Camille Marie Kelly Gottlieb
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Camille Marie Kelly Gottlieb (born 15 July 1998; Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace in Monte Carlo, Monaco) is the daughter of HSH Princess Stéphanie of Monaco
and Jean-Raymond Gottlieb, a former palace body guard. Her parents never married. She has an older half-brother (Louis
) and older half-sister (Pauline
), from her mother's marriage to Daniel Ducruet
.
, and is currently is not in line of succession to the Monegasque throne
due to the fact that her parents never married. Under the Constitution of Monaco
, illegitimate descendants cannot be in line for the throne.
, an illegitimate child who was adopted by her own father, and who then ceded her succession rights to her son Rainier, May 30, 1944. Prince Rainier III made obtaining succession rights in this manner impossible for the illegitimate children of children by adopting a new constitution in 2002, which limited the succession to direct, legitimate issue.
Princess Stéphanie of Monaco
Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, Countess of Polignac is a member of the princely family of Monaco. She is the youngest child of Grace, Princess of Monaco and Rainier III of Monaco, and the sister of Albert II of Monaco and Princess Caroline...
and Jean-Raymond Gottlieb, a former palace body guard. Her parents never married. She has an older half-brother (Louis
Louis Ducruet
Louis Robert Paul Ducruet is the son of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco and Daniel Ducruet, a former Palace bodyguard....
) and older half-sister (Pauline
Pauline Ducruet
Pauline Grace Maguy Ducruet is the daughter of HSH Princess Stéphanie of Monaco and Daniel Ducruet...
), from her mother's marriage to Daniel Ducruet
Daniel Ducruet
Daniel Ducruet is the former husband of HSH Princess Stéphanie of Monaco from 1995 until 1996.Ducruet was born in Beausoleil, Alpes-Maritimes to Henri Ducruet, a manual laborer, and Maguy, a housewife...
.
Education
- Institut catholique François d'Assise Nicolas Barré de Monaco
- école primaire publique de Monaco
- Brief stint at homeschooling while traveling with the circus
- école maternelle publique de Monaco
Succession issues
Although she holds no title or royal status, she is a granddaughter of Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace of Monaco, a niece of Prince Albert IIAlbert II, Prince of Monaco
Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco is the head of the House of Grimaldi and the ruler of the Principality of Monaco. He is the son of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and the American actress Grace Kelly...
, and is currently is not in line of succession to the Monegasque throne
Line of succession to the Monegasque Throne
The line of succession to the Monegasque throne passes to the descendants of the reigning Prince of Monaco in accordance with male-preference primogeniture...
due to the fact that her parents never married. Under the Constitution of Monaco
Constitution of Monaco
The Constitution of Monaco, first adopted in 1911 after the Monegasque Revolution and heavily revised by Prince Rainier III on December 17, 1962, outlines three branches of government, including several administrative offices and a number of councils, who share advisory and legislative power with...
, illegitimate descendants cannot be in line for the throne.
History
Illegitimate children are nothing new in Monaco — in every generation for the last 100 years a Grimaldi has had an acknowledged an illegitimate child. Some of these have obtained succession rights through legitimation or adoption, including Princess CharlottePrincess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois
Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois , was the daughter of Louis II, Prince of Monaco, and the mother of Prince Rainier III...
, an illegitimate child who was adopted by her own father, and who then ceded her succession rights to her son Rainier, May 30, 1944. Prince Rainier III made obtaining succession rights in this manner impossible for the illegitimate children of children by adopting a new constitution in 2002, which limited the succession to direct, legitimate issue.