Christine Alix de Massy
Christine Alix de Massy (Noghès) (Monaco, 8 July 1951 - Nice, 15 February 1989) was born to Princess Antoinette of Monaco and her then lover Alexandre-Athenase Noghès. She is a first cousin of the reigning Prince Albert II and niece of Rainier III. Although Elisabeth-Anne was born out of wedlock, her parents married in 1951, thus legitimizing her, and placing her in line to the throne.
She was the youngest of three siblings; the others were Elisabeth-Anne (born 1947) and Christian Louis (born 1949).
Elisabeth-Anne was married twice.
She married firstly in Monaco on 14 February 1972 and divorced in 1976 Charles Wayne Knecht (b. Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 23 November 1944), and had one son:
- Keith Sebastian Knecht (b. Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1972), married in July 1999 Donatella Dugaginy, without issue
She married secondly on 25 March 1988 Leon Leroy, without issue.
References
- '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.)
- 'Princess' Grace, by Sarah Bradford (New York,Stein and Day, 1984, ISBN 0-8128-2958-1.)
External links
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