She was born in 1947 to
Princess Antoinette of Monaco and her partner
Alexandre-Athenase Noghès during the reign of her maternal great-grandfather
Prince Louis II, Prince of Monaco, himself the father of Elizabeth-Ann‘s maternal grandmother
Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois Although Elizabeth-Ann was born out of wedlock, her parents married in 1951, thus
legitimizing her, and placing her in line to the throne. Elizabeth-Ann could represent the Sovereign Prince of Monaco at official events. She was the eldest of three siblings; the others were
Christian Louis (born 1949) and Christine Alix (1951–1989). She was one of the four junior bridesmaids at the wedding of her uncle Rainier III with
Grace Kelly. Elizabeth-Ann was married twice. She married firstly in Monaco on 19 January 1974 and divorced on 30 October 1980
Baron Bernard Alexandre Taubert-Natta (
Geneva, 2 July 1941 – Geneva, 13 April 1989), and had one son: • Jean-Léonard Taubert 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. He has one son named Melchior. She married secondly in
London on 18 October 1984 and divorced on 28 March 1985
choreographer Nicolai Vladimir Costello a.k.a.
de Lusignan (b. Lees, 24 December 1943). The bride was pregnant and together they had one daughter: • Mélanie-Antoinette Costello de Massy (b. Monaco, 18 January 1985). She was well known for her charity work in Monaco. She was President of the Monegasque Tennis Federation and of the
Monte Carlo Country Club. She lost her place in the
line of succession to the Monegasque throne upon the death of Rainier III, but remained 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. == Patronages ==