Alexandre-Athenase Noghès (15 June 1916 – 16 February 1999) was an international
tennis
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champion, married Marinette Bastel, having one son Lionel (racing driver), best known as the first husband of
Princess Antoinette of Monaco, whom he married as his second wife on 4 December 1951.
Noghès' grandfather Alexandre was the founder of the Monaco Automobile Club and former general treasurer of Monaco's state finances.
His father,
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(1890–1978), created the first Grand Prix ever raced in a city, the world-famous
Grand Prix de Monaco
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. Antony also created the renowned
Rallye Monte Carlo
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and is credited with imposing the chequered flag in Grand Prix racing.
Noghès entered into a liaison with
Princess Antoinette of Monaco in the mid-1940s and three children were born to the couple:
Elizabeth-Ann (1947–2020),
Christian-Louis (born 1949) and Christine-Alix (1951–1989). They were married in a civil ceremony in
Genoa
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on 4 December 1951, and divorced three years later in 1954.
Following their divorce, Noghès settled in the United States and married Margaret James.
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1916 births
1999 deaths
Monegasque male tennis players
Monegasque Roman Catholics
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