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Prince of Monaco
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Arms of His Serene Highness The Prince of Monaco
Incumbent:
Albert II
Style: His Serene Highness
First monarch: Honoré II (as Prince, previous monarchs were called Lords)
Formation: 29 November 1604
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The Reigning Prince or Princess of Monaco is the sovereign monarch and head of state of the Principality of Monaco. The Royal Arms of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II are his arms of dominion in right of Monaco. Early life Born in the Prince's Palace of Monaco, Albert attended the Albert I High School graduating with distinction in 1976 Highness, often used with a personal possessive pronoun ( His/Her/Your/Their Highness(es, the first two abbreviated HH is an attribute referring to the rank of the Honoré II ( 24 December 1597 - 10 January 1662) was Sovereign Prince of Monaco. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe For other uses see Monaco (disambiguation Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco ( French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque The politics of Monaco have traditionally been under the autocratic control of the Prince of Monaco, and from its founding the Principality The Constitution of Monaco, first adopted in 1911 and heavily revised by Prince Rainier III on December 17, 1962, outlines three branches of government The Reigning Prince or Princess of Monaco is the sovereign Monarch and Head of state of the Principality of Monaco. Early life Born in the Prince's Palace of Monaco, Albert attended the Albert I High School graduating with distinction in 1976 The Minister of State is the head of the government of Monaco, though he is appointed by and subordinate to the Prince or Princess of Monaco. Jean-Paul Proust (born 1940 is the current Minister of State of Monaco. The Communal Council is the body responsible for the civil administration of the four quartiers of the Principality of Monaco. The National Council (Conseil National is the Parliament (legislative body of the Principality 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 Elections in Monaco gives information on Election and election results in Monaco. Parliamentary elections were held in Monaco on 9 February 2003. Parliamentary elections were held in Monaco on 3 February 2008. Political parties in Monaco lists political parties in Monaco. The Principality of Monaco is a sovereign and independent state linked closely to France by the Treaty of July 1918 which was formally noted in Article 436 of the Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent Sovereignty is the exclusive Right to control a Government, a country, a people or oneself Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a Monarchic or Republican Nation-state For other uses see Monaco (disambiguation Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco ( French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque All Princes or Princesses thus far have taken the name of the House of Grimaldi, but have belonged to various other houses in male line. The current Prince is Albert II. Early life Born in the Prince's Palace of Monaco, Albert attended the Albert I High School graduating with distinction in 1976

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Powers of the Prince

Monaco, along with Liechtenstein, is one of only two countries in Europe where the monarch still plays an active role in day-to-day politics. The Principality of Liechtenstein (Fürstentum Liechtenstein) is a tiny doubly landlocked Alpine country in Western Europe, bordered by Switzerland

The Prince or Princess exercises his or her authority in accordance with the Constitution and laws. He or she represents the Principality in all foreign relations and any revision, either total or partial, of the Constitution, must be jointly agreed to by the Prince and the National Council. The National Council (Conseil National is the Parliament (legislative body of the Principality of Monaco.

Legislative power is divided between the Prince who initiates the laws, and the National Council which votes on them. Executive power is retained by the Prince. The Minister of State and the Government Council are directly responsible to the Prince for the administration of the Principality.

Judiciary powers also belong to the Prince, the present Constitution states that the Prince has full authority in the courts and tribunals which render justice in his or her name.

Albert II, also grants amnesty and Monegasque citizenship, and bestows orders, titles and other ranks of distinction (see Awards and decorations of Monaco)

Titles and styles

Like all Monegasque royalty, the Prince is styled His Serene Highness (or, in the case of a ruling Princess, Her Serene Highness), abbreviated to S. There are six orders and high ranking medals of Monaco. These are Order of St A style of office, or honorific, is a term which by Tradition or Law precedes a reference to a person who holds a post or Title, or to the Serene Highness ( Acronym HSH) &ndash His Serene Highness or Her Serene Highness. A. S. (Son Altesse Serenissime). Though they are rarely used, the Prince also bears a great many other hereditary titles, some of which are occasionally bestowed on his relatives or their spouses. Most of these titles have merged with the Crown of Monaco as a result of the Grimaldi family's acquisition of various duchies, counties, baronies, and other fiefs, though they are almost all extinct and carry no administrative power. A duchy is a territory fief, or domain ruled by a Duke or Duchess. A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. A barony is an Administrative division of a country usually of lower rank and importance than a County. Under the system of Feudalism, a fiefdom, fief, feud, feoff, or fee, often consisted of inheritable lands or revenue-producing The current Prince's complete titles and styles are:

His Serene Highness Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco (princely title)

Non-reigning princes(ses) of Monaco

Prince(ss) of Monaco is a title also given to certain members of the princely family of Monaco. Duke of Valentinois ( French: Duc de Valentinois; Italian: Duca Valentino) formerly Count of Valentinois, is a title of Marquis of Baux (Marquis des Baux is one of the Prince of Monaco 's many hereditary titles and one which is usually also given to the reigning Prince's eldest son This is a list of counts and dukes of Rethel. The first counts of Rethel ruled independently before the county passed first to the Counts of Nevers, then to the Duke of Mayenne (duc de Mayenne is a title created for a cadet branch of the House of Guise. For other uses see Monaco (disambiguation Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco ( French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque It is not to be confused with the ruling Prince's title "Reigning Prince of Monaco", from which the first word is commonly dropped, or with the title of the heir apparent or presumptive to the throne, Hereditary Prince of Monaco. An heir apparent is an Heir who (short of a fundamental change in the situation cannot be displaced from inheriting the term is used in contrast to Heir presumptive An heir presumptive is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne peerage or other hereditary honor but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an Heir apparent The Hereditary Prince ( ss) of Monaco is the title given to the Heir apparent or Heir presumptive to the reigning Prince of Monaco

See also

The following is a Chronological list of rulers of Monaco. Most belong to the House of Grimaldi; exceptions which consist primarily of the principality's The line of Succession to the Monegasque Throne passes to the descendants of the reigning Prince of Monaco in accordance with male-preference Primogeniture
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