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Rainier III (Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi; 31 May 1923 – 6 April 2005) was Prince of Monaco from 1949 to his death in 2005. Rainier ruled the Principality of Monaco for almost 56 years. Rainier was born at the Prince's Palace of Monaco, the only son of Hereditary Princess Charlotte and Prince Pierre.
- 9 May 1949 – 6 April 2005
- Charlotte, Hereditary Princess of Monaco
Apr 3, 2024 · Rainier III, prince de Monaco (born May 31, 1923, Monaco—died April 6, 2005, Monaco) was the 31st hereditary ruler of the principality of Monaco (1949–2005). He was the son of Prince Pierre, count de Polignac, and Princess Charlotte de Monaco, daughter of Louis II, prince de Monaco.
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Apr 7, 2005 · Rainier III of Monaco, the prince whose storybook romance and marriage to the actress Grace Kelly helped promote the transformation of his tiny fief from a pastel postage-stamp fantasy on...
May 21, 2018 · Scion of one of Europe's oldest extant monarchies, Prince Rainier III (born 1923) became the thirty-first ruler of Monaco in 1949. In the years since he has maintained the tiny Mediterranean principality as a prosperous slice of a bygone era, attractive to the rich and idle for its sunshine, lavish casino, and absence of income tax.
May 11, 2023 · Rainier III became the Sovereign Prince of Monaco after the death of Prince Louis II on 9th May 1949, at the tender age of 25. Rainier ruled the Principality of Monaco for almost 56 years, until his death at the age of 81, making him one of the longest-ruling monarchs in European history.
Apr 6, 2005 · For all his success in modernising the tiny principality of Monaco, Prince Rainier III, who died on Wednesday at the age of 81, will be best remembered for marrying one of Hollywood's...
Rainier III. During the almost 56 years of his reign, Prince Rainier III (1923-2005) profoundly shaped Monaco, creating the modern, model State that we now know.
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