Elisabeth-Anne de Massy

Elisabeth-Anne de Massy (Noghès) was born in Monaco on 13 January/13 July 1947 to Princess Antoinette of Monaco and her then lover Alexandre-Athenase Noghès. She is a first cousin of the reigning Prince Albert II and niece of Rainier III. She is the godmother of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco. Although Elisabeth-Anne was born out of wedlock, her parents married in 1951, thus legitimizing her, and placing her in line to the throne.

She was the eldest of three siblings; the others were Christian Louis (born 1949) and Christine Alix (1951–1989).

Elisabeth-Anne was married twice.

She married firstly in Monaco on 19 January 1974 and divorced Baron Bernard Alexandre Taubert-Natta (Geneva, 2 July 1941 - Geneva, 13 April 1989), and had one son:

• Jean-Léonard Taubert-Natta de Massy (b. Geneva, 3 June 1974). He is the godson of Prince Albert II. He married in Monaco on 25 April 2009 Suzanne Chrimes.^[1]

She married secondly in London on 18 October 1984 to choreographer^[2] Nicolai Vladimir Costello (b. Lees, 24 December 1943), and had one daughter:

• Mélanie-Antoinette Costello de Massy (b. Monaco, 18 January 1985).

She is well known for her charity work in Monaco. She is President of the Monegasque Tennis Federation^[3] and of the Monte Carlo Country Club.^[4]

She lost her place in the line of succession to the Monegasque throne upon the death of Rainier III, but remains 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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