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The tradition of the monarchy of Monaco was that the flag flying from the staff on the tower above his office be hoisted when the prince was present in Monaco. [7] The current prince flies the flag whether he is present or not, preferring to keep his location private. [7] Monaco is officially protected by France, according to terms set forth in ...
Historically, the princes of the ruling House of Grimaldi were autocrats of an absolute monarchy until the first Constitution of Monaco was adopted in 1911. A second constitution was granted by Prince Rainier III on December 17, 1962, outlining legislative, judicial, and executive branches of government, which consist of several administrative offices and a number of councils.
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.
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.
Liechtenstein and Monaco are constitutional monarchies in which the Prince retains many powers of an absolute monarch. For example, the 2003 Constitution referendum gives the Prince of Liechtenstein the power to veto any law that the Landtag (parliament) proposes and vice versa. The Prince can hire or dismiss any elective member or government ...
Prince Albert of Monaco is carrying the torch forward for his late mother, Princess Grace, by championing emerging artists through the Princess Grace Awards, which are part of her namesake foundation.
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.
Louise-Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco - mother of Honoré III, Prince of Monaco; Honoré III, Prince of Monaco (1720–1795) Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco (1758–1819) Honoré V, Prince of Monaco (1778–1841) Florestan I, Prince of Monaco (1785–1856) Charles III, Prince of Monaco (1818–1889) Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848–1922)