Philippe Junot
Philippe Junot | |
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| Born | 19 April 1940 Paris, France |
| Died | 8 January 2026 (aged 85) Madrid, Spain |
| Occupations | Venture capitalist, property developer |
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| Partner | Helén Wendel |
| Children | 4 |
Philippe Junot (French: [filip ʒyno]; 19 April 1940 – 8 January 2026) was a French venture capitalist and property developer, who was the first husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco. He had business interests in Paris, Spain, and New York City.
Background
[edit]Philippe Junot was the son of Michel Junot, Deputy Mayor of Paris,[1] former President of Maison de l'Europe, and Lydia Thykjær, the daughter of a Danish industrialist. His father worked as a politician for several years, including working with the U.S. President John F Kennedy. The Junot family name figures on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.[2]
Education and career
[edit]Junot started his career in the United States (he was an early investor in the Jack in the Box fast-food hamburger chain), and then formed a series of small start-up companies in France, ranging from real estate to renewable energy. Junot was one of the founders of Access International Advisors Group (AIA Group), a hedge fund platform. He was among the large number of investors to be duped by Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme which collapsed in late 2008.[3]
Personal life and death
[edit]In Monaco, he married civilly on 28 June 1978, and religiously on 29 June, Princess Caroline, eldest daughter of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and former Hollywood icon Grace Kelly.[4] The couple were divorced on 9 October 1980. He married Nina Wendelboe-Larsen in October 1987, and they had three children: Victoria, Isabelle, and Alexis. They separated in 1997.[5] In 2005 Philippe Junot had a daughter in Paris named Chloé Junot Wendel with Swedish model Helén Wendel.
Junot died in Madrid on 8 January 2026, at the age of 85.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Englund, Steven (1984). Grace of Monaco: An Interpretive Biography. Garden City, New York: Doubleday. p. 336.
- ↑ Kevin Dowling, Fred Hauptfuhrer (3 July 1978). "The Princess & Her Playboy". People. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ↑ Saijel Kishan and Katherine Burton (24 December 2008). "L'Oreal Heiress Bettencourt Invested With Madoff (Update3)". Bloomberg. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ↑ "ROYALTY: Love and Marriage in Monaco". Time. 3 July 1978. Archived from the original on 13 November 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ↑ Peter McKay (26 October 1987). "The Big Dame Hunters Are A Dying Breed". the Chicago tribune. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ↑ "Mort de l'ex-mari de Caroline de Monaco, le déchirant message de sa fille Victoria Junot : "À mon papa légendaire…"". Gala. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
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