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Rainier III, Prince of Monaco

Prince of Monaco from 1949 to 2005 (1923-2005) · Monaco · Historical Figures · Died at 81

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The prince who married Grace Kelly and turned a casino town into a tax shelter. Rainier III's 56-year reign transformed Monaco from a gambling curiosity into a haven for wealth, while his 1956 wedding to Hollywood royalty made him front-page news worldwide.

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2005Died6 April 20051997“The miracle that after 700 years the family is still there shows that there's been unity between my family and the population.”In their words1997 interview with The New York Times; quoted in "Prince Rainier, Who Brought Stardom to Monaco, Dies at 81" in The New York Times

1988Gold Olympic OrderAward1983“Let's say the change is that we worked as a team and the team has been split up.”In their words1983 interview; quoted in "Monaco's Prince Rainier dies, aged 81" in The New York Times

1971Anniversary Medal at the Occasion of the 2500th Anniversary of the Founding of the Iranian EmpireAward1953Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian RepublicAward1949Prince of MonacoOffice1949-20051923Born31 May 1923

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  1. The miracle that after 700 years the family is still there shows that there's been unity between my family and the population.

    1997, 1997 interview with The New York Times; quoted in "Prince Rainier, Who Brought Stardom to Monaco, Dies at 81" in The New York Times, Own words

  2. Let's say the change is that we worked as a team and the team has been split up.

    1983, 1983 interview; quoted in "Monaco's Prince Rainier dies, aged 81" in The New York Times, Own words

  3. I am like the head of a company.

    Describing his role in the development of Monaco; quoted in "Monaco's Debonair Prince Rainier III Dies at 81" in The Washington Post, Own words

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Awards

Gold Olympic Order1988
Anniversary Medal at the Occasion of the 2500th Anniversary of the Founding of the Iranian Empire1971
Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic1953
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Croix de guerre 1939-1945
Bronze Star Medal
Order of the Golden Spur
Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero
Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer

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Born at the Prince's Palace in May 1923, the only son of Hereditary Princess Charlotte and Prince Pierre, Rainier inherited Monaco in 1949 and set about remaking it. He steered the principality away from its casino-gambling foundations and toward its present identity as a tax haven and cultural hub. Along the way he pushed through constitutional reforms that curbed the sovereign's absolute power. In 1956 he married American film star Grace Kelly, a union that brought global attention and three children: Caroline, Albert, and Stéphanie. He ruled for nearly 56 years, dying in April 2005 from a lung infection worsened by decades of smoking, leaving the throne to his son Albert II.

Country
Monaco
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2005 · aged 81

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