List of rulers of Monaco - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The following is a chronological list of rulers of Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...

. Most belong to the House of Grimaldi

House of Grimaldi

The House of Grimaldi is associated with the history of the Republic of Genoa and of the Principality of Monaco.-History:The Grimaldi family descends from Grimaldo, a Genoese statesman at the time of the early Crusades. He might have been a son of Otto Canella, a consul of the Republic of Genoa in...

; exceptions, which consist primarily of the principality's administrators under periods of foreign occupation, are noted.

Lords of Monaco

Name	Reign	Notes
François Grimaldi François Grimaldi Francesco Grimaldi called il Malizia , was the Genoese leader of the Guelphs who captured the Rock of Monaco on the night of 8 January 1297...	January 8, 1297¹	Though François seized the Rock Rock of Monaco The Rock of Monaco is a 141 meter tall monolith on the Mediterranean coast of the Principality of Monaco.-History:The Rock has been a coveted possession from the beginning of the ancient Massilian colony of Monoïkos , named for the Ligurian tribes who occupied the area and vied for control of it;... , he was never ruler of Monaco.
Rainier I, Lord of Cagnes Rainier I of Monaco, Lord of Cagnes Rainier I of Monaco was the first sovereign Grimaldi ruler of the area now known as Monaco. He also held the title of Lord of Cagnes...	January 8, 1297 – April 10, 1301	François's cousin¹
Under Genoese Republic of Genoa The Most Serene Republic of Genoa \|Ligurian]]: Repúbrica de Zêna) was an independent state from 1005 to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast, as well as Corsica from 1347 to 1768, and numerous other territories throughout the Mediterranean.... control from April 10, 1301 to September 12, 1331
Lords of Monaco
Charles I Charles I, Lord of Monaco Charles I of Monaco was the first true Lord of Monaco, and is thus widely considered the founder of the dynasty.The oldest son of Rainier I by his first wife, Salvatica del Carretto, Charles was forced to flee into exile following the Rock of Monaco falling into Genoese control on April 10,...	September 12, 1331 – August 15, 1357	Joint rulers from June 29, 1352 to August 15, 1357
Antonio	June 29, 1352 – August 15, 1357
Rainier II Rainier II, Lord of Monaco Rainier II, Lord of Monaco ruled Monaco from June 29, 1352 to August 15, 1357. He ruled jointly with Antonio, Lord of Monaco. He was the son of Jean I and Genoese Pomellina Fregoso....	June 29, 1352 – August 15, 1357
Gabriel	June 29, 1352 – August 15, 1357
Under Genoese control from August 15, 1357 to January 1395
Louis	January 1395 – December 19, 1395	First of two reigns²; jointly with Jean I
Jean I	January 1395 – December 19, 1395	First of three reigns³; jointly with Louis
Under Genoese control from December 19, 1395 to May 11, 1397
Louis	May 11, 1397 – November 5, 1402	Second of two reigns
Under Genoese control from November 5, 1402 to June 5, 1419
Ambroise of Menton Menton Menton is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Situated on the French Riviera, along the Franco-Italian border, it is nicknamed la perle de la France ....	June 5, 1419 – 1427	Jointly with Antonie and Jean I
Antonie of Roquebrune Roquebrune Roquebrune may refer to the following communes in France:* Roquebrune, Gers, in the Gers département* Roquebrune, Gironde, in the Gironde département* Roquebrune, the former name for Roquebrune-Cap Martin, in the Alpes-Maritimes département...	June 5, 1419 – 1427	Jointly with Ambroise and Jean I
Jean I	June 5, 1419 – October 3, 1436	Second of three reigns³; jointly with Ambroise and Antonie
