Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi, Count of Polignac; 31 May 1923 – 6 April 2005), styled His Serene Highness The Sovereign Prince of Monaco, ruled the Principality of Monaco for almost 56 years, making him one of the longest ruling monarchs of the 20th century. Though he was best known outside of Europe for having married American actress Grace Kelly, he was also responsible for reforms to Monaco's constitution and for expanding the principality's economy beyond its traditional gambling base. Gambling accounts for approximately three percent of the nation's annual revenue today; when Rainier ascended the throne in 1949, it accounted for more than 95 percent.

Prince Rainier

AKA Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand de Grimaldi

Birthplace: Monte Carlo, Monaco Died: Location of death: Monte Carlo, Monaco Cause of death: Infection Remains: Buried, Cathedral of St. Nicholas, Monte Carlo, Monaco

Gender: Male Religion: Roman Catholic Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Royalty

Nationality: Monaco Executive summary: Monarch of Monaco, 1949-2005

Military service: French Army (1944-54)

Father: Prince Pierre (d. 10-Nov-1964) Mother: Princess Charlotte (d. 16-Nov-1977) Sister: Princess Antoinette Wife: Grace Kelly (m. 18-Apr-1956, d. 1982, two daughters, one son) Daughter: Princess Caroline (b. 23-Jan-1957) Son: Prince Albert II (b. 14-Mar-1958) Daughter: Princess Stephanie (b. 1-Feb-1965) Girlfriend: Princess Ira von Fürstenberg (reportedly)

High School: Sea and Stowe School, Buckingham, England     University: Château de Rosey College, Rolle, Switzerland     University: University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France     University: School of Political Sciences, Paris, France

French Legion of Honor      Heart Bypass Operation double (1999)     Lung Removal (2000)     French Ancestry      Italian Ancestry      Scottish Ancestry 

Appears on the cover of: Life, March-1983, DETAILS: After Grace, Monaco's Royal Family Recovers -- An exclusive visit, plus a talk with Prince Rainier, BYLINE: (photo by Eric Feinblatt, Rainier surrounded by family) 

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