Ghislaine Marie Françoise Dommanget (13 October 1900 – 30 April 1991) was a
French actress
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
, and the
Princess of Monaco as the wife of
Prince Louis II from 1946 to 1949.
Early life
Dommanget was born in
Reims
Reims ( ; ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, and the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 12th most populous city in Fran ...
,
France
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, as the daughter of
Colonel
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In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...
Robert Joseph
Dommanget (1867–1957) and his wife, Marie Louise Meunier (1867–1957).
Personal life
In 1923, she was married to Paul Diey (1863–1931). After his death in 1931, she had a relationship with actor
André Brulé. In 1934, she and Brulé welcomed a son, Jean-Gabriel Brulé.
She broke up with Brulé and married the reigning Prince of Monaco,
Louis II, on 24 July 1946 — the first bride of a member of the
House of Grimaldi
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without a
dowry
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Dowry contrasts with the related concepts of bride price ...
.
Following Louis II's death on 9 May 1949,
and the accession of her step-grandson,
Rainier III, she became Dowager Princess of Monaco, a title she held until her death.
Notable published works
*
Honours
;National honours
* : Dame Grand Cross of the
Order of Saint-Charles (24 October 1946).
;Foreign honours
* :
** Knight of the
Order of the Legion of Honour (25 June 1947).
** Commander of the
Order of Public Health (14 July 1948).
* :
Benemerenti Medal (8 January 1948).
Journal de Monaco
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References
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1900 births
1991 deaths
Actors from Reims
French film actresses
French expatriates in Monaco
Princesses of Monaco
House of Grimaldi
Burials at Passy Cemetery
Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint-Charles
Knights of the Legion of Honour
Duchesses of Valentinois
20th-century French actresses
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