H.S.H. Prince Albert, Alexandre, Louis, Pierre, Sovereign Pr  

H.S.H. Prince Albert, Alexandre, Louis, Pierre, Sovereign Pr

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H.S.H. Prince Albert, Alexandre, Louis, Pierre, Sovereign Pr

16 events | No comments | 14. March 1958 - 20. October 2009

1958-03-14

Prince Albert II

Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco (Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi) was born 14 March 1958. He is the son of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and the American actress Grace Kelly. His sisters are Hereditary Princess Caroline and Princess...

14. March 1958

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1970-01-01

Camp Tecumseh on Lake Winnipesaukee

He was a camper and later a counselor for six summers at Camp Tecumseh on Lake Winnipesaukee, Moultonborough, New Hampshire in the 1970s. On the photo (1) With sisters Caroline and Stephanie Photo (2) Official Grimaldi family portrait Sources:...

1. January 1970

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1977-08-01

Amherst College in Massachusetts

In 1976, Prince Albert II graduated from the Albert I Lycée in Monaco with distinction. He studied at Amherst College in Massachusetts, United States from 1977-1981 and graduated with the title of Licentiate in political science...

1. August 1977

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1979-06-01

Touring Europe and the Middle East

He spent the summer of 1979 touring Europe and the Middle East with the Amherst Glee Club and graduated in 1981 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science (30th May 1981). Albert also undertook an exchange program with the University of...

1. June 1979

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1981-09-01

On board the French Navy's helicopter-carrier

September 1981 - April 1982: H.S.H. Prince Albert II trained on board the French Navy's helicopter-carrier "Jeanne d'Arc", with the rank of Ship-of-the-Line Ensign (2nd class)...

1. September 1981

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1984-05-01

Training courses with various international groups

January 1983 to late 1985: training courses with various international groups in the United States and Europe in the fields of communication, financial management and marketing ("Morgan Guaranty Trust", in New York,...

1. May 1984

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1996-05-01

Sports and Eagle Award

HSH the Prince participated in five Olympic Games, from Calgary in 1988 to Salt Lake City in 2002, as a member of the national bobsleigh team. Albert is an enthusiastic sportsman, he has been participating in cross country, javelin throwing, handball,...

1. May 1996

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1996-09-20

Honorary Doctorate in philosophy

H.S.H. Prince Albert II received an Honorary Doctorate in philosophy from the Pontifical University of Maynooth in Ireland. Photo: http://www.maynoothcollege.ie/GraduationDay2011.shtml

20. September 1996

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2000-10-26

Honorary Professor of International Studies

His Serene Highness was made an Honorary Professor of International Studies at Tarrant County College, Forth Worth, Texas. On 5th October 2004, H.S.H. the Prince presided over the delegation of Monaco in Strasbourg for the official ceremony of...

26. October 2000

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2002-10-25

World Olympians Association fund-raiser

On 25 October 2002, Albert visited Miami, Florida for a World Olympians Association fund-raiser at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables. The group's mission was to have the 100,000 Olympians get involved with their communities and talk to young...

25. October 2002

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2005-04-06

Albert became Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco.

On 31 March 2005, the Palace of Monaco announced that Hereditary Prince Albert would take over the duties of his father as Regent since Rainier was no longer able to exercise his sovereign functions...

6. April 2005

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2005-05-01

Drawing the world's attention to the need to protect the (marine) environment.

Albert continues the policy, initiated by previous rulers of the statelet, of using his position to draw the world's attention to the need to protect the (marine) environment. Just like his great-great-grandfather Albert I he traveled to Spitsbergen...

1. May 2005

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2005-06-12

The first part of enthronement as ruler

The first part of Prince Albert II's enthronement as ruler of the Principality was on 12 July 2005, after the end of the three-month mourning period for his father. A morning Mass at Saint Nicholas Cathedral presided over by the Archbishop of Monaco,...

12. June 2005

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2006-04-16

Russian Arctic expedition

H.S.H. Prince Albert II visited the North Pole by dog sled from the Russian base of Barneo 120 kilometres away. This journey was the opportunity for him to pay tribute to his great-great grandfather, Prince Albert I of Monaco,...

16. April 2006

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2009-01-01

"Antarctique 2009, Terre en Alerte"

Prince Albert II of Monaco undertook a three week scientific journey in the Antarctic. He visited a large number of scientific stations and rejoined the South Pole in the company of the explorer Mike Horn...

1. January 2009

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2009-10-20

Awards in 2009

HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco was awarded The Teddy Roosevelt Medal at the United States Congress in Washington. In the same year he also was awarded the « Roger Revelle » prize at the...

20. October 2009

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