Princely Status
By the time Christian's parents' married in 1951, Rainier III was the Prince of Monaco but was unmarried and had no children. Christian states in his biography, that his mother, at this time, was scheming to stage a coup d'état and place him upon the throne. However, once Rainier married Grace Kelly and had children, the possibility of Christian acceding to the throne became remote.
Christian is often referred to as "Baron de Massy", even during the lifetime of his mother, the original grantee of the that title and, since then, without indication that the title was granted hereditarily.
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