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 Albert I, Prince of Monaco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Albert I (November 13, 1848– June 26, 1922) was the reigning Prince of Monaco from September 10, 1889– June 26, 1922).
Prince Albert I of Monaco died on June 26, 1922 in Paris, France and was succeeded by his son, Louis II.
Despite the initial success of Prince Albert and Princess Alice, in 1902 this marriage too ended, due to the princess's affair with the composer Isidore de Lara, a liaison that resulted in the princess publicly being slapped in the face by her husband during an evening at the opera.
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 Albert II, Prince of Monaco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
His Serene Highness Prince Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco (Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi; born March 14, 1958), styled His Serene Highness The Prince of Monaco, is the head of the House of Grimaldi and the current ruler of the Principality of Monaco.
The first part of Prince Albert II's enthroning as ruler of the Principality of Monaco was on July 12, 2005, after the end of the three-month mourning period for his father.
Prior to that, he had been the heir apparent, carrying the titles of HSH the Hereditary Prince of Monaco and Marquis of Baux; after his father became increasingly ill in early 2005, he was appointed regent, in which capacity he served for a week during the last days of his father's life.
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 Albert II, Prince of Monaco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prince Albert II was enthroned as ruler of the Principality of Monaco on July 12, 2005 after the end of the three-month mourning period for his father.
His Serene Highness Prince Albert II (Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi; born March 14, 1958), styled HSH The Sovereign Prince of Monaco, is the head of the House of Grimaldi and the current ruler of the Principality of Monaco.
Prior to that, he had been the heir apparent, carrying the titles of HSH the Hereditary Prince of Monaco and Marquis of Baux; after his father became increasingly ill in early 2005, he was appointed regent, in which capacity he served for nearly a week during the last days of his father's life.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prince_Albert_of_Monaco   (1419 words)

  
 CNN.com - Transcripts
KING: We'll be right back with His Serene Highness, the Crown Prince Albert of Monaco, right after this.
KING: We'll be right back with His Serene Highness, the Crown Prince Albert of Monaco.
ALBERT: I mean, obviously a lot of people -- I think at the onset everybody thought something had to be done but no one had ever thought of -- and there is pretty wide-range sympathy, at least in Monaco and in our part of the world toward the United States, obviously.
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 The 700 Years of Grimaldi
Hereditary Prince Albert, Alexandre, Louis, Pierre, Hereditary Prince of Monaco, Marquis of Baux, was born on March 14, 1958.
Prince Albert's godfather was the late Prince Louis de Polignac, and godmother the late Her Majesty Queen Victoria-Eugenia of Spain.
In the scientific sector, the endeavors of Prince Albert I, are pursued at the Oceanographic museum, the Prehistoric Anthropology Museum, the Observatory Grotto, the Exotic Gardens, and at the CIESM.
www3.monaco.mc /monaco/700ans/grimaldi.html   (2684 words)

  
 ABC News: Prince Albert Takes Over Monaco Regency
Prince Albert has taken over the regency of Monaco because his ailing father is unable to exercise his royal functions, the palace said Thursday.
MONACO Mar 31, 2005 — Prince Albert has taken over the regency of Monaco because his ailing father, Prince Rainier III, is unable to exercise his royal functions, the palace said Thursday.
Albert, a shy, passionate sportsman often viewed as a reluctant heir, has remained unmarried and childless, causing such concern that the constitution was revised to ensure the continuation of the dynasty.
abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=629534&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312   (477 words)

  
 Monaco's Prince Albert, after admitting love child, to take the throne
Prince Albert II of Monaco is due to be enthroned Tuesday as ruler of the Mediterranean statelet in a ceremony that caps a turbulent period for the 700-year-old Grimaldi dynasty.
Albert II of Monaco is due to be enthroned Tuesday as ruler of the Mediterranean statelet in a ceremony that caps a turbulent period for the 700-year-old Grimaldi dynasty.
Albert, who is passionate about the environment and about fighting poverty in the world, will be closely watched to see if he can live up to his late father's combination of charisma and entrepreneurial genius.
www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=52107   (829 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Prince Albert of Monaco
Prince Albert (born: 14 March 1958) is the only son and second child of Prince Rainier III of Monaco and his wife, the former American film star Grace Kelly.
Prince Albert is the current Hereditary Prince of Monaco and Marquis des Baux.
Prince Albert is a 1981 graduate of Amherst College and member of Chi Psi fraternity.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Prince-Albert-of-Monaco   (257 words)

