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A vicious nightclub brawl resulted in Monaco’s Prince Pierre Casiraghi needing hospital treatment, it has emerged.

The brawl broke out at the trendy Double Seven nightclub in Manhattan on Saturday.

It is believed the fight started following a late-night confrontation between the 24-year-old prince and his friends and former Manhattan club owner Adam Hock.

Speaking to the New York Post, one witness said: 'Pierre’s face looked broken, with deep cuts and blood everywhere.'

According to the paper, Mr Hock, 47, was partying with his friends - which included a number of supermodels - when the young prince walked up to their table at about 2.30am.

He was joined by Paris Hilton's ex boyfriend Stavros Niarchos III and two other men.

According to members of Mr Hock's group, the prince - whose mother is Princess Caroline -  and his friends began insulting the models and started drinking from a $500 bottle of vodka on their table.

Witnesses allege that Mr Hock then punched the prince.

One onlooker told the newspaper that the force of the punch resulted in Mr Casiraghi flying across the room and landing on a table on the other side.

Mr Hock also allegedly punched Mr Niarchos, 26, as well as two other men.

The prince was taken to the New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center with his injuries but was released later on Saturday.

Mr Hock has been charged by police with four counts of third-degree assault for the alleged attacks on Casiraghi, Niarchos and the two other men.

During a court hearing in Manhattan yesterday, he said he was the victim.

According to the New York Post, he said: 'I was defending myself and others. Why aren’t [Casiraghi and his pals] handcuffed?'

However, friends of the prince said Mr Hock started the fight.

Mr Hock's lawyer, Salvatore Strazzullo, accused the prince and his friends of being jealous because his client was with a group of beautiful women.

He added: 'These four guys are trust-fund babies who think the world is owed to them. They are like spoiled brats.'

Richard Golub, representing the prince and his friends, said, 'It was entirely unprovoked.'

Mr Hock was released but is due back in court next month.