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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.
Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois 1895 - 1964: Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois 1898 - 1977: Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy 1920 - 2011: Rainier III 1923 - 1949 - 2005: Grace Kelly 1929 - 1982: Caroline, Princess of Hanover b. 1957: Albert II 1958 - 2005 - present: Charlene Wittstock b.1978: Princess Stéphanie of Monaco b ...
Rainier's marriage to Grace Kelly in 1956 and the arrival of his heirs, Princess Caroline in 1957 and Prince Albert in 1958, effectively scuttled Antoinette's plans. She was removed from the Palace by her sister-in-law, Princess Grace, and thereafter was estranged from the princely family for many years. [3]
In 2002, the constitution was adjusted to allow siblings of the reigning prince and their descendants to succeed to the throne if the sovereign lacked legitimate descendants, and Christian thereupon became 11th in line of succession to the Monegasque throne. When Albert succeeded on the death of Rainier, Antoinette was no longer the sibling of ...
During much of the Ancien Régime, the family resided in the French court, where from 1642 to 1715, they used the title of Duke of Valentinois. The current head of the house is Albert II of Monaco, Sovereign Prince of Monaco, who is the son and successor of Prince Rainier III and the Princess consort Grace of Monaco, formerly known as Grace Kelly.
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (31 May 1923 – 6 April 2005). Their marriage was not, however, a happy one; they separated on 20 March 1930 due to his homosexuality, and Charlotte left him to live with her doctor and Italian lover, Dalmazzo. [7] The couple were divorced on 18 February 1933 by ordinance of Prince Louis II.
Prince Albert II, the current sovereign, is the son of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier. He and his wife, Princess Charlene, have twins, Princess Gabriella and Hereditary Prince Jacques. 16.
His cousin Rainier was the first Grimaldi ruler of the area now known as Monaco. Rainier I, Lord of Cagnes (1267–1314) Under Genoese control from 10 April 1301 to 12 September 1331 Lords of Monaco: Charles I (?–1357) 12 September 1331 15 August 1357 Son of Rainier I, he retook the Rock from the Genoese. Won Menton (1346) and Roquebrune (1355).