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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

Seventh grandchild born. [1999] Had three children: Princess Caroline of Monaco, Prince Albert of Monaco and Princess Stephanie of Monaco. Succeeded his grandfather, Prince Louis II. Rainier's mother, Princess Charlotte, renounced her rights to succession so that he could come to the throne. [9 May 1949] Had his look-alike puppet in the French show Guignols de l'info, Les. Monegasque by nationality but is French, Italian, and Scottish by genealogy. At the time of his death he was the world's second-longest reigning monarch. 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. Served as a Second Lieutenant in the French army. His courage during the German counter-offensive in Alsace earned him the Croix de Guerre, the Bronze Star and the rank of Chevalier in the Legion of Honor. Although his grandfather, Prince Louis II, fought for the French during World War I, he supported the Nazi-installed Vichy government of his old army colleague, Marshall Petain, and did little when Italy invaded and occupied Monaco, setting up a fascist government. Louis's vacillation caused an enormous rift with Rainier. 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. Underwent brain surgery after suffering an aneurysm in December 1999. Had a tumor removed from his lung on February 2nd 2000. Is portrayed by Ian McShane in Grace Kelly

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