List of rulers of Monaco

Monaco had been a rulership since 969 , was given sovereignty in 1441 and was called a principality since 1633 at the latest .

Princely coat of arms of the Grimaldi dynasty of Monaco

Monaco was ruled by the Grimaldi family from 1275 (with interruptions) until 1731, by the Goyon-Grimaldi family since 1731 and by the Grimaldi-Valentinois family since 1949 .

Ruler of Monaco

Lords ( Seigneurs ) of Monaco

Surname	Domination	Remarks
Lord of Monaco Rainier I.	1297-1301
Ghibelline / Genoese rule	1301-1331
Lord of Monaco Charles I.	1331-1357
Genoese rule lord of Monaco Rainier II.	1357-1419	(1357–1407 in exile)
Lord of Monaco Jean I - (1407–1441)	1419-1441

On November 20, 1441, the feudal lordship over Monaco was lifted and the rule became independent.

Independent gentlemen from Monaco

Surname	Domination	Remarks
Mr. Jean I.	1441-1454
Mr. Catalano	1454-1457
Mr. Lambert	1457-1494
Mr. Jean II.	1494-1505
Mr. Lucien	1505-1523
Mr. Augustin	1523-1532	(previously Bishop of Grasse )
Mr. Honoré I.	1532-1581
Mr. Charles II.	1581-1589
Mr. Hercule	1589-1604
"Prince" Honoré II.	1604-1633

Even if the previous Grimaldi were sometimes referred to as “Prince” or “Prince” out of courtesy, they did not officially have this title. Honoré II used the title “Prince and Lord” for the first time in his correspondence with the Spaniards from around 1612, but it was not until 1633 that the court in Madrid recognized the title of prince.

Prince of Monaco

House Grimaldi

Surname	Domination	Remarks
Prince Honoré II.	1633-1662
Prince Louis I.	1662-1701
Prince Antoine I.	1701-1731
Princess Louise-Hippolyte	February 20 - December 29, 1731

House Matignon-Grimaldi (also: Goyon-Grimaldi)

Surname	Domination	Remarks
Prince Jacques I.	1731-1733	fled the Monaco streets in 1732
Prince Honoré III.	1733-1793	dethroned by the French
French rule	1793-1814
Prince Honoré IV.	1814-1819
Prince Honoré V.	1819-1841
Prince Florestan I.	1841-1856
Prince Charles III	June 20, 1856 - September 10, 1889
Prince Albert I.	September 10, 1889 - June 26, 1922
Prince Louis II	June 26, 1922 - May 9, 1949

House Polignac-Grimaldi (also: Grimaldi-Valentinois)

Surname	Domination	Remarks
Prince Rainier III.	May 9, 1949 - April 6, 2005
Prince Albert II.	April 6, 2005 - acting

Individual evidence

1. ↑ L'histoire de Monaco - Du XIIIème au XIXème siècle on montecarloresort.com (French)