HSH Prince Rainier III of Monaco

Sovereign Prince of Monaco

Date & place of birth May 31, 1923 Prince's Palace, Monte Carlo
Born as HSH Prince of Monaco
Names Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi

Father Count Pierre of Polignac (Prince Pierre of Monaco)
Mother Princess Charlotte of Monaco





Royal house Grimaldi
Heir presumptive May 30, 1944- May 9, 1949
Reign May 9, 1949-April 6, 2005
Tenure 54 years 32 days
Predecessor Prince Louis II of Monaco (grandfather)
Successor Prince Albert II of Monaco (son)

*In 1944 Princess Charlotte renounced her rights to the throne in favor of her son
*Rainier is one of Europe's longest reigning monarchs





Siblings
Second of two children (1 sister)
Princess Antoniette of Monaco (Baroness of Massay)





Married April 18, 1956 Prince’s Palace, Monte Carlo (civil) April 19, 1956 Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Monte Carlo (religious)
Spouse Grace Kelly





Issue (3)
Princess Caroline of Monaco
Prince Albert of Monaco (Prince Albert II of Monaco)
Princess Stephanie of Monaco





Grandchildren (7)
(3 grandsons, 4 granddaughters)
Andrea Casiraghi
Charlotte Casiraghi
Pierre Casiraghi
Louis Ducruet
Pauline Ducruet
Camille Gottlieb
Princess Alexandra of Hanover





Died April 6, 2005 the Princess Grace Hospital, Monte Carlo (age 81)
Place of burial Family vault, Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Monte Carlo





Titles
HSH Prince Rainier of Monaco
HSH Prince Rainier III, Sovereign Prince of Monaco, Duke of Valentinois, Count of Carlade





Paternal grandparents
Count Maxence de Polignac
Susana de la Torre y Mier

Paternal great-grandparents
Count Charles Marie de Polignac
Caroline Josephine Le Normand de Morando
Isidoro Fernando de la Torre and Gil
Luisa de Mier and Celis





Maternal grandparents
Prince Louis II of Monaco
Marie Juliette Louvet

Maternal great-grandparents
Prince Albert I of Monaco
Lady Mary Victoria Hamilton
Jacques Henri Louvet
Josephine Elmire Piedefer