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Albert II, prince of Monaco

(Encyclopedia) Albert II, 1958–, prince of Monaco (2005–), grad. Amherst College (B.A., 1981). A member of the long-ruling Grimaldi family, he is the son of Prince Rainier III, upon whose death he…

Grace, princess consort of Monaco

(Encyclopedia) Grace, 1929–82, princess consort of Monaco, b. Philadelphia as Grace Patricia Kelly. She acted on stage and television in New York, and made her film debut in 1951. Cool, blonde, and…

Rainier III

(Encyclopedia) Rainier IIIRainier IIIrĕnyāˈ [key], 1923–2005, prince of Monaco (1949–2005), a member of the Grimaldi family, which has ruled the tiny principality since 1297. Fiercely anti-Nazi,…

Kelly, Grace

(Encyclopedia) Kelly, Grace: see Grace, princess consort of Monaco.

Princess Caroline of Monaco, 1999 News

42, and Prince Ernst August of Hanover, 44, a cousin of the Windsors, married at a private civil ceremony in Monaco on her birthday. The wedding is his second and her third (she was divorced…

Chaminade, Cécile Louise Stéphanie

(Encyclopedia) Chaminade, Cécile Louise StéphanieChaminade, Cécile Louise Stéphaniesāsēlˈ lwēz stāfänēˈ shämēnädˈ [key], 1857–1944, French composer and pianist. She was a popular concert pianist and…

Monaco

(Encyclopedia) CE5 MonacoMonacomŏnˈəkō, mōnäˈkō, Fr. mônäkōˈ [key], officially Principality of Monaco, independent principality (2015 est. pop. 38,000), c.370 acres (150 hectares), on the…

Monte Carlo

(Encyclopedia) Monte CarloMonte CarlomôNtāˈ kärlōˈ [key], town (1982 pop. 13,150), principality of Monaco, on the Mediterranean Sea and the French Riviera. It is a tourist center noted for its world-…