Occupied by the Duchy of Milan Duchy of Milan The Duchy of Milan , was created on the 1st of may 1395, when Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Lord of Milan, purchased a diploma for 100,000 Florins from King Wenceslaus. It was this diploma that installed, Gian Galeazzo as Duke of Milan and Count of Pavia... under the governorship of Biagio Assereto Biagio Assereto Biagio Assereto was an Italian admiral at the service of the Republic of Genoa.-Biography:He was born at Recco, the son of a smith. He was noticed by Francesco Spinola, lord of the city, who took him as a page. In 1423 he moved to Genoa starting a military career... from October 3, 1436 to November 1436
Jean I	November 1436 – May 8, 1454	Third of three reigns
Catalan	May 8, 1454 – July 1457
Claudine Claudine, Lady of Monaco Claudine Grimaldi was Lady regnant of Monaco between 1457 and 1458, and then Lady consort of Monaco as spouse of Lord Lambert of Monaco.- Biography :Claudine was the only child of her father, Catalan Grimaldi...	July 1457 – March 16, 1458
Pomelline Fregoso	July 1457 – March 16, 1458	Regent Regent A regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. Currently there are only two ruling Regencies in the world, sovereign Liechtenstein and the Malaysian constitutive state of Terengganu... for Lady Claudine
Lamberto Lamberto Grimaldi Lamberto Grimaldi was a Lord of Monaco . He was married to his cousin Claudine Grimaldi in 1465 in order to secure the Grimaldi inheritance of Monaco which by the small state's constitution could only pass to male heirs...	March 16, 1458 – March 1494
Jean II Jean II, Lord of Monaco Jean II/Giovanni II, was Lord of Monaco from March 1494 until his death. He was the eldest son of Lambert Grimaldi and Claudine Grimaldi .During his 11 year reign, he pursued the politics of his father...	March 1494 – October 11, 1505
Lucien Lucien, Lord of Monaco Lucien became Lord of Monaco on 11 October 1505, having murdered his predecessor and brother, Jean II, and held that sovereignty until his death.-Family and Marriage:...	October 11, 1505 – August 22, 1523
Honoré I Honoré I, Lord of Monaco Honoré I was Lord of Monaco from August 22, 1523 to October 7, 1581.Honoré was the youngest child of Lucien Grimaldi and Jeanne de Pontevès-Cabanes. He became Lord of Monaco at the age of 9 months, upon the assassination of his father on August 22, 1523...	August 22, 1523 – October 7, 1581
Augustine Grimaldi Augustine Grimaldi Augustine Grimaldi was Regent of Monaco , Bishop of Grasse, Abbot of Lérins, and founder of the village of Valbonne.-Family:...	August 22, 1523 – April 14, 1532	Regent for Honoré I
Nicholas Grimaldi	April 14, 1532 – April 23, 1532	Regent for Honoré I
Étienne Grimaldi	April 23, 1532 – December 16, 1540	Regent for Honoré I
Charles II Charles II, Lord of Monaco Charles II was Lord of Monaco from October 7, 1581 to May 17, 1589.Charles was the eldest son of Honoré I and Isabella Grimaldi...	October 7, 1581 – May 17, 1589
Hercule Hercule, Lord of Monaco Ercole was Lord of Monaco from May 17, 1589 to November 29, 1604.Ercole was the youngest of four sons of Honoré I and Isabella Grimaldi. His eldest brother Charles II became Lord of Monaco on the death of their father in 1581. Ercole's two elder brothers Francois and Horace died in childhood...	May 17, 1589 – November 29, 1604
Honoré II Honoré II, Prince of Monaco Honoré II was Sovereign Prince of Monaco. He was the first to be called Prince, but started his reign as Lord of Monaco....	November 29, 1604 – January 10, 1662	Though he started his rule as Lord of Monaco, Honoré II later became the first Prince of Monaco⁴.
Prince Francis Landi of Valdetare	November 29, 1604 – 1616	Regent for Honoré II

