John Brian Gilpin
Who was the spouse of Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy from 1983 to 1984?
Princess Antoinette , Baroness of Massy Princess Antoinette , Baroness of Massy ( Antoinette Louise Alberte Suzanne Grimaldi ; 28 December 1920 – 18 March 2011 ) was a member of the princely family of Monaco . She was the elder sister of Prince Rainier III . Her parents were Count Pierre de Polignac and Princess Charlotte , Duchess of Valentinois . She was born in Paris of French and Monegasque ancestry . Children . Princess Antoinette had a long-term liaison with Alexandre-Athenase Noghès , a Monegasque-born attorney and international tennis champion , in the mid-1940s . The couple had three children born out-of-wedlock who were legitimated by their parents eventual marriage and , henceforth , included in the line of succession to the Monegasque Throne until the death of Antoinettes brother , Prince Rainier III , in 2005 ; Elizabeth Ann de Massy ( 1947–2020 ) , Christian Louis de Massy ( born 1949 ) , and Christine Alix de Massy ( 1951–1989 ) . Marriages . 1 . Princess Antoinette and Alexandre-Athenase Noghès subsequently married at the Monaco consulate in Genoa on 4 December 1951 ( her first , his second ) and divorced in 1954. On 15 November 1951 , Antoinette was created Baroness of Massy ( Baronne de Massy ) . Her children ( Elizabeth-Ann , Christian-Louis and Christine-Alix ) were named Grimaldi at birth . They subsequently had their names changed to de Massy . He claim the title of Baron through their mother , but he is not entitled to it . 2 . She married her second husband , Dr . Jean-Charles Rey ( Monaco , 22 October 1914 – Monaco , 17 September 1994 ) , president of the Conseil National , the Parlement de Monaco in The Hague on 2 December 1961 and they divorced in 1974 . 3 . Her third and last husband was John Brian Gilpin ( Southsea , Hampshire , 10 February 1930 – London , 5 September 1983 ) , a British ballet dancer , whom she married in Monaco on 28 July 1983 . He died suddenly six weeks later . Life account . Having divorced Noghès , she and her lover Jean-Charles Rey hatched a plan to depose her brother Rainier III , Prince of Monaco , and declare herself regent on the basis of having a son who would one day inherit the throne . This led to the breakup of the relationship . Rainiers marriage to Grace Kelly in 1956 and the arrival of his heirs , Princess Caroline in 1957 and Prince Albert in 1958 , effectively scuttled Antoinettes plans . She was removed from the Palace by her sister-in-law , Princess Grace , and thereafter was estranged from the princely family for many years . She was known to be somewhat eccentric and was described as completely mad by her servants . Having been banished from Monaco in the late 1950s , she lived down the coast from Monaco at Èze , with a large collection of dogs and cats . She was the president of Monacos Society for the Protection of Animals and Refuge and a patron of the UK-based Battersea Dogs and Cats Home . Upon the accession of Albert II in 2005 , Antoinette and her descendants lost their place in the line of succession to the Monegasque throne , which is limited to the current sovereigns descendants , siblings , and siblings descendants . The Princess Antoinette Park in Monacos La Condamine district was named in her honour . Death . On 18 March 2011 Princess Antoinette died at The Princess Grace Hospital Centre , aged 90 . Her funeral took place on 24 March 2011 . She is buried in the Chapel of Peace in Monaco beside her parents , her daughters Elizabeth-Ann and Christine-Alix , her last husband John Brian Gilpin and her nephew , Stefano Casiraghi . Patronages . - President of the Society for the Protection of Animals and Refuge of Monaco . - President of the Canine Society of Monaco . - President of the “Monaco Interviews on Energy Medicines” , which became , the “Monaco International Interviews” . - President of the Monegasque Tennis Federation . - President of the Monte Carlo Country Club . Titles and honours . - Titles - 28 December 1920 – 15 November 1951 : Her Serene Highness Princess Antoinette of Monaco - 15 November 1951 – 18 March 2011 : Her Serene Highness Princess Antoinette of Monaco , Baroness of Massy - Honours - : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles - : Medal for Physical Education and Sports , First Class - : Medal of Recognition of the Monegasque Red Cross Bibliography . - Palace : My Life in the Royal Family of Monaco by Baron Christian de Massy & Charles Higham ( 1986 , Atheneum , )