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 | | He was the son of Princess Charlotte, Louise, Juliette, Duchess of Valentinois, born September 30, 1898 at (Qasantina) Constantine, and deceased November 16, 1977; and of Prince Pierre-Marie-Xavier-Antoine-Melchior, Count of Polignac, born October 24 1895 in the Chateau de Kerscamp (Morbihan), named Grimaldi by Order in Council on March 18, 1920, deceased November 10, 1964. |
 | | May 9, 1949, Prince Rainier III succeeded from his grandfather, Prince Louis II (five years earlier, on May 30, 1944, the Crown Princess Charlotte, daughter of Prince Louis II, duly authorized by the Sovereign Prince, renounced in favor of her son, the hereditary title and the succession to the throne of Monaco). |
 | | A strong advocate of close co-operation between nations, the Sovereign Prince has encouraged the adhesion of his country to numerous international organizations: |
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