  
 Prince Albert on Encyclopedia.com
Prince Edward and I have the same problem Prince Albert of Monaco, like Britain's unmarried prince, will not be pushed into matrimony.
Le prince Rainier de Monaco accompagné de son fils le prince Albert le 19 novembre 2003 Le prince Rainier de Monaco, 80 an.
Monaco's Prince Albert, a retiring once-reluctant heir, to assume throne as His Serene Highness
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 The Epoch Times Prince Albert's Enthronement Delights Monaco
Prince Albert II of Monaco (2ndR) attends a morning Mass and Te Deum at Monaco Cathedral with his sister Princess Caroline and her husband Prince Ernst-August of Hanover on July 12, 2005 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
MONACO - Prince Albert of Monaco, son of Prince Rainier and Hollywood actress Grace Kelly, ascended the throne on Tuesday in ceremonies that delighted the principality after months of mourning and revelations about his love life.
The prince, who had previously kept a lower profile than his much-photographed sisters, publicly acknowledged the boy's existence last week and discussed him in a rare television interview on Monday.
english.epochtimes.com /news/5-7-12/30244.html   (687 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Prince Albert of Monaco acknowledges illegitimate son
"Prince Albert II asks the press to adopt responsible behavior, similar to what it has adopted in similar circumstances for other public figures, and to respect his private life and that of the underage child," the statement said.
Coste was quoted as saying she met Albert on a flight in July 1997, leading to a relationship and the birth of a child, Alexandre, in August 2003.
Albert caused consternation to his father because of his refusal to wed.
www.usatoday.com /life/people/2005-07-06-princealbert-son_x.htm   (519 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / World / Europe / Prince Albert assumes Monaco royal powers
MONACO --Groomed from birth to rule, Prince Albert took over Monaco's royal powers on Thursday, assuming all but the throne in the tiny principality after a royal commission decided his critically ill father is too sick to perform his duties.
Albert, 47, is the only son of Rainier and his late wife, Grace Kelly, the American beauty who exchanged Hollywood stardom for the life of a princess.
Groomed from birth to rule, Prince Albert took over Monaco's royal powers on Thursday, assuming all but the throne in the tiny principality after a royal commission decided his critically ill father is too sick to perform his duties.
www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2005/03/31/prince_albert_takes_over_monaco_regency?mode=PF   (696 words)

  
 Albert II, prince de Monaco --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Albert had ruled as regent during the last week of his father's life, and on July 12 he was formally enthroned as Prince Albert II.
He was the son of Prince Pierre, count de Polignac, and Princess Charlotte de Monaco, daughter of Louis II, prince de Monaco.
Prince was playing in a band by the age of 12 and at 17 broke into the music business.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9403960   (799 words)

  
 ABC News: Prince Albert's 'Forced' Vision for Monaco?
Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre was born March 14, 1958, in Monaco, the sovereign principality on the northern Mediterranean coast — a state about the size of New York's Central Park.
He is the only son of Prince Rainier III and Grace Kelly, the stunning American actress who died in a car accident in 1982 at the age of 52.
Prince Albert II, Monaco's new ruler, is an avid sportsman with a playboy image.
abcnews.go.com /International/story?id=921193&page=1   (551 words)

  
 Prince Albert II takes Monaco throne
Monaco, July 12, 2005 (AFP) - Kneeling before the archbishop of Monaco, Prince Albert II on Tuesday received the blessing that marked his formal accession to the throne of the Mediterranean microstate, synonymous with high living, gambling and jet-set glamour.
Albert outlined his plans for his rule in Monday's television interview, insisting that Monaco's association with money laundering was a thing of the past, that he wanted to attract more high-tech companies to the territory, and that he hoped to do more on the environmental and humanitarian fronts.
Albert's failure to marry led to a change in 2002 to Monaco's constitution, under which the 700-year-old Grimaldi dynasty can now continue to rule through the female line if he dies without an heir, instead of, as had previously been the case, the territory coming back under French control.
www.quepasa.com /english/news/world/345846.html   (857 words)

