Editing Princess Caroline of Monaco

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right" size="500px"
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! colspan="2" |HM The Queen of Hanover
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| colspan="2" |[[File:Grimaldi_Caroline.jpg|center|frameless]]
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|'''Titles'''
|Queen of [[Hanover]]
Princess of [[Monaco]]
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|'''Reign'''
|9 December 1987 - present
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|'''Coronation'''
|25 July 1988
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|'''Predecessor'''
|[[Countess Monika of Solms-Laubach]]
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! colspan="2" |Biographical Information
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|'''Born'''
|23 January 1957
Monaco, Monaco
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|'''Spouse'''
|[[Ernest Augustus V, King of Hanover]]
(m. 1981)
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|'''Issue'''
|[[Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover|Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince]]
[[Prince Andreas of Hanover|Prince Andreas]]

[[Prince Christian of Hanover|Prince Christian]]

[[Princess Charlotte of Italy]]

[[Prince Peter of Hanover|Prince Peter]]

[[Princess Alexandra of Hanover|Princess Alexandra]]
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|'''Name'''
|Caroline Louise Marguerite
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|'''House'''
|Grimaldi (by birth)
Hanover (by marriage)
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|'''Father'''
|[[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco]]
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|'''Mother'''
|[[Grace Kelly]]
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|'''Religion'''
|Roman Catholic
|}
'''Queen Caroline of Hanover''' (born ''Princess Caroline of Monaco'' on 23 January 1957) is a member of the Hanoverian Royal Family as the current Queen consort. She is also a member of the Monegasque Princely Family as the sister of '''[[Albert II, Prince of Monaco]]'''.

==Life==
Caroline was born the eldest child of '''Rainier III, Prince of Monaco''' and '''Grace Kelly'''. She was her father's heiress presumptive until the birth of her younger brother. 

Caroline became Queen consort of Hanover upon the death of her father-in-law in 1987. 

==Marriage and Issue==
On 30 August 1981 Caroline married '''Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover''' in Hanover. The couple have six children, '''Ernest Augustus, Andreas, Christian, Charlotte, Peter,''' and '''Alexandra'''.
{| class="wikitable"
!Photo
!Name
!Birth
!Death
!Marriage
|-
|[[File:Hanover_Ernest_Augustus_1983.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover|Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince]]
|19 July 1983
|
|[[Princess Margaretha of Sweden]] (m. 2017); has issue
|-
|[[File:Hanover_Andreas.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Prince Andreas of Hanover|Prince Andreas]]
|8 June 1984
|
|[[Princess Eilika of Anhalt]] (m. 2012); has issue
|-
|[[File:Hanover_Christian_1985.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Prince Christian of Hanover|Prince Christian]]
|1 June 1985
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|[[Princess Irina of Prussia]] (m. 2018); has issue
|-
|[[File:Hanover_Charlotte_1986.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Princess Charlotte of Italy]]
|3 August 1986
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|[[Princess Bona of Italy]] (m. 2017); has issue
|-
|[[File:Hanover_Peter.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Prince Peter of Hanover|Prince Peter]]
|5 September 1987
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|[[Countess Beatrice of Arona]] (m. 2015); has issue
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|[[File:Hanover_Alexandra_1999.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Princess Alexandra of Hanover|Princess Alexandra]]
|20 July 1999
|
|Unmarried and without issue
|}

==Residences==
<gallery>
File:Residences_Hanover_Welfenschloss.jpg|Welfenschloss; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
File:Residences_Hanover_Herrenhausen_Palace.jpg|Herrenhausen Palace; Winter Residence (December-February)
File:Residences_Hanover_Marienburg_Castle.jpg|Marienburg Castle; Summer Residence (June-August)
</gallery>

==Sartorial Information==
===Tiara Collection===
As Queen, Caroline has access to the entirety of the [[Hanoverian Tiara Collection]]. Below are the tiaras that she personally owns.<gallery>
File:Tiaras Hanover Caroline Diamond Fringe Tiara.jpg|(1973) Diamond Fringe Tiara; 16th birthday gift from her parents
File:Tiaras Hanover Caroline Diamond and Pearl Tiara.jpg|(1981) Diamond and Pearl Tiara; Wedding gift from her in-laws
File:Tiaras Hanover Caroline Emerald Ivy Tiara.jpg|(1981) Emerald Ivy Tiara; Wedding gift from her parents
</gallery>

===Clothing Collection===
Clothing Collection

==Titles and Honours==

*'''1957-1981'''   Princess Caroline of Monaco
*'''1981-1987'''   Caroline, Crown Princess of Hanover
*'''1987-present'''   Queen Caroline of Hanover

===National Honours===
[[File:Honours_Hanover_Order_of_St._George.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of St. George (1988)

[[File:Honours_Hanover_Order_of_Royal_Guelphic_Order.png|frameless|75x75px]] Royal Guelphic Order (1981)

===Foreign Honours===
[[File:Honours_Monaco_Order_of_St._Charles.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of St. Charles (1981) (Monaco)

[[File:Honours_Monaco_Order_of_Grimaldi.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of Grimaldi (1975) (Monaco)

==Ancestry==
{| class="wikitable"
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!Parents
!Grandparents
!Great-Grandparents
!Great-Great-Grandparents
|-
|[[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco]]
|[[Count Pierre de Polignac]]
[[Princess Charlotte of Monaco]]
|[[Count Maxence de Polignac]]
[[Susana de la Torre y Mier]]<br>
[[Louis II, Prince of Monaco]]<br>
[[Marie Juliette Louvet]]
|[[Count Charles de Polignac]]
[[Josephine de Morando]]<br>
[[Isidoro de la Torre y Carsi]]<br>
[[Maria Luisa de Mier y Celis]]<br>
[[Albert I, Prince of Monaco]]<br>
[[Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton]]<br>
[[Jacques Louvet]]<br>
[[Josephine Piedefer]]
|-
|[[Grace Kelly]]
|[[John Brendan Kelly]]
[[Margaret Majer]]
|[[John Henry Kelly]]
[[Mary Costello]]<br>
[[Karl Majer]]<br>
[[Margaretha Berg]]
|[[Brian Kelly]]
[[Honora McLaughlin]]<br>
[[Walter Costello]]<br>
[[Anne Burke]]<br>
[[Johann Majer]]<br>
[[Luise Adam]]<br>
[[Georg Berg]]<br>
[[Elisabetha Rohrig]]
|}

==Lines of Succession==
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! colspan="3" |Queen Caroline of Hanover
House of Grimaldi 

Born: 23 January 1957 
|-
| colspan="3" |<center>'''Lines of Succession'''</center>
|-
|<center>Preceded by</center>
|<center>Succession to the [[Monaco|Monegasque]] throne</center>
|<center>Followed by</center>
|-
|<center>[[Princess Gabriella of Monaco]]</center>
|<center>6th in the line of succession</center>
|[[Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover]]
|}
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