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  Albert I, Prince of Monaco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
On September 21, 1869, Prince Albert was married to Lady Mary Victoria Hamilton (1850-1922), of Lanarkshire, Scotland, a daughter of the 11th Duke of Hamilton and his royal wife, Princess Marie of Baden.
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.
Prince Albert I of Monaco died on June 26, 1922 in Paris, France and was succeeded by his son, Louis II.
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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).
Born Albert Honoré Charles Grimaldi on November 13, 1848 in Paris, France, the son of Prince Charles III (1818-1889), and Countess Antoinette Ghislaine de Merode-Westerloo (1828-1864).
That same year, the former Princess of Monaco married in Florence, Italy, as her second husband, a Hungarian nobleman, Tassilo, Prince Festetics von Tolna, 1850-1933.
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 Albert I of Monaco Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
On September 21, 1869, Prince Albert was married to Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton (1850-1922), of Lanarkshire, Scotland, a daughter of the 11th Duke of Hamilton and his royal wife, Princess Marie of Baden.
On September 10, 1889, Albert ascended to the throne of Monaco on the death of his father and that same year he married the widowed duchess de Richelieu, nee Marie Alice Heine (1858-1925).
Despite the initial success of Prince Albert and Princess Alice, in 1902 this marriage too ended in a legal separation, due to the princess's affair with the composer Isidore de Lara.
www.biographybase.com /biography/Albert_I_of_Monaco.html   (733 words)

  
 Prince Albert takes over in Monaco
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.
Albert promised to devote himself ''with strength, conviction and passion'' to his new role as regent.
www.suntimes.com /output/news/cst-nws-monaco01.html   (276 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Prince Albert takes over in Monaco   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
MONACO (AP) — 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.
Monaco, a haven for the jet set and the rich and a renowned spot for gambling, took on a fairy-tale life when Rainier married Kelly, who died in a 1982 car crash.
usatoday.com /news/world/2005-03-31-prince-albert-monoco_x.htm?csp=34   (491 words)

  
 Prince Albert takes throne in Monaco - Boston.com - Europe - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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.
MONACO --The people of Monaco, young and old, sipped champagne and danced into the night along the Mediterranean enclave's yacht-filled port to fete the ascension to the throne of their new ruler, Prince Albert II.
Monaco finally acquiesced to Albert's single status, revising the constitution in 2002 to allow him to pass powers to his siblings and their children.
www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2005/07/13/prince_albert_takes_throne_in_monaco   (695 words)

  
 Prince Albert of Monaco acknowledges illegitimate son
Albert - in his first remarks on the child since French media broke the story weeks ago - wants to face up to his responsibilities and hopes his young son, now almost 2 years old, could live away from the media spotlight, the Paris lawyer, Thierry Lacoste, said in a statement.
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, 47 and a bachelor, is the only son of Prince Rainier III and film star Grace Kelly.
www.freep.com /news/latestnews/pm4905_20050706.htm   (430 words)

  
 Prince Albert II takes Monaco throne
Albert donned a dark suit for the solemn mass in the cathedral, Caroline was fitted out in a checked coat, a wide-brimmed hat and long white gloves, while Stephanie wore a white and pink floral dress.
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.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=52195   (784 words)

  
 WJLA - Monaco Goes Modern As Albert Takes Throne   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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.
Albert was proclaimed ruler of Monaco at a Mass in the cliff-top cathedral where his father and mother, Hollywood beauty Grace Kelly, are buried.
Monaco finally ceded to Albert's single status, revising the constitution in 2002 to allow him to pass powers to his siblings and their children.
www.wjla.com /headlines/0705/242761.html   (847 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Monaco's Prince Albert says there may be more claims of paternity
PARIS – Prince Albert II of Monaco, who acknowledged last week that he is the father of a child born to a former Air France flight attendant, said Monday that others may step forward with paternity claims.
Monaco's constitution was revised in 2002 to circumvent the problem posed by his bachelor status.
On Tuesday, Albert formally assumes the role as His Serene Highness after a solemn Mass followed by a speech and a fete with citizens of the tiny enclave developed into a playground for the rich by his late father.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20050711-1629-people-princealbert.html   (484 words)

  
 Albert Einstein: Tutte le informazioni su Albert Einstein su Encyclopedia.it   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Albert Einstein (Ulma, Württemberg, Germania, 14 marzo 1879 - Princeton, New Jersey, USA, 18 aprile 1955) è stato un importante e notissimo fisico, matematico e filosofo.
Conosciuto soprattutto per le sue teorie sulla relatività ristretta e sulla relatività generale, diede anche importanti contributi allo sviluppo della meccanica quantistica, della meccanica statistica e della cosmologia.
Non aveva neppure due mesi che la sua famiglia si trasferì a Monaco.
www.encyclopedia.it /a/al/albert_einstein.html   (711 words)

  
 Monaco's Prince Albert, after admitting love child, to take the throne
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.
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, 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   (830 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Prince Albert appears as Monaco's regent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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, 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.
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.usatoday.com /news/world/2005-04-05-prince-albert_x.htm?csp=34   (405 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Prince Albert assumes powers in Monaco
MONACO — Groomed from birth to rule, Prince Albert took over Monaco's royal powers yesterday, 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 has been groomed to rule the principality that has been run by his family — the Grimaldis — for seven centuries.
Albert studied in the United States, at Amherst College in Massachusetts, after receiving his high-school baccalaureate diploma in 1976.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2002226915_monaco01.html   (315 words)

