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Originally Posted by hibou
She did inherit the throne but waived her rights to it in favor of Rainier. Prince Louis had a morganatic (sp) with Charlotte's Mother and was prevented a religious one by his father thus making Charlotte illegitimate so he adopted her in order to have an heir.
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Princess Charlotte did not inherit the throne. She had given up her rights in favor of Rainier well before her father died. Rainier was made Hereditary Prince in 1944 nearly 5 years before the death of his grandfather.
Prince Louis never married Princess Charlotte's mother - ever! Charlotte's mother was Marie Louvet who was the daughter of the laundress of his regiment in Algeria.
Prince Louis acknowledged that Charlotte was his child when she was only 2. She was admitted to the Princely family in 1911. In 1918 the regulations governing succession were changed to allow for adoption and inheritance via adoption. She was adopted by her natural father Prince Louis in 1919.
She married Count Pierre de Polignac. He did not become Prince Pierre until after his marriage to Princess Charlotte.