Elizabeth-Ann (Noghès) de Massy (3 July 1947 – 10 June 2020) was the daughter of Princess Antoinette of Monaco and Alexandre-Athenase Noghès. She was a

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of the reigning Prince Albert II and niece of

Prince Rainier III Rainier III (Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi; 31 May 1923 – 6 April 2005) was Prince of Monaco from 1949 to his death in 2005. Rainier ruled the Principality of Monaco for almost 56 years, making him one of the longest-ruling m ...

. She was the godmother of her first cousin

Princess Stéphanie of Monaco Princess Stephanie Marie Elisabeth of Monaco (born 1 February 1965) is the youngest child of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and American actress Grace Kelly. She is the younger sister of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Caroline, Princess of Han ...

Biography

Age was born in 1947 to Princess Antoinette of Monaco and her partner Alexandre-Athenase Noghès during the reign of her maternal great-grandfather Prince Louis II, Prince of Monaco, himself the father of Elizabeth-Ann‘s maternal grandmother

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Although Elizabeth-Ann was born out of wedlock, her parents married in 1951, thus legitimizing her, and placing her in line to the throne. Baroness Elizabeth-Ann could represent the Sovereign Prince of Monaco at official events. She was the eldest of three siblings; the others were Christian Louis (born 1949) and Christine Alix (1951–1989). She was one of the four junior bridesmaids at the wedding of her uncle Rainier III with

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. Elizabeth-Ann was married twice. She married firstly in Monaco on 19 January 1974 and divorced on 30 October 1980 ''Baron'' Bernard Alexandre Taubert-Natta (

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, 2 July 1941 - Geneva, 13 April 1989), and had one son: * Jean-Léonard Taubert-Natta de Massy (b. Geneva, 3 June 1974). He is the

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of Prince Albert II. He married in Monaco on 25 April 2009 Suzanne Chrimes. He has one son named Melchior. She married secondly in

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on 18 October 1984 and divorced on 28 March 1985 to choreographer Nicolai Vladimir Costello a.k.a. ''de Lusignan'' (b. Lees, 24 December 1943), and together they had one daughter: * Mélanie-Antoinette Costello de Massy (b. Monaco, 18 January 1985). She was well known for her charity work in Monaco. She was President of the Monegasque Tennis Federation and of the

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. She lost her place in the

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upon the death of Rainier III, but remained a member of the Princely Family's "pool" of familial collaterals eligible to be selected for the Crown in the event of the extinction of the descendants of Prince Rainier.

Patronages

* Vice-president of the Society for the Protection of Animals and Refuge of Monaco (1984). * Vice-president of the Canine Society of Monaco (1985). * Vice-president of the “Monaco Interviews on Energy Medicines” (1988), which became, the “Monaco International Interviews” (1989). * President of the Monegasque Tennis Federation (1992). * President of the

(2008).

Honours

* : **

Knight Commander of the

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(17 November 2009). ** Medal_for_Physical_Education_and_Sports_(Monaco)

Medal for Physical Education and Sports, Second Class (18 November 1983). ** Medal_for_Physical_Education_and_Sports_(Monaco)

Medal for Physical Education and Sports, First Class (18 November 1999).Biography
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References

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