Andrea Casiraghi
Encyclopedia
Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi (born 8 June 1984) is the first of three children born to Caroline, Princess of Hanover
, and her second husband, Stefano Casiraghi
, an heir to an Italian oil fortune. His maternal grandparents were Rainier III, Prince of Monaco
and Princess Grace
. He is currently second-in-line to the Monégasque
throne
after his mother, meaning that if the currently reigning Prince Albert II
dies without legitimate
children, then Casiraghi is likely to adopt the surname Grimaldi
and someday become the Prince of Monaco.
in Monte Carlo
, Monaco
, Casiraghi was named after a childhood friend of his father's. His godparents are his aunt Princess Stéphanie
and his uncle Marco Casiraghi.
Andrea was six years old when his father died in a boating accident.
He has two younger siblings, Charlotte
and Pierre
, and a younger half-sister, Princess Alexandra of Hanover.
; he took the exam in the summer of 2002. Besides French
, he is fluent in several languages, including English
and his father's native Italian
. Following a period at Canada
's McGill University
, he eventually graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts
degree in visual arts
and international politics from the American University of Paris
. From 2007-2009 Andrea studied at The New School
in NY, receiving his masters degree in International Affairs. He then did an internship at the Qatari Embassy to France. This was the International Field Work he did for the New School’s Graduate Program International Affairs. He is currently taking his masters degree at University of Barcelona until 2012.
magazine about young royals.
In 2008 he was included as 10th on the list of the "20 Hottest Young Royals" as compiled by Forbes
. He is regularly tracked by the tabloids, via the paparazzi
, going about his private business, at work and at play.
Since 2005, he has been recognized as the boyfriend of the US
-born Brazil
ian and Colombia
n socialite
and heiress Tatiana Santo Domingo.
he spent eight months teaching children in Senegal
, Togo
, and Niger
. In August 2006, he took his involvement deeper and paid a very serious visit to Manila
on behalf of a joint venture of AMADE and the Virlanie Foundation.Press Coverage from Andrea Casiraghi's Filipino tour,
Since 2007, Casiraghi has been living and doing graduate studies in New York City
, according to Prince Albert II
. Also in that year, Casiraghi unveilled his patronage of the Motrice Foundation, which funds research into cerebral palsy
.
Caroline, Princess of Hanover
Caroline, Princess of Hanover, Hereditary Princess of Monaco , formally styled Her Royal Highness The Princess of Hanover , has been heiress presumptive to the throne of Monaco since 2005, a position which she previously held from 1957 to 1958.She is the wife of...
, and her second husband, Stefano Casiraghi
Stefano Casiraghi
Stefano Casiraghi was an Italian sportsman, heir, socialite and businessman. He was the son of Giancarlo Casiraghi and wife Fernanda Palici, and became the second husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco.-Early life:...
, an heir to an Italian oil fortune. His maternal grandparents were Rainier III, Prince of Monaco
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco , styled His Serene Highness The Sovereign Prince of Monaco, ruled the Principality of Monaco for almost 56 years, making him one of the longest ruling monarchs of the 20th century.Though he was best known outside of Europe for having married American...
and Princess Grace
Grace Kelly
Grace Patricia Kelly was an American actress who, in April 1956, married Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, to become Princess consort of Monaco, styled as Her Serene Highness The Princess of Monaco, and commonly referred to as Princess Grace.After embarking on an acting career in 1950, at the age of...
. He is currently second-in-line to the Monégasque
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
throne
Prince of Monaco
The Reigning Prince or Princess of Monaco is the sovereign monarch and head of state of the Principality of Monaco. All Princes or Princesses thus far have taken the name of the House of Grimaldi, but have belonged to various other houses in male line...
after his mother, meaning that if the currently reigning Prince Albert II
Albert 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...
dies without legitimate
Legitimacy (law)
At common law, legitimacy is the status of a child who is born to parents who are legally married to one another; and of a child who is born shortly after the parents' divorce. In canon and in civil law, the offspring of putative marriages have been considered legitimate children...
children, then Casiraghi is likely to adopt the surname Grimaldi
House of Grimaldi
The House of Grimaldi is associated with the history of the Republic of Genoa and of the Principality of Monaco.-History:The Grimaldi family descends from Grimaldo, a Genoese statesman at the time of the early Crusades. He might have been a son of Otto Canella, a consul of the Republic of Genoa in...
and someday become the Prince of Monaco.
