Andrea Casiraghi

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Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi
Born June 8, 1984 (age 22)
Monte Carlo
Parents Stefano Casiraghi and Caroline of Monaco

Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi (born June 8, 1984) is the eldest child of HSH Princess Caroline of Monaco and Hanover and her second husband, Stefano Casiraghi, an heir to an Italian oil fortune. He is currently second in line to the throne after his mother, meaning that if the currently reigning Prince Albert II dies without legitimate children, then Casiraghi will most likely someday be the Prince of Monaco.

He was born June 8, 1984 at 22:40 at Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace in Monte Carlo and was named for a childhood friend of his father's.

His godparents were his aunt Princess Stéphanie and his uncle Marco Casiraghi. He has two younger siblings, Charlotte and Pierre, and a younger half-sister, Princess Alexandra of Hanover. He finished high school at the International School of Paris.

Known for his delicate blond good looks and athletic skills — he rides, skis, plays football and also guitar — he was included by People Magazine in 2002 in the Top 50 World's Most Beautiful People. He is fluent in French, English, Italian, and German.

In 2006, he began to represent his mother at official functions most notably in August a visit to Manila to the charity Amade Virlanie Foundation, a socio-civic organisation of which Princess Caroline is patron.

He is currently a student at the American University of Paris, where he is taking up visual arts and international politics.

Preceded by:
Caroline, Princess of Hanover
Line of succession to the Monegasque Throne Succeeded by:
Pierre Casiraghi