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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.
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...
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. The nickname “the builder Prince”, which was given to the sovereign, refers to the material growth of Monaco but also to the foundations that the Prince knew were necessary to ...
Apr 6, 2005 · 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.
Apr 7, 2005 · His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III of Monaco, who died yesterday aged 81, turned the tiny principality which he inherited on the Côte d'Azur into a mini-Manhattan of concrete and...
Apr 6, 2005 · MONACO (CNN) -- Prince Rainier III of Monaco, who died on Wednesday aged 81, was one of the world's longest-serving monarchs and ruled one of the smallest countries in the world. He deserves most ...
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