Early life and family
Born on 8 June 1984 at 22:40 at The Princess Grace Hospital CentreThe Princess Grace Hospital Centre
-History:By 1818 there were no hospitals or charitable institution in Monaco, the Prince Honoré V had the idea of building a modern hospital in the west part of Monaco, in the district of The Salines....
in Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....
, Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
, Casiraghi was named after a childhood friend of his father's. His godparents are his aunt Princess Stéphanie
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 his uncle Marco Casiraghi.
Andrea was six years old when his father died in a boating accident.
He has two younger siblings, Charlotte
Charlotte Casiraghi
Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi is the second child of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, Hereditary Princess of Monaco, and the late Stefano Casiraghi, an Italian industrialist. She is fourth in line to the throne of Monaco...
and Pierre
Pierre Casiraghi
Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi is the younger son of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and her second husband, Stefano Casiraghi....
, and a younger half-sister, Princess Alexandra of Hanover.
Education
Growing up mostly in France, he studied for the International Baccalaureate exam at the International School of ParisInternational School of Paris
The International School of Paris is a private international school based in Paris, France. It is the only English-speaking school within the city of Paris and the only school in France to offer all three International Baccalaureate programmes: the IB Primary Years Programme, the IB Middle Years...
; he took the exam in the summer of 2002. Besides French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, he is fluent in several languages, including English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and his father's native Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
. Following a period at Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
, he eventually graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in visual arts
Visual arts
The visual arts are art forms that create works which are primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, and often modern visual arts and architecture...
and international politics from the American University of Paris
American University of Paris
The American University of Paris is a private, independent, and accredited liberal arts and sciences university in Paris, France. Founded in 1962, the university is one of the oldest American institutions of higher education in Europe...
. From 2007-2009 Andrea studied at The New School
The New School
The New School is a university in New York City, located mostly in Greenwich Village. From its founding in 1919 by progressive New York academics, and for most of its history, the university was known as the New School for Social Research. Between 1997 and 2005 it was known as New School University...
in NY, receiving his masters degree in International Affairs. He then did an internship at the Qatari Embassy to France. This was the International Field Work he did for the New School’s Graduate Program International Affairs. He is currently taking his masters degree at University of Barcelona until 2012.
Media coverage
He was included by People Magazine in 1999 in the Top 50 World's Most Beautiful People. In 2003, he was part of a feature in Town & CountryTown & Country (magazine)
Town & Country, formerly the Home Journal and The National Press, is a monthly American lifestyle magazine. It is the oldest continually published general interest magazine in the United States.-Early history:...
magazine about young royals.
In 2008 he was included as 10th on the list of the "20 Hottest Young Royals" as compiled by Forbes
Forbes
Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
. He is regularly tracked by the tabloids, via the paparazzi
Paparazzi
Paparazzi is an Italian term used to refer to photojournalists who specialize in candid photography of celebrities, politicians, and other prominent people...
, going about his private business, at work and at play.
Since 2005, he has been recognized as the boyfriend of the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
-born Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian and Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n socialite
Socialite
A socialite is a person who participates in social activities and spends a significant amount of time entertaining and being entertained at fashionable upper-class events....
and heiress Tatiana Santo Domingo.
Personal life and activities
Since 2004, Casiraghi has been involved in degrees with "AMADE Mondiale," of which his mother is President. Casiraghi told Vanity FairVanity Fair (magazine)
Vanity Fair is a magazine of pop culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast. The present Vanity Fair has been published since 1983 and there have been editions for four European countries as well as the U.S. edition. This revived the title which had ceased publication in 1935...
he spent eight months teaching children in Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
, Togo
Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...
, and Niger
Niger
Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
. In August 2006, he took his involvement deeper and paid a very serious visit to Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
on behalf of a joint venture of AMADE and the Virlanie Foundation.Press Coverage from Andrea Casiraghi's Filipino tour,
Since 2007, Casiraghi has been living and doing graduate studies in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, according to Prince Albert II
Albert 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...
. Also in that year, Casiraghi unveilled his patronage of the Motrice Foundation, which funds research into cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
.