Elizabeth-Ann de Massy


Elizabeth-Ann de Massy was the daughter of Princess Antoinette of Monaco and Alexandre-Athenase Noghès. She was a first cousin of the reigning Prince Albert II and niece of Prince Rainier III. She was the godmother of her first cousin, Princess Stéphanie of Monaco.

Biography

She 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 Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois
Although Elizabeth-Ann was born out of wedlock, her parents married in 1951, thus legitimizing her, and placing her in line to the throne. Elizabeth-Ann could represent the Sovereign Prince of Monaco at official events.
She was the eldest of three siblings; the others were Christian Louis and Christine Alix. She was one of the four junior bridesmaids at the wedding of her uncle Rainier III with Grace Kelly.
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, and had one son:
  • Jean-Léonard Taubert de Massy, Baron Taubert. He is the godson of Prince Albert II. He married in Monaco on 25 April 2009 Suzanne Chrimes. He has one son named Melchior.
She married secondly in London on 18 October 1984 and divorced on 28 March 1985 choreographer Nicolai Vladimir Costello a.k.a. de Lusignan. The bride was pregnant and together they had one daughter:
  • Mélanie-Antoinette Costello de Massy.
She was well known for her charity work in Monaco. She was President of the Monegasque Tennis Federation and of the Monte Carlo Country Club.
She lost her place in the line of succession to the Monegasque throne 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.

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