Rulers of Monaco

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Lords of Monaco
François Grimaldi (seized the Rock of Monaco, never reigned) - 1297
Rainier I, Lord of Cagnes (cousin of François) - 1297-1301

Under Genoese control - 1301-1331

Charles I* (son of Rainier I) - 1331-1357
Antonio* (brother of Rainier I) - 1352-1357
Rainier II* (son of Charles I) - 1352-1357
Gabriel* (son of Charles I) - 1352-1357
*joint rulers

Under Genoese control - 1357-1395

Louis (son of Charles I, jointly with Jean I) - 1395
Jean I (son of Rainier II, jointly with Louis) - 1395

Under Genoese control - 1395-1397

Louis (2nd reign, son of Charles I) - 1397-1402

Under Genoese contro  - 1402-1419

Ambroise of Menton*     (son of Rainier II) - 1419-1427
Antonie of Roquebrune* (son of Rainier II) - 1419-1427
Jean I*     (2nd reign, son of Rainier II - 1419-1436
*joint rulers

Under Duchy of Milan control  - October, 1436-November, 1436

Jean I (3rd reign, son of Rainier II) - 1436-1454
Catalan (son of Jean I) - 1454-1457
Claudine (daughter of Catalan) - 1457-1458
Pomelline Fregoso* - 1457-1458
*Regent for Claudine

Lambert (husband of Claudine) - 1458-1494
Jean II    (son of Lambert and Claudine) - 1494-1505
Lucien    (son of Lambert and Claudine) - 1505-1523
Honoré I (son of Lucien) - 1523-1581
Augustine Grimaldi* - 1523-1532
Nicholas Grimaldi* - 1532
Étienne Grimaldi* - 1532-1540
*Regents for Honoré I

Charles II (son of Honoré I) - 1581-1589
Hercule (son of Honoré I) - 1589-1604
Honoré II (son of Hercule, last Lord of Monaco) - 1604-1662
Prince Francis Landi of Valdetare* - 1604-1616
*Regent for Honoré II

Princes of Monaco
Honoré II (son of Hercule, became first Prince of Monaco in 1612) - 1604-1662
Louis I     (grandson of Honoré II) - 1662-1701
Antonio I (son of Louis I) - 1701-1731
Louise-Hippolyte (daughter of Antonio I) - 1731
Jacques I* - 1731
*Regent for Louise-Hippolyte

Jacques I (husband of Louise-Hippolyte) - 1731-1733
Honoré III (son of Jacques I and Louise-Hippolyte) - 1733-1793
Chevalier de Grimaldi* - 1732-1784
*Regent for Honoré III   

Annexed by France - 1793-1814

Honoré IV (son of Honoré III) - 1814-1819
Joseph Marie Jerôme    Honoré Grimaldi* - 1814
*Regent for Honoré IV

State Council* - 1814-1819
*Ruled for Honoré IV

Honoré V* - 1815-1819
*Regent for his father

Honoré V (son of Honoré IV) - 1819-1841
Florestan I (brother of Honoré V) - 1841-1856
Charles III (son of Florestan I) - 1856-1889
Albert I (son of Charles III) - 1889-1922
Louis II (son of Albert I) - 1922-1949
Rainier III (grandson of Louis II) - 1949-2005
Albert II* - 2005
*Regent for his father

Albert II (son of Rainier III) - 2005-present