  
 H.S.H. Prince Albert II
Prince Albert is Honorary Chairman of Monaco's "Jeune Chambre Economique" (Junior Chamber of Commerce).
The Council of the Crown determined that His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III was not able to carry out his functions of State and declared that H.S.H. Crown Prince Albert would act as Regent from that point on.
Prince Albert inaugurate the Honorary Consulate of the Principality in San Salvador.
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 Prince Albert's Monaco enthronement complete. 20/11/2005. ABC News Online
The enthronement of Monaco's Prince Albert II has culminated in a mass in Saint Charles cathedral, in the presence of his two princess sisters and other royals from Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Prince Albert, too, expressed the emotional nature of the event in an interview on Friday when he said the memory of his parents would be with him.
Wearing for the first time his Prince's uniform - a black jacket with gold braid and blue trousers with red stripes - Prince Albert sat to the right of the altar.
www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200511/s1510663.htm   (559 words)

  
 Monaco's Prince Albert II hospitalized - Pravda.Ru
Monaco's Prince Albert II has been hospitalized for removal of a common cyst near his shoulder, the principality's palace said Tuesday.
Albert was formally installed Nov. 19, succeeding his late father, Rainier, who died in April after a 56-year reign.
Prince Albert II Albert, 48, was expected to undergo a "small general anesthetic" Tuesday and required a stay of about a day at Princess Grace Hospital Center in the tiny Mediterranean principality, the palace said in a statement.
english.pravda.ru /news/world/28-03-2006/77963-Monaco-0   (403 words)

  
 The Principality of Monaco
The title Prince of Monaco appears for the first time in an official document in 1612 and was formally recognized by France in 1641.
Son of Prince Rainier III of Monaco (1923-2005) and Grace Kelly (1929-1982).
However the titles he and the Prince bear are Prince of Monaco, Duke of Valentinois, Estouteville, Mazarin, Mayenne, Prince of Château-Porcien, Marquis of Les Baux and of Chilly, Count of Carladès, Torigni, Ferrette, Belfort, Longjumeau, Thann and Rosemont, Baron of Le Buis, Altkirch, and Saint-Lô, Lord of Saint-Rémy, Matignon and Isenheim.
www.nettyroyal.nl /monaco.html   (666 words)

  
 BBC NEWS Europe Monaco's Albert II assumes throne
Prince Albert II of Monaco was officially proclaimed ruler of the tiny Mediterranean principality in a day of celebrations beginning with a Mass.
Until recently the tall, balding Albert was the least scandal-prone member of the family, unlike his sisters Princess Caroline and Princess Stephanie, says the BBC's Caroline Wyatt in Paris.
He confirmed the news as the three-month mourning period for his father Prince Rainier came to an end.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/4674109.stm   (469 words)

  
 The 700 Years of Grimaldi
Hereditary Prince Albert, Alexandre, Louis, Pierre, Hereditary Prince of Monaco, Marquis of Baux, was born on March 14, 1958.
In the scientific sector, the endeavors of Prince Albert I, are pursued at the Oceanographic museum, the Prehistoric Anthropology Museum, the Observatory Grotto, the Exotic Gardens, and at the CIESM.
Prince Albert's godfather was the late Prince Louis de Polignac, and godmother the late Her Majesty Queen Victoria-Eugenia of Spain.
www3.monaco.mc /monaco/700ans/grimaldi.html   (2684 words)

  
 Prince Albert II accedes to Monaco throne
Monaco - The accession ceremony of Prince Albert II to...
Prince Albert II of Monaco poses at the Monaco palace after attending a Catholic mass during which Prince Albert was enthroned as ruler of the Mediterranean principality, Tuesday 12 July 2005 in Monaco.
Albert's father, Rainier III, died on April 6.
news.monstersandcritics.com /europe/article_1033402.php/Prince_Albert_II_accedes_to_Monaco_throne   (569 words)

