- Christian Louis de Massy
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Christian Louis de Massy Baron de Massy Spouse 1. María Marta Quintana y del Carril
2. Anne Michelle Lütken
3. Julia Lakschin
4. Cécile GelabaleIssue 1. Laetizia de Massy
2. Brice Gelabale-de Massy
3. Antoine de MassyFull name Christian Louis de Massy Father Alexandre-Athenase Noghès Mother Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy Born 17 January 1949
MonacoChristian Louis, Baron de Massy (born 17 January 1949 in Monaco) is a member of the extended Monegasque Princely Family. He is the son of Princess Antoinette of Monaco, Baroness de Massy and her then lover Alexandre-Athenase Noghès.
Christian is a first cousin of the reigning Albert II, Prince of Monaco and nephew of Rainier III. Although he was born out of wedlock, his parents married in 1951, thus legitimizing him, and placing him in line to the throne. He was the second of three siblings. His two sisters are Elisabeth-Anne (born 1947) and Christine Alix (1951–1989).
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Princely status
By the time Christian's parents' marriage was legitimized in 1951, Rainier III was the Prince of Monaco but was unmarried and had no children. While Rainier was without children, there were rumors of his being replaced by Christian with his mother as regent.[1] However, once Rainier married Grace Kelly and had children, the possibility of Christian acceding to the throne became remote.
Adjustment to constitution
In 2002 the constitution was adjusted to allow siblings of the reigning Prince and their descendants to succeed to the throne, and Christian was officially included as 11th in line of succession to the Monegasque throne. When Albert succeeded on the death of Rainier, Antoinette was no longer the sibling of the reigning Prince, so she and her children lost their official place in the line of succession, but they and their descendants remain eligible for selection by the Crown Council if the current line fails.
Education
Christian Louis was a pupil at the Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland.[2] He was eventually expelled.[2] From September 1963 until July 1967 he was resident (during terms) at Downside School, Somerset, UK.[3] He attended Cambridge University for a short time, but dropped out.
Marriages and issue
Christian Louis has been married four times.
First
To Maria Marta Quintana y del Carril in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, on 14 November 1970. This marriage ended by process of divorce in 1978 - one daughter:
- Leticia de Massy (Noghès) (b. Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, 16 May 1971) married to Jonkheer Thomas de Brouwer (b. Antwerp, 22 March 1973) - two children:
- Jonkvrouw Rose de Brouwer (b. 2008)
- Jonkheer Sylvestre de Brouwer (b. 2008)
María Marta Quintana y del Carril (b. London, 17 June 1951) is the daughter of Enrique Quintana y de Achaval and his wife Marta del Carril y Aldao.[4]
Second
To Anne Michelle Lütken in Ramatuelle on 11 September 1982. This marriage ended by process of divorce in 1987 - without issue.
Anne Michelle Lütken (b. 28 November 1959 - d. London, 25 November 2001) was the first child of Carl Fredrik Lütken and his first wife Bjørg, née Christiansen.[5]
Third
To Julia Lakschin in Geneva in April 1992. This marriage ended by process of divorce in 1995 - without issue.
Julia Lakschin (b. 6 November 1968) is the daughter of Roman Lakschin and his wife Ludmila. Roman Lakschin is the Dominican Ambassador to the United Nations and to the World Trade Organization.[6]
She is married to Ivan Mikhailovich Musatov and has issue.
Fourth
To Cécile Gelabale (b. Guadeloupe, 1968),[7][8] as a baroness the highest ranked black person in Monaco. Two sons:
- Brice Souleyman Gelabale-de Massy (by adoption)[9](b. Abymes, Guadeloupe, 2 Nov 1987)[7][8]
- Antoine de Massy (Noghès) (b. 15 January 1997)[8][10]
Ancestry
Ancestors of Christian Louis de Massy 8. Alexandre Noghès 4. Anthony Noghès 9. 2. Alexandre-Athenase Noghès 10. Markellos-Petsalis 5. Marie Markellos-Petsalis 11. 1. Christian-Louis, Baron de Massy 12. Count Maxence Melchior de Polignac 6. Count Pierre de Polignac 13. Susana Mariana de la Torre y Mier 3. Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy 14. Louis II, Prince of Monaco 7. Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois 15. Marie Juliette Louvet References and notes
- Palace: My Life in the Royal Family of Monaco by Christian de Massy and Charles Higham. (New York, Atheneum, 1986, ISBN 0-689-11636-5)
- ^ A Profile of Monaco, Alex Shoumatoff, 1997
- ^ a b Orange Coast Magazine Apr. 1987-p.157
- ^ The Raven -Summer Term 1967-No.241, p.67 (pub. Downside School)
- ^ Marta del Carril y Aldao (b. Paris, 1921 - d. Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, 12 April 2004) was married (firstly) to Alberto de Alzaga y Moreno by whom she had two sons, Martín and Diego. She married (for a third time) as his second wife José Mexía y Lesseps, 7th Duke of Tamames, 4th Duke of Galisteo and 13th Count of Mora, without issue.
- ^ Anne Michelle Lütken (1959-2001), formerly Baroness de Massy
- ^ The Dominican
- ^ a b website angelfire.com-1
- ^ a b c website angelfire.com-2
- ^ Permission for change of surname
- ^ Antoine de Massy website.
External links
Categories:- 1949 births
- Living people
- House of Grimaldi
- Old Gregorians
- Monegasque Roman Catholics
- Leticia de Massy (Noghès) (b. Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, 16 May 1971) married to Jonkheer Thomas de Brouwer (b. Antwerp, 22 March 1973) - two children:
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