Rainier III

American  

[rey-neer, re-, ruh-, re-nyey] / reɪˈnɪər, rɛ-, rə-, rɛˈnyeɪ /

noun

1. Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand de Grimaldi Prince of Monaco, 1923–2005, reigning prince of Monaco 1949–2005.

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Rainier III British  

/ ˈreɪnɪˌeɪ, rɛnje /

noun

1. full name Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand de Grimaldi . 1923–2005, ruling prince of Monaco from 1949. He married (1956) the US actress Grace Kelly (1929–82)

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Example Sentences

Prince Albert is the son of the late Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2023

Albert is the son of the late Prince Rainier III and actress Grace Kelly, who gave up a Hollywood career to become Princess Grace.

From Reuters • May 25, 2022

Prince Rainier III of Monaco first met Hollywood film star Grace Kelly during a Cannes Film Festival photo shoot in 1955.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2022

Casiraghi's grandmother, Grace, was an American actress who became Princess of Monaco after she married the country's Prince Rainier III on April 19, 1956.

From Fox News • Jun. 1, 2019

She performed at the 1949 coronation of Monaco’s Prince Rainier III and initially spurned overtures to come to Hollywood, telling producer John Houseman “I want to die a dancer.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2018