HSH Grace, Princess of Monaco

Princess consort of Monaco

Date & place of birth November 12, 1929 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Born as Grace Patricia Kelly

Father John B. Kelly Sr.
Mother MArgaret Katherine Kelly (nee Majer)





Royal house Grimaldi (marriage)
Consort April 8, 1956-September 14, 1982
Tenure 25 years 159 days
Predecessor Ghislaine Dommanger
Successor Charlene Wittstock





Siblings
Third of four children (1 brother, 2 sisters)
Margaret Kelly
John Brendan Kelly
Elizabeth Ann Kelly





Married April 18, 1956 Prince’s Palace, Monte Carlo (civil) April 19, 1956 Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Monte Carlo (religious)
Spouse Prince Rainier III of Monaco





Issue(3)
Princess Caroline of Monaco
Prince Albert of Monaco (Prince Albert II of Monaco)
Princess Stephanie of Monaco





Grandchildren (7)
(3 grandsons 4 granddaughters)
Andrea Casiraghi
Charlotte Casiraghi
Pierre Casiraghi
Louis Ducruet
Pauline Ducruet
Camille Gottlieb
Princess Alexandra of Hanover





Died September 14, 1982 Monaco Hospital, Monte Carlo (age 52)
Place of burial Family vault, Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Monte Carlo

*Died following a car accident
*Hospital renamed The Princess Grace Hospital





Titles
HSH Grace, Princess of Monaco, Duchess of Valentinois, Countess of Carlade