Princes of Monaco

Name	Reign	Notes
Princes of Monaco
Honoré II Honoré II, Prince of Monaco Honoré II was Sovereign Prince of Monaco. He was the first to be called Prince, but started his reign as Lord of Monaco....	November 29, 1604 – January 10, 1662	Though he started his rule as the last Lord of Monaco, Honoré II later became Prince of Monaco⁴. His independent sovereignty Sovereignty Sovereignty is the quality of having supreme, independent authority over a geographic area, such as a territory. It can be found in a power to rule and make law that rests on a political fact for which no purely legal explanation can be provided... was first recognized by Spain in 1633 and by France in 1641.
Louis I Louis I, Prince of Monaco Louis I, Prince of Monaco was Prince of Monaco from 1662 until 1701.Louis Grimaldi was the elder son of Prince Hercule of Monaco and Maria Aurelia Spinola....	January 10, 1662 – January 2, 1701	Louis I is not to be confused with Louis, an earlier Lord of Monaco².
Antonio I	January 2, 1701 – February 20, 1731
Louise Hippolyte	February 26, 1731 – December 29, 1731
Jacques I Jacques I, Prince of Monaco Jacques Goyon de Matignon was count of Thorigny, Prince of Monaco as Jacques I and the fourth Duke of Valentinois from 1731 until 1733.-Biography:...	February 20, 1731 – December 29, 1731	Regent for Louise Hippolyte until her death
Jacques I Jacques I, Prince of Monaco Jacques Goyon de Matignon was count of Thorigny, Prince of Monaco as Jacques I and the fourth Duke of Valentinois from 1731 until 1733.-Biography:...	December 29, 1731 – November 7, 1733
Honoré III Honoré III, Prince of Monaco Honoré III ruled as Prince of Monaco and was Duke of Valentinois for almost sixty years from 1733 to 1793...	November 7, 1733 – January 19, 1793
Chevalier de Grimaldi Chevalier de Grimaldi Antoine Grimaldi, le Chevalier [de] Grimaldi, was the de facto ruler of Monaco between 1732 and 1784...	May 20, 1732 – November 28, 1784	Regent for Jacques I until his death, then for Honoré III
Ruled by an elected National Convention and its President Joseph Barriera from January 19, 1793 to February 24, 1793
Annexed by France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... on February 24, 1793; under French occupation until May 17, 1814
Armand Louis de Gontant	February 24, 1793 – March 1, 1793	French commandant
Henri Grégoire Henri Grégoire Henri Grégoire , often referred to as Abbé Grégoire, was a French Roman Catholic priest, constitutional bishop of Blois and a revolutionary leader...	March 1, 1793 – March 1, 1793	French commissioner
Grégoire Marie Jagot	March 1, 1793 – March 1, 1793	French commissioner
Under allied occupation from May 17, 1814 to June 17, 1814
Honoré IV Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco Honoré IV was Prince of Monaco and Duke of Valentinois from 12 March 1795 to 16 February 1819. He was the son of Prince Honoré III by his wife, Maria Caterina Brignole, a Genoese noblewoman...	May 30, 1814 – February 16, 1819
Joseph Grimaldi Prince Joseph of Monaco Prince Joseph of Monaco was a Monagasque prince and brother of Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco.-Biography:...	June 17, 1814 – June 23, 1814	Regent for Honoré IV
The State Council of Monaco, consisting of Louis Millo-Terrazzani, Horace Pretti de Saint-Ambroise, Antoine Sigaldi, Joseph Rey, and Honoré Albini, ruled on behalf of Honoré IV from June 23, 1814 to March 4, 1819.
Honoré Grimaldi Honoré V, Prince of Monaco Honoré V was Prince of Monaco and Duke of Valentinois. He was born Honoré Gabriel Grimaldi, the first son of Honoré IV of Monaco and Louise d'Aumont...	March 3, 1815 – February 16, 1819	Regent for his father Honoré IV in his old age; became Honoré V upon his father's death
Honoré V Honoré V, Prince of Monaco Honoré V was Prince of Monaco and Duke of Valentinois. He was born Honoré Gabriel Grimaldi, the first son of Honoré IV of Monaco and Louise d'Aumont...	February 16, 1819 – October 2, 1841
Florestan I Florestan I, Prince of Monaco Florestan I, Prince of Monaco was Prince of Monaco and Duke of Valentinois from 2 October 1841 until his death...	October 2, 1841 – June 20, 1856
Charles III Charles III, Prince of Monaco Charles III was Prince of Monaco and Duke of Valentinois from 20 June 1856 to his death. He was the founder of the famous casino in Monte Carlo, as his title in Monegasque and Italian was Carlo III.-Birth:...	June 20, 1856 – September 10, 1889
Albert I Albert I, Prince of Monaco Albert I was Prince of Monaco and Duke of Valentinois from 10 September 1889 until his death.-Early life:...	September 10, 1889 – June 26, 1922
Louis II Louis II, Prince of Monaco Louis II was Prince of Monaco and Duke of Valentinois from 27 June 1922 until 9 May 1949.-Early years:Born Louis Honoré Charles Antoine Grimaldi in Baden-Baden, Germany, he was the only child of Prince Albert I of Monaco , and Lady Mary Victoria Hamilton...	June 26, 1922 – May 9, 1949
Rainier III Rainier III, Prince of Monaco Rainier III, Prince of Monaco , 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...	May 9, 1949 – April 6, 2005
Prince Albert, Marquis of Baux Albert II, Prince of Monaco Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco is the head of the House of Grimaldi and the ruler of the Principality of Monaco. He is the son of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and the American actress Grace Kelly...	March 31, 2005 – April 6, 2005	The Crown Council of Monaco Crown Council of Monaco The Crown Council of Monaco is a seven-member administrative body which meets at least twice annually to advise the Prince of Monaco on various domestic and international affairs. It is one of three such councils designated by the Principality's Constitution, the other two being the National... named Albert Regent for his father Rainier III while incapacitated; became Albert II upon his father's death
Albert II Albert II, Prince of Monaco Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco is the head of the House of Grimaldi and the ruler of the Principality of Monaco. He is the son of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and the American actress Grace Kelly...	April 6, 2005 – Present

Lords of Monaco

Princes of Monaco

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