  
 CNN.com - Transcripts
ALBERT: A crown prince is a hereditary prince, it's not a...
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.
ALBERT: I think we've had a difficult period and just to take tourism, for instance, obviously because of 9/11 and because of the general economy, things have not been as promising as they were.
transcripts.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0411/18/lkl.01.html   (4718 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / World / Europe / Prince Albert assumes Monaco royal powers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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.
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 has been groomed to rule the principality that has been run by his family -- the Grimaldis -- for seven centuries.
www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2005/03/31/prince_albert_takes_over_monaco_regency?mode=PF   (696 words)

  
 The Epoch Times | Prince Albert's Enthronement Delights 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.
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.
Albert, who has been called one of Europe's most eligible batchelors, was born on March 4, 1958.
english.epochtimes.com /news/5-7-12/30244.html   (687 words)

  
 Prince Albert of Monaco admits he fathered flight attendant's son - World
Prince Albert … his son "will lack for nothing", but he will not be in line for the throne.
Paris: Prince Albert of Monaco has admitted he fathered an illegitimate son, but says the infant will not be in line for the throne or bear his name.
Albert's sisters, Caroline and Stephanie, have often made headlines for their marriage problems and love lives, and Albert has sometimes been portrayed as a playboy.
www.smh.com.au /news/world/prince-albert-of-monaco-admits-he-fathered-flight-attendants-son/2005/07/08/1120704504732.html?from=moreStories   (404 words)

  
 ABC News: Prince Albert's 'Forced' Vision for Monaco?
Prince Albert II, Monaco's new ruler, is an avid sportsman with a playboy image.
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.
But before you head to Monaco, know that the party is only for those born in Monaco, known as Monegasques.
abcnews.go.com /International/story?id=921193&page=1&...   (525 words)

  
 Prince Albert named regent in Monaco - (United Press International)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Prince Albert assumed the regency of the tiny principality of Monaco Thursday, replacing his ailing father Prince Rainer III who remains hospitalized.
Albert, the new regent, has long enjoyed a somewhat carefree lifestyle and brings a very different approach to ruling.
Monaco's coveted real estate is rented and sold at staggering prices, and the Grimaldi family is regularly featured in popular magazines -- albeit not always for the right reasons.
www.washtimes.com /upi-breaking/20050331-021505-3547r.htm   (809 words)

  
 Albert takes the Monaco crown
Prince Albert II of Monaco was proclaimed ruler of the tiny but wealthy Mediterranean principality in a day of celebrations yesterday.
In his TV interview the prince reminded viewers that Alexandre was not in line to the throne and that any future heir must be the result of a civil and Catholic marriage.
Prince Albert arrived at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in a limousine accompanied by his youngest sister, Stéphanie.
www.buzzle.com /editorials/7-13-2005-73108.asp   (643 words)

  
 Monaco's Prince Albert Assumes Duties | Europe | Deutsche Welle | 31.03.2005
Monaco's Prince Albert is assuming the duties of his father, Prince Rainier, who is in intensive care in hospital, the palace announced Thursday.
Prince Albert, his unwed 47-year-old son, is set to succeed his father as ruler of Monaco.
Princess Caroline of Monaco won her case against German tabloids at the European Court of Human Rights.
www.dw-world.de /dw/article/0,1564,1537463,00.html   (365 words)

  
 ABC News: Prince Albert Takes Over Monaco Regency   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Monaco's flag hangs in the breeze in front of the Casino of Monte Carlo, Thursday, March, 31, 2005, in Monaco.
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.
abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=629534&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312   (460 words)

  
 Albert II Prince of Monaco
Albert has also developed personal contacts with the representatives of the Monaco's economic sector and assisted his father in his activities of representation in a concomitant manner.
He assumes the chairmanship of various federations and organisations and is among others president of the Monegasque Red Cross, vice-president of the Princess Grace Foundation, president of the Television Festival of Monte-Carlo and head of the delegation of Monaco at the United Nations General Assembly.
In June 1985 Prince Albert was co-opted into the International Olympic Committee in Berlin.
www.nettyroyal.nl /albert.html   (287 words)

  
 CTV.ca | Monaco's Prince Albert II takes the throne
Prince Albert II of Monaco arrives at the Monaco cathedral before a solemn Mass, Tuesday, July 12, 2005, in Monaco.
After a lifetime in the shadow of his father, Prince Rainier III, who died in April, Albert was proclaimed ruler of Monaco at a Mass in the cliff-top cathedral where his father and mother, Hollywood beauty Grace Kelly, are buried.
Little Alexandre — Albert's son with Nicole Coste — will never be eligible for the throne, as Monaco's constitution excludes illegitimate children from the line of succession.
www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1121171414349_71?hub=World   (763 words)

  
 News 14 Carolina | 24 Hour Local News | HEADLINES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
(MONACO) - Prince Albert II of Monaco formally became the ruler of this tiny Riviera principality Tuesday in a celebration that began with a solemn Mass at the cathedral where his father, Rainier III, was buried three months ago after a reign of 56 years.
Albert, often portrayed as shy and retiring, has the confidence of Monaco's citizenry.
Monaco's constitution was revised in 2002 to circumvent the problem his bachelor status created for the line of succession.
rdu.news14.com /content/headlines?ArID=72014&SecID=2   (688 words)

  
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This instrument was the reading device of a radio direction finder that would allow a ship or aircraft to home in on a radio signal and determine the direction to the transmitter.
Prince Albert on the bridge of the PRINCESSE ALICE.
Prince Albert I of Monaco and members of the scientific complement conferring with Captain G. Isachsen of the Norwegian Army, an Arctic explorer of note.
www.bonus.com /contour/Photo_NOAA/http@@/www.photolib.noaa.gov/ships/shind37.htm   (1283 words)

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