Marriage and Family
On 29 December 1983 in Monaco, he and Princess Caroline married in a civil ceremony in the Hall of Mirrors of the Monegasque Princely Palace. They were not able to have a religious ceremony because Caroline was still married to Philippe Junot in the eyes of the Catholic Church. However, as Caroline was over three months pregnant, the couple did not want to wait any longer.
Her father, Prince Rainier III was by all accounts initially suspicious of his new son-in-law as were many others. The Italian papers called Casiraghi "Carolino" and portrayed him as a mere plaything for his wife.
The couple had three children:
- Andrea Casiraghi, born 8 June 1984.
- Charlotte Casiraghi, born 3 August 1986.
- Pierre Casiraghi, born 5 September 1987.
The children are, respectively, second, fourth and third in the line of succession to the Monegasque throne, after their mother. Despite their parents' not having married in the Church as required for legitimacy under church law, they were legitimized by Pope John Paul II in February 1993, eight months after their mother's marriage to Junot was annulled in June 1992.
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