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The Prince's Palace of Monaco (French: Palais princier de Monaco; Monégasque: Palaçi principescu) is the official residence of the Sovereign Prince of Monaco. Built in 1191 as a Genoese fortress , during its long and often dramatic history it has been bombarded and besieged by many foreign powers.
Prince of Monaco and father of Honoré III, Prince of Monaco; Nicola (1645–1717). Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of 17 May 1706; Jerónimo Grimaldi, 1st Duke of Grimaldi (1710-1789) Louise-Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco - mother of Honoré III, Prince of Monaco; Honoré III, Prince of Monaco (1720–1795) Honoré IV, Prince of ...
Rainier was born at Prince's Palace in Monaco, the first native-born prince since Honoré IV in 1758. Rainier's mother, Charlotte, was the only child of Louis II, Prince of Monaco, and his lover, Marie Juliette Louvet; she was legitimised through formal adoption and subsequently named heiress presumptive to the throne of Monaco.
The Prince's Palace is located in Monaco's Old Town. It was built in 1191 during the Middle Ages, and therefore has significant Medieval influence, including fortress like features – such as towers and turrets. [36]
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 ]
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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 name "Monaco City" is misleading: it is not itself a city, but a historical and statistical district. [4] [5] It holds most of the country's political and judicial institutions: the Prince's Palace, the town hall, the government, the National Council (parliament of Monaco), the Municipal Council, the courts and a prison (hanging on The Rock ...