His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III dead at 81
RAINIER III, Louis-Henri-Maxence-Bertrand, Sovereign Prince of Monaco
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Duke of Valentinois, Count of Carladès, Baron of Calvinet, Baron of Buis, Lord of Saint-Rémy, Sire of Matignon, Count of Torigni, Baron of Saint-Lô, Baron of La Luthumière, Baron of Hambye, Duke of Mazarin, Duke of Mayenne, Prince of Château-Porcien, Count of Ferrette, Belfort, Thann and Rosemont, Baron of Altkirch, Lord of Isenheim, Marquis of Chilly, Count of Longjumeau, Marquis of Guiscard, Bailiff-Knight Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, with the Cross of the "ad honourem" profession, AND ALSO Colonel in the French Army, Grand Master of the Order of Saint-Charles, Grand Master of the Order of the Crown, Grand Master of the Order of Grimaldi, Knight Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Member of the Pontifical Military Order of the Golden Spur, Member of the Order of Seraphs, Collar of Merit of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Grand Cordon of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Savoir of Greece, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Royal Order of George I of Greece, Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold of Belgium, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Golden Lion of Nassau, Knight Grand Cross of the Equestrian Order of Saint-Martin, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of "Mohammed Ali", Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Karageorgevitch, Knight Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint-Jacques of the Sword, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Jose Matias Delagado of El Salvador, The Lebanese Merit "Hors classe", The French Cross of War, Cross of the Voluntary Combatant 1939-1945, Belgian Cross of War, Gold Medal of the American Legion and the Golden Olympic Order, FIA Gold Medal for Motor Sport , Grand Collier of the Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero of Panama, europe's longest-reigning monarch, has died at the age of 81, after spending several weeks in hospital. the royal palace stated that the prince, who had ruled the tiny mediterranean principality since 1949, died at 06:35 (04:35 gmt) after suffering from heart, kidney and lung problems.
he will be succeeded by his forty-seven-year-old son, Prince Abert, who took over his father's royal duties 31 march:
«in accordance with the Statutes of the Sovereign Family, and after discussions with HSH the Hereditary Prince Albert, the Secretary of State acting on behalf of the Council of the Crown, has stated the inability of HSH Prince Rainier III to exercise His Sovereign Duties at this time.
therefore, in the interim, His Sovereign Duties are assumed by HSH the Hereditary Prince Albert.»
therefore, in the interim, His Sovereign Duties are assumed by HSH the Hereditary Prince Albert.»
messages of support to the princely family may be sent to: the Consulate General of Monaco.
visit the site officiel du Palais Princier for information about Prince Rainier III, and what was a truly extraordinary life as europe's longest ruling monarch.
