Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
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 Grimaldi family, which has ruled Monaco for eight centuries, [2 ...
The Prince of Monaco was an absolute ruler until the Monegasque Revolution of 1910 forced him to proclaim a constitution in 1911. In July 1918, a treaty was signed providing for limited French protection over Monaco.
Prince's Palace of Monaco. On 31 March 2005, Rainier III, who was too ill to exercise his duties, relinquished them to his only son and heir, Albert. [55] He died six days later, after a reign of 56 years, with his son succeeding him as Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco.
Architectural landscape of Monaco Windows of the Casino de Monte Carlo The modern highrise Tour Simona in Monaco by architect Jean-Pierre Lott. Monaco is known for its wide range of architecture for a small country. [1] The geography of Monaco, which consists of sharp hills and narrow coastline, influences the Monagasque architecture.
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.
He and his male line descendants, adopting the Grimaldi name, ruled as princes of Monaco from 1731 to 1949. Since then, the princes have been male line descendants of the Polignac family . Rainier III , son of Pierre de Polignac , inherited the title through Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois in 1949 and adopted the Grimaldi name.
The Prince's Palace of Monaco is the official residence of the Prince of Monaco. Originally founded in 1191 as a Genoese fortress , during its long and often dramatic history it has been bombarded and besieged by many foreign powers.