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Rainier III, Prince of Monaco
Rainier III was Prince of Monaco from 1949 to his death in 2005. Rainier ruled the Principality of Monaco for almost 56 years.
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politics · Prince of Monaco from 1949 to 2005 · monarch · politician · aristocrat · also Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, Rainiero Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi, Rainier III, Rainier de Monaco, Prince Rainier III, Rainier, Prince of Monaco
Born 31 May 1923 · Died 6 April 2005 · Q185025
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2026· 2 entries
Public attention spiked: 5,893 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.6× the usual 1,284, with 0 article edits.
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2012· 1 entry
A monument to Rainier III and Grace Kelly was erected in Yoshkar-Ola, Russia
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2005· 3 entries
Died 2005-04-06.
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“Opis: przydomek, jaki zyskał z powodu zasług dla rozwoju i modernizacji Monako”
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“Monaco will always be prosperous so long as there are 3,000 rich men in the world.”
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1995· 2 entries
Rainier established a postal museum in 1995: the Museum of Stamps and Coins, in Monaco's Fontvieille district by using the collections of the Monégasque princes Albert I and Louis II.
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“Opis: słowa przed pierwszym spotkaniem z Rainierem III w Cannes w 1995.”
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1988· 1 entry
Earned Gold Olympic Order (1988).
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1982· 2 entries
In her honor, to support fledging American artists
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Who expressed interest if extra scenes were shot
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1979· 1 entry
The Prince made his acting debut alongside the Princess in a half-hour independent film, Rearranged, produced in Monaco
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1971· 1 entry
Won anniversary medal at the occasion of the 2500th anniversary of the founding of the Iranian Empire (1971).
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1964· 1 entry
Effectively ensuring that his vision of Monaco would be implemented
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1962· 1 entry
Rainier ratified the Principality's new constitution, which significantly reduced the power of the sovereign
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1959· 1 entry
Saying that it "has hindered the administrative and political life of the country"
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1955· 2 entries
During a photocall at the Palace scheduled to support her trip to the Cannes Film Festival
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Leading to the resignation of Monaco's cabinet
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1953· 1 entry
Awarded Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1953).
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1949· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prince of Monaco (1949–2005).
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1944· 1 entry
The day before his 21st birthday, Rainier's mother renounced her right to the Monégasque throne and Rainier became Prince Louis's direct heir
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1943· 1 entry
Before studying at Sciences Po Paris in Paris
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1923· 1 entry
Born 1923-05-31.
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