Caroline, Princess of Hanover

Caroline, Princess of Hanover (German: Caroline Prinzessin von Hannover), Caroline Louise Marguerite von Hannover, styled Her Royal Highness The Princess of Hanover, formerly Mme Stefano Casiraghi, formerly MmePhillippe Junot and née Grimaldi, born 23 January 1957) is the eldest child of Prince Rainier III of Monaco and his American film star wife, Grace Kelly. She is the second wife of Prince Ernst August of Hanover and, since her father's death on April 6, 2005, has been again heir presumptive to the throne of Monaco (she was in 1957 and 1958 between her own birth and the birth of her younger brother), bearing the title Her Serene Highness The Hereditary Princess of Monaco.

Titles from birth to present

• Her Serene Highness The Hereditary Princess of Monaco (1957-1958)
• Her Serene Highness Princess Caroline of Monaco (1958-2005)
• Her Serene Highness The Hereditary Princess of Monaco (2005-Present)
• Caroline, Princess of Hanover styled Her Royal Highness The Princess of Hanover (1999-Present)

Caroline adopted her present style, Princess of Hanover, upon her third marriage. Hanover royal and noble family titles are legally abolished as per German law, so although she is styled as a Royal Highness and a Princess of Hanover, she does not actually hold the rank or title of either - Princess of Hanover is her surname. She is, therefore, Caroline Prinzessin von Hannover (lit. Caroline Princess of Hanover); only her title as a Princess of Monaco has legal standing. However, the style of HRH The Princess of Hanover is officially used in Monaco - and elsewhere - by courtesy. None of the titles (except the Monagesque) have been legally recognized since the end of World War I by any of the countries that once granted them: United Kingdom, Germany, and Ireland. Among her styles, only Princess of Hanover is actually in common use in media reports and official Monaco palace press releases.

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Surname - Style - World War I - United Kingdom - Germany - Ireland

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