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Charlene, Princess of Monaco〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.palais.mc/en/princely-family/h-s-h-princess-charlene/biography-1-6.html )〕 (French: ''Charlène'';〔Since her marriage, an accent has been added to her name in French documents〕 born Charlene Lynette Wittstock, 25 January 1978), is a former Olympic swimmer for South Africa who, after marrying Prince Albert II in 2011, became Princess of Monaco. Charlene was born in Rhodesia (today Zimbabwe), the daughter of Michael and Lynette Wittstock; the family relocated to South Africa in 1989. She represented South Africa at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, with her team finishing fifth in the 4 × 100 metre medley relay. She retired from competitive swimming in 2007. Charlene met Prince Albert at the Mare Nostrum swimming competition in Monte Carlo, Monaco in 2000.〔 They were first seen together in 2006, and she has accompanied the prince on many of his official duties since then. They announced their engagement in June 2010, and were married on 1 July 2011. Princess Charlene's pregnancy was announced on 30 May 2014. On 10 December 2014, The Princess of Monaco gave birth to Princess Gabriella and Hereditary Prince Jacques. ==Early life and family history== Charlene was born on 25 January 1978 in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (renamed Zimbabwe in 1980), the daughter of Michael Kenneth Wittstock,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.palais.mc/monaco/palais-princier/english/h.s.h.-princess-charlene/biography/biography.2132.html )〕 a sales manager, and Lynette Wittstock (''née'' Humberstone), a former competitive diver and swimming coach.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://m.ibtimes.com/royal-wedding-prince-albert-ii-of-monaco-charlene-wittstock-south-african-olympic-backstroke-swimmer-156136.html )〕 Two brothers were born over the next five years: Gareth (born 1980), a computer technician, and Sean (born 1983), a sales representative.〔 The family relocated to South Africa in 1989, when Charlene was 11 years old.〔 She attended Tom Newby Primary school in Benoni, near Johannesburg, from 1988 to 1991.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Charlene Wittstock remembered at former primary school )〕 The Wittstock family is of German origin; Charlene's great-great-grandparents Martin Gottlieb Wittstock and Johanne Luise Wittstock (born Johanne Luise Schönknecht) emigrated to South Africa from the Pomeranian village of Zerrenthin in northern Germany in 1861 to escape hardship. In South Africa, the Wittstocks worked as handyworkers and unsuccessfully prospected for diamonds. Gottlieb's son, Heinrich Carl Wittstock would marry Olive Florence Caldwell, of English origin. Their son Dudley Kenneth Wittstock, Charlene's paternal grandfather, married Sylvia Fagan Nicolson, also of English origin. Charlene was given a certificate in 2014 which verified her Irish ancestry.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.independent.ie/life/travel/ireland/princess-charlene-of-monacos-irish-ancestry-revealed-30471760.html )〕 Michael Wittstock announced in April 2011 that he was considering moving the family from Benoni to Monaco because of the increasing crime rate. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charlene, Princess of Monaco」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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