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25 unusual facts about Prince of Monaco


Albatross Marine

Names of owners included Stirling Moss, Bridget Bardot, George Formby, Prince Rainier of Monaco (owner of six craft), Prince Philip and Jon Pertwee.

Albert of Monaco

Albert II, Prince of Monaco (born 1958), son of Prince Rainier III, and the current reigning Prince of Monaco since April 6, 2005

Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848–1922), who reigned as Prince of Monaco from September 10, 1889 to June 26, 1922

Antoine Grimaldi

Antonio I, Prince of Monaco (1661–1731), or Antoine de Monaco, Prince of Monaco

Attilly

Villeveque in the west with the villa of the Prince of Monaco, ponds for fishing, and the mill (where it is possible to learn to swim)

Bea Fiedler

Bea Fiedler "the bee" (born 28 June 1957 in Witten, Germany) is a German topless model who entered a paternity suit against Prince Albert of Monaco in 1987.

Bridgette Radebe

On 1–2 July 2011, Radebe played an assisting role in the wedding ceremony of Prince Albert II of Monaco and the former Charlene Wittstock.

Château de Ferrette

These titles were passed on to his heirs and exist today in the person of the Prince of Monaco who still carries the title of Count de Ferrette.

Descendants of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon

The Landgraves of Hesse-Darmstadt connection also provides the descent of Albert II, Prince of Monaco from Isabella I and Ferdinand II.

This is also true of the Sovereign Princes of Europe: Albert II, Prince of Monaco and Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein.

Dr. Michael M. Krop High School

In the 2002-2003 school year Albert II, Prince of Monaco visited Krop to speak to student athletes, WLTN Lightning news (closed circuit Krop news station), and the press.

Gillet

Famous Vertigo-owners are Prince Albert of Monaco and the French singer and actor Johnny Hallyday.

Giuseppe Brignole

While at Versailles, his wife started an affair with the young Honoré III, Prince of Monaco and when she suggested that their daughter marry her ex lover, Brignole refused fearing for his reputation.

Herman Rarebell

Later on, he co-created Monaco Records with Prince Albert of Monaco .

Ippolita Trivulzio

Originally buried in the crypt of the Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Monaco, she was moved on 4 November 1966 by decision of Prince Rainier III.

Jacqueline Caurat

It was during this series that she interviewed high-profiled philatelists such as Prince Rainier III of Monaco and stamp designers/engravers.

L'Imparfait des Langues

The concert was cancelled at short notice due to the death of Monaco's Prince Rainier; without a venue, Sclavis and his group booked into a recording studio in Pernes-les-Fontaines and recorded the music in a single day.

La Condamine

The yacht belonging to the Prince of Monaco is usually berthed in La Condamine's large harbour, the Port of Hercules.

Lawrence Marcus

In the 1950s, Lawrence's brother Stanley asked him to assist in a contest to design the bridesmaid outfits for the wedding of Grace Kelly to Rainier III, Prince of Monaco.

Leruo Molotlegi

In 2011, King Leruo Molotlegi was an invited guest to the wedding of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, to South Africa swimmer, Charlene Wittstock.

Monaco at the 2006 Winter Olympics

The team did not, for the first time since 1984, include Prince Albert of Monaco, who became the ruler of the Principality following the death of his father Rainier III.

Order of Grimaldi

As the Order rewards personal service to the Sovereign Prince of Monaco, it is awarded on the sole discretion of the Grand-Master, currently Albert II, Prince of Monaco.

Rita Gam

She was a bridesmaid at the wedding of her close friend Grace Kelly to Prince Rainier in Monaco.

Silvia Marcovici

In 1969, she won the second grand prize in the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud Competition in Paris (nobody won the first one) as well as the special prize of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco.

Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke

Notable swimmers missed out the top 8 final, featuring Germany's Antje Buschschulte, a pre-Olympic medal contender; South Africa's Charlene Wittstock, who eventually married to Albert II, Prince of Monaco in 2010; and Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry, who later emerged as one of the world's top backstroke swimmers in her decade.