The Monaco line of succession

As one of the smallest countries in the world, Monaco is a principality with a constitutional monarchy, and we are taking a look at the current line of succession to the Monegasque throne.

The laws of succession are governed by the 2002 Princely Law 1.249, and it abides by male-preference primogeniture, meaning a younger brother can surpass his older sister in the line of succession. As such, Hereditary Prince Jacques is first in line to the throne, instead of his older twin sister, Princess Gabriella.

Only descendants of the reigning monarch whose parents have been married with the monarch’s approval can ascend the throne. There are currently 18 people in the line of succession to succeed the reigning Prince Albert II, most of whom do not hold royal titles.

1. Hereditary Prince Jacques (b. 2014)
2. Princess Gabriella (b. 2014)
   

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3. Princess Caroline (b. 1957)
4. Andrea Casiraghi (b. 1984)
5. Sasha Casiraghi (b. 2013)
6. Maximilian Casiraghi (b. 2018)
7. India Casiraghi (b. 2015)
8. Pierre Casiraghi (b. 1987)
   

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9. Stefano Casiraghi (b. 2017)
10. Francesco Casiraghi (b. 2018)
11. Charlotte Casiraghi (b. 1986)
12. Balthazar Rassam (b. 2018)
13. Princess Alexandra of Hanover (b. 1999)
    

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14. Princess Stephanie (b. 1965)
15. Louis Ducruet (b. 1992)
16. Victoire Ducruet (b. 2023)
17. Constance Ducruet (b. 2024)
18.  Pauline Ducruet (b. 1994)

Three people could potentially gain succession rights if their parents were to ever marry. Alexandre Grimaldi-Coste (son of Prince Albert), Camille Gottlieb (daughter of Princess Stephanie) or Raphaël Elmaleh (son of Charlotte Casiraghi) do not have succession rights, but if their parents were to marry, they would be entered in the line of succession.

Prince Albert’s eldest child, Jazmin Grace Grimaldi, cannot be legitimised and placed in the line of succession as her mother’s divorce was not finalised at the time of her birth. As such, she is barred from the line of succession as she is legally a child of adultery.