Monaco: Jacques ascend the throne before Gabriella – Europe1

Europe 1 Marie-Laure Combes Published at 19:54 on December 10, 2014 , Modified to 11:07 p.m. on December 10, 2014

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Marie-Laure Combes

Two heirs to a throne. The Princess Charlene of Monaco gave birth late Wednesday afternoon to twins Gabriella and Jacques. This is the little girl who was born first at 5:04 p.m.. Yet it is his brother, born two minutes later, which will succeed Prince Albert. Europe1.fr an update on the rules of succession on the Rock

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Sacred Constitution This is the Monegasque Constitution which regulates the details of the appointment of an heir to the throne.. According to its Article 10: “The succession to the throne, opened by death or abdication, takes place in the direct legitimate line of the Reigning Prince, by order of primogeniture with male priority in the same degree of kinship.” In other words, among all the children of the reigning prince is the first boy to take over from his father, even if he has one or more older sisters. This is for example what happened in the case of Prince Albert. Princess Caroline was born a year before him but lost access to the throne at the birth of his brother.

Women can reign. However, this does not prevent to see a woman ride a date on the Monegasque throne. But only when there is no man to take over. “In the absence of direct and legitimate descendants, the estate passes to the brothers and sisters of the reigning Prince and their direct legitimate descendants, in order of primogeniture with male priority in the same degree of kinship” and details the Monaco constitution .dropoff window In short: if Gabriella had no brother, she could claim the throne, like Princess Caroline before the birth of Albert

Ordering .. the birth of twins Albert II and Charlene lengthened as many lines in the order of succession to the Monegasque throne. Successor to His Serene Highness Albert II of Monaco, the current Prince of Monaco? Here is the updated list:

1. HSH Hereditary Prince Jacques, Marquis of Baux
2. SAS Gabriella, Countess of Carladès
3. HRH Princess Caroline of Monaco, Princess of Hanover (older sister of Prince Albert)
4. Andrea Casiraghi (the eldest son of Caroline)
5. Sacha Casiraghi (Andrea’s son, born in March 2013)
6. Pierre Casiraghi (third child of Caroline)
7. Charlotte Casiraghi (second child of Caroline)
8. HRH Princess Alexandra of Hanover (fourth child of Caroline)
9. Stephanie of Monaco (younger sister of Prince Albert)
10. Louis Ducruet (eldest son of Stephanie)