louvet moved to Algeria, where she worked as a cabaret singer or a laundress (sources dif fer) and met the heir to the Monegasque throne. Though it is sometimes alleged that a marriag e between the two occurred, Charlotte, born in 1898, was declared an illegitimate child. Thou gh he took full responsibility for his daughter's upbringing, eventually Prince Louis left Ju liette to return to his duties in Monaco.

A political crisis loomed for the Prince because, without any other heir, the throne of Monac o would pass to the duke of Urach, a German prince, related through Prince Albert's aunt, Flo restine.

To ensure this did not happen, on November 15, 1911 a law was passed recognizing Charlotte a s Louis's daughter, and making her part of the sovereign family. This law was later held to b e invalid under the 1882 statutes. Thus another law was passed in 1918 modifying the statute s to allow the adoption of an heir, with succession rights. Charlotte was adopted by Louis i n 1919, and became Charlotte Louise Juliette Grimaldi, Hereditary Princess of Monaco, and Duc hess of Valentinois.

Rainier-Charlotte-Antoinette
A year after being recognized as princess, Charlotte's marriage was arranged to Count Pierr e de Polignac (1895 - 1964) of Guidel, Morbihan, Brittany, France who, by ordinance of Loui s II, took the Grimaldi name and received the title of Prince of Monaco. They would have tw o children:

Family/Spouse: Prince Pierre Marie Xavier De Polignac. Pierre was born on 24 Oct 1895 in Constantine, Algeria, North Africa; died on 10 Nov 1964. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Princess of Monaco Antoinette Louise Grimaldi was born on 28 Dec 1920.
3. Prince of Monaco Rainier Grimaldi, III was born on 31 May 1923 in Monaco; died on 6 Apr 2005 in Monaco.

Generation: 2

Princess of Monaco Antoinette Louise Grimaldi

(1.Charlotte¹) was born on 28 Dec 1920.

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Three children were born to Princess Antoinette and her lover 1954.

Her second husband, Jean-Charles Rey was married to her from 1961 to 1973.

Her third husband was John Gilpin, a noted British ballet dancer, whom she married in 1983 an d who died two months later.

Antoinette married John Gilpin in 1983. John was born in 1930; died in 1983. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Prince of Monaco Rainier Grimaldi, III

(1.Charlotte¹) was born on 31 May 1923 in Monaco; died on 6 Apr 2005 in Monaco.

Rainier married Grace Patricia Kelly on 18 Apr 1956. Grace (daughter of John Brenden Kelly, Sr. and Margaret Majer) was born on 12 Nov 1928 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States; died on 14 Sep 1982 in Cap d'Ail, French Riviera, France; was buried on 18 Sep 1982 in Monaco. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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