List of rulers of Monaco
Rulers of Monaco

List of rulers of Monaco

Section Title: Rulers of Monaco
Table Section Text: None

Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Reign start	Reign end	Notes

François Grimaldi (Died 1309)	-	8 January 1297	10 April 1301	François Grimaldi was the leader of a group of Genoese Guelphs that seized the Rock of Monaco. His cousin Rainier was the first Grimaldi ruler of the area now known as Monaco.

Rainier I, Lord of Cagnes (1267–1314)	-

Under Genoese-Ghibelline control from 10 April 1301 to 12 September 1331

Lords of Monaco

Charles I (died 1357)	-	12 September 1331	August 1357	Son of Rainier I, he retook the Rock from the Genoese. Won Menton (1346) and Roquebrune (1355).

Rainier II (1350–1407)	-	29 June 1352	15 August 1357	Son of Charles I Co-ruler since 29 June 1352 Yielded Monaco to the besieging Genoese for 20,000 fl. but retained Menton and Roquebrune.

Under Genoese-Ghibelline control from 15 August 1357 to January 1395

Louis (died 1402)	-	January 1395	19 December 1395	Son of Charles I Ruled jointly with Jean I

Jean I (1382–1454)	-	Son of Rainier II Ruled jointly with Louis

Under Genoese control from 19 December 1395 to 11 May 1397

Louis (died 1402)	-	11 May 1397	5 November 1402

Under Genoese control from 5 November 1402 to 5 June 1419

Jean I (1382–1454)	-	5 June 1419	8 May 1454	Sons of Rainier II, Jean, Ambroise and Antoine, bought back Monaco from Genoa and ruled it jointly until 1427. After Antoine's death, Jean bought out his brothers in exchange for the rule over Menton and Roquebrune.

Ambroise (died 1433)	-	1427

Antonie (died 1427)	-

Catalan (died 1457)	-	8 May 1454	July 1457

Claudine (c. 1451–1515)	-	July 1457	16 March 1458	Under the regency of her paternal grandmother Pomellina Fregoso Abdicated in favour of her cousin Lamberto, whom she married in 1465.

Lamberto (c. 1420–1494)	-	16 March 1458	March 1494

Jean II (1468–1505)	-	March 1494	11 October 1505	Son of Lamberto and Claudine Murdered by his brother, Lucien

Lucien (1487–1523)	-	11 October 1505	22 August 1523	Son of Lamberto and Claudine Murdered his brother, Jean II Murdered by his nephew, Bartholomew Doria of Dolceacqua

Honoré I (1522–1581)	-	22 August 1523	7 October 1581	Son of Lucien During his minority under the regency of Augustine Grimaldi, bishop of Grasse, 22 August 1523 – 14 April 1532 Nicholas Grimaldi, 14–23 April 1532 Blanche Grimaldi, baronne de Tourette (co-regent), 14 April– 1 July 1532.

Charles II (1555–1589)	-	7 October 1581	17 May 1589	Son of Honoré I

Hercule (1562–1604)	-	17 May 1589	29 November 1604	Son of Honoré I Murdered

Honoré II (1597–1662)	-	29 November 1604	10 January 1662	Son of Hercule Until 1616 under the regency of Prince Francis Landi of Valdetare Starting in 1612, Honoré II was the first Monegasque ruler to adopt the personal style of Prince, to which the Grimaldi rulers of Monaco were already entitled to through their possession in Italy.

Sovereign Princes of Monaco

Louis I (1642–1701)	-	10 January 1662	2 January 1701	Grandson of Honoré II

Antonio I (1661–1731)	-	2 January 1701	20 February 1731	Son of Louis I

Louise Hippolyte (1697–1731)	-	21 February 1731	29 December 1731	Daughter of Antonio I Under the regency of her husband, Jacques Goyon de Matignon

Jacques I (1689–1751)	-	29 December 1731	7 November 1733	Husband of Louise Hippolyte Regent for his wife since 21 February 1731 Left the country on 20 May 1732, with his brother-in-law, Antoine Grimaldi acting as regent.

Honoré III (1720–1795)	-	7 November 1733	19 January 1793	Son of Jacques I and Louise Hippolyte Until 28 November 1784 under the regency of his uncle, Antoine Grimaldi

French occupation (19 January 1793 – 17 May 1814)

National Convention	-	19 January 1793	24 February 1793	President: Joseph Barriera

Annexed by France	-	24 February 1793	17 May 1814	Governed by: Armand Louis de Gontaut, French military commandant 24 February 1793 – 1 March 1793 Henri Grégoire, French commissioner after 1 March 1793 Grégoire Marie Jagot, French commissioner

Allied occupation (17 May – 17 June 1814)

Honoré IV (1758–1819)	-	30 May 1814	16 February 1819	Son of Honoré III Titular prince since 21 March 1795 Under the regency of Joseph Grimaldi, his brother, 17–23 June 1814 the State Council, 23 June 1814 – 4 March 1819 Members: Louis Millo-Terrazzani, Horace Pretti de Saint-Ambroise, Antoine Sigaldi, Joseph Rey, Honoré Albini.

Honoré V (1778–1841)	-	16 February 1819	2 October 1841	Son of Honoré IV Regent for his father since 3 March 1815

Florestan I (1785–1856)	-	2 October 1841	20 June 1856	Son of Honoré IV

Charles III (1818–1889)	-	20 June 1856	10 September 1889	Son of Florestan I

Albert I (1848–1922)	-	10 September 1889	26 June 1922	Son of Charles III

Louis II (1870–1949)	-	26 June 1922	9 May 1949	Son of Albert I

Rainier III (1923–2005)	-	9 May 1949	6 April 2005	Grandson of Louis II From 31 March to 6 April 2005 under the regency of his son, Albert

Albert II (born 1958)	-	6 April 2005	Incumbent	Son of Rainier III Regent for his father from 31 March to 6 April 2005

Sentence(s)

Ambroise was Lord of Monaco from 1419 until 1427.
Ambroise Grimaldi, was Lord of Monaco from 1419 until 1427.
Ambroise was Lord of Monaco from 1419 until 1427.

final_sentence: Ambroise was Lord of Monaco from 1419 until 1427.
final_sentence: Ambroise Grimaldi, was Lord of Monaco from 1419 until 1427.
final_sentence: Ambroise was Lord of Monaco from 1419 until 1427.