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Born 8 July 1951, Monaco ( 1951-07-08 ) Burial Chapel of Peace, Monaco Issue Keith Sebastien Knecht de Massy House House of Grimaldi (by birth) Father Alexandre-Athenase Noghes Mother Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy Spouse Leon Leroy (m. 1988), Charles Knecht (m. 1972) Parents Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy, Alexandre-Athenase Noghes Grandparents Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois, Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois, Antony Noghes Cousins Albert II - Prince of Monaco, Caroline - Princess of Hanover, Princess Stephanie of Monaco Similar John Gilpin (dancer), Antony Noghès, Christian Louis de Massy Died February 15, 1989(aged 37), Nice, France | ||
Christine Alix de Massy (Noghès) (Monaco, 8 July 1951 – Nice, 15 February 1989) was born to Princess Antoinette of Monaco and her then lover Alexandre-Athenase Noghès. She was a first cousin of the reigning Prince Albert II and niece of Rainier III. Christine Alix, originally born out of wedlock, was legitimized following her parents' marriage in 1951, subsequently positioning her in the line of succession to the throne.
She was the youngest of three siblings; the others were Elisabeth-Anne (born 1947) and Christian Louis (born 1949).
Christine-Alix was married twice.
She married firstly in Monaco on 14 February 1972 and divorced in 1976 Charles Wayne Knecht, first cousin once removed of Princess Grace (b. Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 23 November 1944), and had one son:
She married secondly on 25 March 1988 Leon Leroy, without issue.
She died of leukemia at the age of 37.