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Prince Rainier of Monaco
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| Known for: | Rainier de Monaco, S.A.S. ou P.-D.G., Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose, Love in Monaco |
| Birth name: | Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand de Grimaldi |
| Birthday: | 31 May 1923, Monaco |
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Trivia
Seventh grandchild born. [1999]
Succeeded his grandfather Louis Grimaldi (Prince Louis II). Rainier's mother, Princess Charlotte, renounced her rights to succession so that he could come to the throne. [9 May 1949]
Monegasque by nationality but is French, Italian, and Scottish by genealogy.
Drew up Monaco's latest constitution (1962), significantly reducing the power of the sovereign, ending autocratic rule, and placing power with the prince and a National Council of eighteen elected members.
Died three days after the death of Pope John Paul II, the ruler of the world's smallest independent nation, the Vatican City. Monaco is the second smallest independent nation in the world.
Had a tumor removed from his lung on February 2nd 2000.
Grandfather of Jazmin Grace Grimaldi & Alexandre Coste.
