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Albert II (Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi; [2] born 14 March 1958) is Prince of Monaco, reigning since 2005. Born at the Prince's Palace of Monaco, Albert is the second child and only son of Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace. He attended the Lycée Albert Premier before studying political science at Amherst College.
On 5 January 1911, Prince Albert I granted Monaco a constitution, but the document had little real meaning in terms of reducing autocratic rule and was soon suspended by the Prince when World War I broke out. Also in 1911, Prince Albert created the Monte Carlo Rally, an automobile race designed to draw tourists to Monaco and the Casino.
The sovereign prince (French: prince de Monaco) is the monarch and head of state of the Principality of Monaco. All reigning princes and princesses have taken the name of the House of Grimaldi . When Prince Rainier III died in 2005, he was Europe's longest reigning monarch. [ 1 ]
Wittstock met Albert II, Prince of Monaco, in 2000 at the Mare Nostrum swimming meet in Monaco. [8] [17] They made their public debut as a couple at the opening ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics. [5] She accompanied him to the weddings of the Crown Princess of Sweden in 2010 and of the Prince of Wales in 2011.
The wedding of Prince Albert II of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock took place on 1 and 2 July 2011 at the Prince's Palace of Monaco. The groom was the sovereign prince of the Principality of Monaco . The bride was a South African Olympic swimmer.
Albert of Monaco may refer to: Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848–1922), who reigned as Prince of Monaco from September 10, 1889, to June 26, 1922 Albert II, Prince of Monaco (born 1958), son of Prince Rainier III, and the current reigning Prince of Monaco since April 6, 2005
Princess Florestine of Monaco 1833 - 1897: Wilhelm, 1st Duke of Urach 1810 - 1869: Albert I 1848 - 1889 - 1922: Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton 1850 - 1922: Mindaugas II of Lithuania 1864 - 1928 heir to the Monegasque throne: Marie Juliette Louvet 1867- 1930: Louis II 1870 - 1922 - 1949: Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois 1895 - 1964
Albert II, Prince of Monaco (born 1958), ruler of the principality of Monaco Albert II, Prince of Thurn and Taxis (born 1983), Prince of Thurn und Taxis, German prince Topics referred to by the same term