  
 Prince Albert accedes to throne in Monaco - Boston.com - Europe - News
A daylong celebration to officially proclaim Prince Albert II of Monaco the ruler of this tiny Riviera principality opened Tuesday with the mass at the cathedral where his father, Rainier III, was buried three months ago.
After a lifetime in the shadow of his father Prince Rainier III, who died in April, Albert emerged as an assured leader in his first speech to his subjects, hours after a solemn Mass to mark his ascension to the throne.
Prince Albert II acceded to the throne Tuesday of a 700-year-old dynasty, a bachelor prince coming into his own as a modern ruler who wants to clean up the image of this Riviera tax haven and has unblushingly acknowledged fathering a child.
www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2005/07/12/prince_albert_ii_assumes_throne_in_monaco   (854 words)

  
 Albert II, Prince of Monaco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prince Albert II was enthroned as ruler of the Principality of Monaco on July 12, 2005 after the end of the three-month mourning period for his father.
His Serene Highness Prince Albert II (Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi; born March 14, 1958), styled HSH The Sovereign Prince of Monaco, is the head of the House of Grimaldi and the current ruler of the Principality of Monaco.
Prior to that, he had been the heir apparent, carrying the titles of HSH the Hereditary Prince of Monaco and Marquis of Baux; after his father became increasingly ill in early 2005, he was appointed regent, in which capacity he served for nearly a week during the last days of his father's life.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prince_Albert,_Crown_Prince_of_Monaco   (1402 words)

  
 Albert --  Encyclopædia Britannica
prince of Monaco (1889–1922), seaman, amateur oceanographer, and patron of the sciences, whose contributions to the development of oceanography included innovations in oceanographic equipment and technique and the founding and endowment of institutions to further basic research.
Albert was the younger son of John Cicero, elector of Brandenburg.
Carl Bert Albert was born on May 10, 1908, in McAlester, Okla. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1931 and, after receiving two law degrees, was admitted to the bar in 1935.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9005425   (808 words)

  
 Prince Albert of Monaco travels to Cuba
Albert is next in line for the throne of Monaco, a five-square-mile principality on
Albert is head of the Olympics committee in his country and is a
Albert, a sports enthusiast, has competed in every Winter Olympics as a
www.latinamericanstudies.org /cuba/albert.htm   (186 words)

  
 HELLO! Profiles
When Prince Albert took over the reins of the tiny Mediterranean principality of Monaco upon the death of his father Prince Rainier on April 6, 2005, he brought a wealth of training, dedication and long years of experience to the role.
Albert has always said he shared his father's vision for the future of Monaco, and Rainier was unequivocal on the importance of family life.
When his father passed away and he became the Sovereign Prince of Monaco he had already represented the principality as president of its delegation to the United Nations.
www.hellomagazine.com /profiles/princealbert   (682 words)

  
 Prince Albert Appears As Monaco's Regent - WTOP Radio
Albert, the only son of ailing Prince Rainier III and the late movie star Grace Kelly, was accompanied at Monaco's cathedral by his sister, Princess Caroline, his nephew, Andrea, and his niece, Charlotte.
MONACO (AP) - Prince Albert made his first official appearance Tuesday since assuming Monaco's royal duties from his critically ill father, attending Mass for the late Pope John Paul II.
Albert, 47, took over Thursday as regent of this tiny Mediterranean principality, which is smaller than New York's Central Park and known as a playground for the rich and famous.
www.wtopnews.com /index.php?nid=105&sid=21131   (357 words)

  
 David Eccles School of Business - Salt Lake City Welcomes Prince Albert of Monaco -
It is these Olympic values that HSH Prince Albert of Monaco shares with audiences worldwide as a member of the World Olympians Association (WOA), the association of current and former Olympians.
HSH Prince Albert of Monaco and Tom Shepard are available for interviews, and may be contacted through Liston Bochette at (813) 361-1530.
Prince Albert sees Olympic competition as a way to outreach the community as a whole and inspire a new generation of athletes.
www.business.utah.edu /go/news/253   (769 words)

  
 Monaco - Monte-Carlo Online - Welcome to Monaco - Monte-Carlo Online
His son, becomes Prince Albert 2 of Monaco.
En 2005, suite au décès du Prince Rainier III après 56 ans de règne, c'est le Prince Albert II de Monaco, son fils, qui lui succède.
In 1997, Monaco was dressed up to the nines for the 700th anniversary of the Grimaldi Family Dynasty.
www.monaco-montecarlo.com   (372 words)

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