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Christian Louis de Massy co-wrote with Charles Higham, his autobiography.  As the nephew of Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly, his book was popular mostly with those still captivated by the story of a movie star marrying a real prince.  However Christian makes it clear in his book, in repeated detail, how truly dysfunctional the entire Monegasque family (or the Grimaldis) truly are.

For Christian's descent from [[Richard Cecil]] see the page on his uncle [[17 Rainier, Prince of Monaco to Richard Cecil|Rainier, Prince of Monaco to Richard Cecil]]
Christian's descent from royalty is rather surprising as his shortest path is not into any of the neighboring dynasties, but rather through Scotland, then through von Baden, then through Hesse-Darmstadt, and eventually up to Denmark, where we encounter the shortest ascent to a ruler of a country.

# Christian Louis de /Massy/ , author, born 1949
# Antoinette Louise Alberte Suzanne, Baroness de /Massy/, born 1920
# Charlotte, Duchess of /Valentinois/ created 1919
# Louis II, Prince of Monaco created 1922
# Mary Victoria /Douglas-Hamilton/ (1850-1922) m Albert I, Prince of /Monaco/ from 1889-
# Marie Elizabeth, Princess von /Baden/ m William Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton, 8th Duke of /Brandon/
# Karl Ludwig, Grand Duke of /Baden/ m Stephanie Louise Adrienne de Beauharnais, Princess of /France/
# Karl Ludwig, Prince of /Baden/ m Amalie Friederike, Landgravine of /Hesse-Darmstadt/ (both also ancestral to England's princes William and [http://www.countyhistorian.com/knol/4hmquk6fx4gu-473-ancestry-of-prince-harry-of-great.html Harry])
# Caroline of /Zweibrucken/ m Louis (Ludwig) IX, Landgrave of /Hesse-Darmstadt/ 1768-1790
# Christian III, Duke of /Zweibrucken/ m Caroline, Countess von /Nassau-Saarbrucken/