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Franco-Monegasque relations are the special relationship between the French Republic and the Principality of Monaco. [1]A friendship treaty signed in 2002 reads: [2] The French Republic assures the Principality of Monaco of the defence of its independence and sovereignty and guarantees the integrity of Monegasque territory under the same conditions as its own.
In 2002, a new treaty between France and Monaco clarified that if there are no heirs to carry on the dynasty, the Principality will remain an independent nation, rather than be annexed by France. Monaco's military defence, however, is still the responsibility of France. [23] Prince Albert II succeeded his father Prince Rainier III in 2005. [24]
The Franco-Monégasque Treaties of 1861, 1918, and 2002 are the basis of the relationship between the French Republic and the Principality of Monaco.The treaties define Monaco's independent status and sovereignty, as well as the rights of succession of the princely House of Grimaldi.
Satellite view of Monaco, with the France–Monaco border shown in yellow. Monaco is a sovereign city-state, with five quarters and ten wards, [81] located on the French Riviera in Western Europe. It is bordered by France's Alpes-Maritimes department on three sides, with one side bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
Monaco participates in a number of European Union policies through its interaction with France. Monaco is in the EU's customs and VAT area, is a de facto member of the Schengen Area due to its open border with France and uses the euro as its sole currency. France: 29 April 1873
Italian-occupied France (Italian: Occupazione italiana della Francia meridionale; French: Zone d'occupation italienne en France) was an area of south-eastern France and Monaco occupied by Fascist Italy between 1940 and 1943 in parallel to the German occupation of France.
The Monaco succession crisis of 1918 arose because France objected to the prospect of a German national inheriting the throne of the Principality of Monaco. Prince Albert I had only one legitimate child, the Hereditary Prince Louis , then heir apparent to the principality.
The Treaty of Péronne was signed on September 14, 1641, in Péronne, France between Honoré II, Prince of Monaco, and Louis XIII, King of France. [1] Based on the terms of the treaty, Prince Honoré permitted Monaco to become a French protectorate in return for guarantees entailing the preservation of his rights as sovereign.