father house mother birth_place title birth_date article_title name
albert ii , prince of monaco house of grimaldi charlene wittstock the princess grace hospital centre , monaco hereditary prince of monaco marquis of baux 10 december 2014 jacques , hereditary prince of monaco
 jacques
jacques , hereditary prince of monaco

jacques , hereditary prince of monaco -lrb- jacques honoré rainier grimaldi ; born 10 december 2014 -rrb- , is the twin son of albert ii , prince of monaco and princess charlene and heir apparent to the monegasque throne .
he was born at monaco 's princess grace hospital .
the princely palace of monaco released a statement describing how the birth was to be celebrated in the principality .
forty-two cannon shots -lrb- twenty-one for each child -rrb- were to be fired from the fort antoine and church bells were to ring for fifteen minutes , followed by boat horns .
the twins were presented on 7 january 2015 which was declared a public holiday in monaco .
in an interview , princess charlene revealed that she chose the name jacques , a name of french origin that is common in south africa -lrb- although it is pronounced differently there -rrb- where she grew up .
the names honoré and rainier are names that honour past princes of monaco .
jacques is younger than his twin sister gabriella by two minutes .
they have an older half-sister , jazmin grace grimaldi , and an older half-brother , alexandre coste , from their father 's previous relationships .
he received the title marquis of baux from his father .
he made his first public appearance with his parents and twin sister , in january 2015 .
the twins were baptised at the cathedral of monaco on 10 may 2015 .
jacques ' godparents are his father 's cousin christopher le vine jr , and diane de polignac nigra .
