Charlotte Casiraghi

Model

Birthday August 3, 1986

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Princess Grace Hospital Centre, La Colle, Monaco

Age 37 years old

Nationality Monaco

Height 1.7 m

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1984

She has two brothers: Andrea (b. 1984) and Pierre (b. 1987).

When she was four years old, her father was killed in a boating accident.

After his death, Princess Caroline moved the family to the Midi village of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in France, with the intention of minimising their exposure to the press.

1986

Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi (born 3 August 1986) is a Monégasque model, socialite, writer, editor, equestrian, journalist, film producer, and humanitarian.

She is the second child of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and Stefano Casiraghi, an Italian industrialist.

She is eleventh in line to the throne of Monaco.

Her maternal grandparents were Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and American actress Grace Kelly.

She is named after her maternal great-grandmother, Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois.

Charlotte Casiraghi was born in Princess Grace Hospital Centre in La Colle, Monaco on 3 August 1986 to Princess Caroline of Monaco and Stefano Casiraghi.

She was christened on 20 September 1986.

Her godparents are Albina du Boisrouvray and Stefano Casiraghi's brother-in-law, Massimo Bianchi.

1999

In January 1999, Charlotte gained a stepfather and two stepbrothers, (Prince Ernst of Hanover and Prince Christian of Hanover), when her mother married Ernst August, Prince of Hanover.

Six months later, Casiraghi's half-sister, Princess Alexandra of Hanover, was born at a clinic in Vöcklabruck, Austria.

Casiraghi is one of the godmothers to her sister.

The family then moved to the Parisian suburb of Fontainebleau.

2000

From 2000 to 2004 she attended the Lycée François-Couperin, Fontainebleau.

2001

From 2001 through 2004, as a member of Marcel Rozier's Team Marionnaud, Casiraghi participated in a number of Junior and Amateur class show jumping competitions.

She was trained by his son Thierry Rozier.

From the ages of two to six, Casiraghi attended Les Dames de Saint Maur, which is part of the Catholic schools of François d'Assise Nicolas Barré in Monaco.

At the age of six, she moved on to the École de la République (state school system) in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.

2004

She obtained an "excellent" (in French: très bien, the highest possible) mark on her baccalaureate exam in July 2004.

After passing her bac, she enrolled in the hypokhâgne and khâgne course at the Lycée Fénelon, in St-Germain-des-Près, Paris, in the hope of entering the École normale supérieure (Paris).

2006

She took the written entrance exam for ENS in June 2006, but failed to make the list of candidates eligible to proceed to the oral exam.

2007

In 2007, Casiraghi earned a License of Philosophy (B.A.) from the University of Paris IV: Paris-Sorbonne; Casiraghi completed two internships, firstly with the publishing house of Robert Laffont in Paris, and then later from October 2007 with the Sunday magazine supplement of The Independent newspaper of London.

2010

In 2010, Casiraghi became the official ambassador for the equestrian collections of Gucci.

2014

In 2014, she became the face of Gucci Cosmetics.

2015

In 2015, Casiraghi founded Les Rencontres Philosophiques de Monaco (literally, "Philosophical Encounters").

Her co-founders include her former teacher in Fontainebleau, the philosopher Robert Maggiori.

The others founders are Joseph Cohen and Raphael Zagury-Orly.

Her mother is among the many honorary members of the group, which is really a think tank on philosophy.

They discuss contemporary issues and new publications in the field of philosophy.

The writings and the life of Anne Dufourmantelle made a strong impact on Casiraghi, who wrote in particular about Dufourmantelle's book Défense du Secret in an article for Libération.

2018

In 2018, Casiraghi told Clara Le Fort of Billionaire magazine: "I continued studying philosophy while at the Sciences Po Doctoral School."

Casiraghi modelled for Yves Saint Laurent's campaign for its Fall 2018 collection, giving it the hashtag #YSL15.

Casiraghi was photographed by David Sims to be the face of the campaign.

Casiraghi modeled for the lens of Collier Schorr in the eighth issue of System magazine.

In a gender fluid framework, Casiraghi modeled clothing from the Gucci menswear line.

In 2018, Casiraghi collaborated with Montblanc on a line of jewellery called Les Aimants and inspired by Nancy Cunard.

2020

On 22 December 2020, Casiraghi became the brand ambassador of Chanel.

She was the global face for Chanel's Spring/Summer 2021 campaign.