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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.
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 ]
The current head of the house is Albert II of Monaco, Sovereign Prince of Monaco, who is the son and successor of Prince Rainier III and the Princess consort Grace of Monaco, formerly known as Grace Kelly.
Starting in 1612, Honoré II was the first Monegasque ruler to adopt the personal style of Prince, to which the Grimaldi rulers of Monaco were already entitled to through their possession in Italy. Monaco was recognized as a sovereign principality by Philip IV of Spain in 1633 and by Louis XIII of France in the Treaty of Péronne of 1641.
Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco have confirmed their attendance at the coronation of King Charles III next month
Prince Albert of Monaco shared that his mother Princess Grace — formerly known as actress Grace Kelly before marrying Prince Rainier and moving overseas from the U.S. — “insisted” on ...
Prince of Monaco Monaco: $1.0 billion [3] [2] Various enterprises, including Société des bains de mer de Monaco and casinos. 11 Charles III: King of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms United Kingdom: $747 million [10] From property, jewelry and other assets. See Finances of the British royal family. 12 Fredrick Obateru Akinruntan
Pastor — who, according to the French newspaper Le Monde, has squabbled over lucrative development contracts with associates of Monaco's Prince Albert II — has more humble antagonists in ...