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Louis II (Louis Honoré Charles Antoine Grimaldi; 12 July 1870 – 9 May 1949) was Prince of Monaco from 26 June 1922 to 9 May 1949.
A military man by career who had served in Africa, Louis II fought under the French flag in 1914 and was then heralded many times for his acts of bravery, for which he was awarded the War Cross with distinction.
Sep 17, 2016 · Louis Honoré Charles Antoine Grimaldi, great grandfather of Prince Albert II, played an important role in the development of his country. Let’s see what was remarkable about his reign. Louis’ parents Prince Albert I and Lady Mary Victoria Hamilton divorced when their son was 10.
Dec 17, 2023 · Prince Louis II reigned over a dark period of Monaco’s history and his indecisiveness put a strain on his relationship with his grandson, Prince Rainier, who supported the Allied Forces.
Official website of the Prince’s Palace of Monaco. News of the princely family: press releases, speeches, videos, photos... Discover the history of the Palace and the Grimaldi family.
Prince Louis II of Monaco, the predecessor of Prince Rainer III (husband of Grace Kelly and father of today’s Prince Albert of Monaco), died on this day in 1949. Louis II was Rainer`s grandfather, and the great-grandfather of Prince Albert.
Louis II, the 11th Prince of Monaco, was the last member of the Matignon family to hold the title. He was born to Albert I (1848-1922) and Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton (December 11, 1850 - May 14, 1922), the daughter of the 11th Duke of Hamilton and the granddaughter of the Grand Duke of Baden.
In 1662, Louis succeeded his grandfather Honoré II as Prince of Monaco. In 1666 he distinguished himself at the Four Days' Battle between the English and Dutch fleets. On 5 July 1668 he took the oath to King Louis XIV of France in the Parlement on account of being Duke of Valentinois and a Peer of France. He was made a knight of the French ...
Sep 25, 2023 · Louis II became the new Prince of Monaco. He was already 52 years-old and not really liked by the Monegasques, because he had shown himself too little on the Rock. He was clearly a different Prince from his pacifist father.
Albert II (Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi; [2] born 14 March 1958) is Prince of Monaco, reigning since 2005. Born at the Prince's Palace of Monaco, Albert is the second child and only son of Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace. He attended the Lycée Albert Premier before studying political science at Amherst College.
