Rainier III, Prince of Monaco

HSH The Prince of Monaco
Titles	Prince of Monaco
Reign	9 May 1949 - 6 April 2005
Predecessor	Louis II
Successor	Albert II
Biographical Information
Born	31 May 1923 Monaco-Ville, Monaco
Died	6 April 2005 (aged 81) Monte Carlo, Monaco
Spouse	Grace Kelly (m. 1956; w. 1982)
Issue	Queen Caroline of Hanover Albert II Princess Stephanie of Wurttemberg
Name	Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand
House	Grimaldi
Father	Count Pierre de Polignac
Mother	Princess Charlotte of Monaco
Religion	Roman Catholic

General

Life

TBA

Marriage and Issue

TBA

Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
	Queen Caroline of Hanover	23 January 1957		Ernest Augustus V, King of Hanover (m. 1981); has issue
	Albert II	14 March 1958		Princess Martha Louise of Norway (m. 2002); has issue
	Princess Stephanie of Wurttemberg	1 February 1965		Prince Eberhard of Wurttemberg (m. 1991); has issue

Titles and Honours

• 1923-1949 Prince Rainier of Monaco
• 1949-2005 Rainier III, Prince of Monaco

Ancestry

Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Count Pierre de Polignac	Count Maxence de Polignac Susana de la Torre y Mier	Charles, Count of Polignac Josephine de Morando Isidro de la Torre y Carsi Dona Luisa de Mier y Celis	Melchior, Count of Polignac Alphonsine de la Touche Joseph de Morando Anne Marie de Thevigne Francisco de la Torre y Cossio Josefa Carsi y Gil Don Gregorio de Mier y Alonso Dona Mariana de Celis y Docal
Princess Charlotte of Monaco	Louis II, Prince of Monaco Marie Juliette Louvet	Albert I, Prince of Monaco Lady Mary Hamilton Jacques Louvet Josephine Piedefer	Charles III, Prince of Monaco Countess Antoinette de Merode Duke William of Hamilton Princess Marie Amelie of Baden Jacques Antoine Louvet Marie Catherine Jouanne Pierre Piedefer Marie Anne Brunel

Notes

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