Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi is the eldest child of HSH Princess Caroline of Monaco (now HRH the Princess of Hanover) and her second husband, Stefano Casiraghi, an heir to an Italian oil fortune. He is second in line to the throne of Monaco, after his mother. He holds no royal title.

He was born June 8, 1984 at 22:50 at Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace in Monte Carlo and was named for a childhood friend of his father's.

His godparents were his aunt Princess Stephanie and his uncle Marco Casiraghi.

He has two younger siblings, Charlotte and Pierre, and a younger half-sister, Princess Alexandra of Hanover.

Known for his delicate blond good looks and athletic skills -- he rides, skies, plays football and also guitar -- he was included by People Magazine in 2002 in the Top 50 World's Most Beautiful People. He is fluent in French, English, Italian, and German.

He is presently dating Tatiana Santo Domingo , a Colombian heiress whose family owns Avianca, the Colombian airline.