Albert II, Prince of Monaco Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine Middleton on 29 April 2011. The wedding took place over two days: the civil marriage ceremony took place on 1 July 2011, followed by the religious ceremony on 2 July 2011. Twins Gabriella Thérèse Marie, Countess of Carladès and Jacques Honoré Rainier, Hereditary Prince of Monaco were born to Prince Albert and Princess Charlene on 10 December 2014. On 10 December 2014, Prince Albert and Princess Charlene welcomed their first and second child, twins Gabriella Thérèse Marie and Jacques Honoré Rainier. The twins were born at Princess Grace Hospital in La Colle, Monaco.
Charles III, Prince of Monaco served in the French Navy during the Franco-Prussian War, earning for his service the Cross of Knight of the Legion of Honor. The Order of Saint-Charles was instituted on 15 March 1858, during the reign of Prince Charles III. In his middle years his sight greatly weakened, and by the last decade of his life he had become almost totally blind. In fact, Dr. Thomas Henry Pickering wrote in 1882: "So far back as 1860, Prince Charles lost his eyesight..." He died at Château de Marchais on 10 September 1889. He was succeeded by his son Albert I of Monaco.