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Historical Timeline for Monaco - A chronology of key events
Monaco Timeline[edit | edit source]
Date | Event |
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300,000 years BC | first traces of the presence of prehistoric men on Monegasque soil. |
6th century BC | the Monoïkos settle on the Rock. |
122 BC | the harbor is renamed Portus Herculis Monoeci, "Port Hercule". |
1191 | construction of a fortress on the Rock begins. |
January 8, 1297 | François Grimaldi Malizia ("the cunning") enters, disguised as a Franciscan monk, into the enclosure of the Ghibelline fortress, and takes possession of it. The memory remains marked in the coat of arms of the Grimaldi (held by two monks brandishing a swo |
1346 | Charles I, son of Rainier I, acquires the Lordship of Menton. The Ghibellines are in power on the Rock. |
1356 | Charles I returns to Monaco where he becomes the owner. |
1355 | Charles I acquires the stronghold of Roquebrune. The Rock returns to the hands of the Ghibellines. |
1419 | the sons of Rainier II become the Coseigneurs of Monaco. Roquebrune, Monaco and Menton form one and the same territory. The Grimaldi are established on the Rock almost permanently. |
1454 | drafting of the first testament by John I guaranteeing the succession of the Grimaldi to the throne |
1482 | Louis XI offers protection to Monaco and recognizes its autonomy. |
1612 | the patronymic name of the Grimaldi disappears. Monaco becomes a Principality. |
1663 | construction of the monumental double revolution staircase giving the Cour d'Honneur its final appearance. |
1709 | construction of Fort Antoine. |
1793 | integration of Monaco into French territory under the name of Fort Hercule, commune of the Alpes-Maritimes. Disappearance of Monaco as a Principality. The members of the Princely Family are deprived of their title. |
1805 | annexations of Menton and Roquebrune to the district of Nice, in the department of Alpes-Maritimes. |
May 1814 | signature of the Treaty of Paris, which grants the restoration of the Princes of Monaco. |
1848 | Menton and Roquebrune proclaim the downfall of the Grimaldi and affirm themselves as "free cities", under Sardinian protection. Birth of Albert I, son of Charles III. |
1861 | Independence of Monaco. The Principality covers 150 ha. Abolition of land, sea and monetary borders between Monaco and France. |
1863 | Charles III makes the Principality a tourist destination. Opening of the SBM and a casino. |
June 1, 1866 | Charles III gives his name to the district of Monte-Carlo (Mont-Charles) by Sovereign Order. |
1869 | Charles III abolishes personal, property and movable taxes as well as the patent tax. |
1881 | the red and white Monegasque flag is officially recognized. |
1882 | a Sovereign Ordinance makes possible a so-called "solemn" adoption succession for the benefit of a direct heir, of French or Monegasque nationality, approved by the French Government, in order to prevent a "foreign" Prince from being able to settle. seize |
1887 | the bishopric of Nice authorizes the Prince to create his own diocese. |
1911 | promulgation of the new Constitution which defines the principles of independence and sovereignty, Monegasque rights and duties, the sharing of legislative power between the Sovereign and the National Council, as well as the organization of a government a |
July 1918 | France undertakes to defend the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Principality. Monaco undertakes to exercise its sovereign rights in accordance with French political, military and economic interests. |
1933 | Louis II ascends the throne. |
1944 | Princess Charlotte renounces her rights to the throne and her title of Hereditary Princess in favor of her son Rainier III. |
May 1949 | Sovereign Prince Louis II abdicates in favor of his grandson Rainier III. November 19 officially becomes Monaco's national holiday. |
April 18, 1956 | Princely marriage between Rainier III and Miss Grace Kelly. |
1957 | birth of Princess Caroline. Birth of the industrial district of Fontvieille. |
1958 | birth of Prince Albert, future Albert II. |
1962 | the Monegasques are exempt from taxes, as well as the French living in Monaco for more than five years on the date of October 13, 1962. |
1965 | birth of Princess Stéphanie. |
January 25, 1978 | birth of Miss Charlène Wittstock, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. |
1982 | the Principality is in mourning upon learning of the death of Princess Grace Kelly, victim of a car accident on the road between La Turbie and Cap d'Ail, from which her youngest daughter miraculously escaped. |
November 11, 1986 | the future Prince Albert II was appointed Colonel of the Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince. |
1988 | the future Prince Albert II is appointed Lieutenant of the reserve vessel in the corps of French naval officers. |
1993 | Monaco becomes the 183rd member state of the United Nations. |
1997 | celebration of the 700 years of the Grimaldi dynasty, making the reign of this family the oldest in the world. |
1999 | creation of the whale sanctuary in the Liguro-Provençal basin. Celebration of the Jubilee of HSH Prince Rainier III. |
2000 | construction of a 352 m floating dyke on the sea (a unique process for which the international patent, filed by Monaco, makes it a world first!). First meeting between Prince Albert and Miss Charlène Wittstock on the occasion of the Meeting International |
2002 | Charlène Wittstock is a three-time gold medalist at the Swimming World Cup (in 50m and 100m backstroke, and 4x100m relay). She also won the silver medal in the 4x100m at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester. |
April 6, 2005 | death of Sovereign Prince Rainier III. |
November 19, 2005 | accession of Prince Albert II. |
April 2006 | sleigh expedition to the North Pole of HSH Prince Albert II. |
2007 | Prince Albert II organizes with Nelson Mandela a charity whose profits are reversed to the Amade Mondiale, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund. |
2009 | expedition of HSH Prince Albert II to the South Pole in Antarctica with the South African adventurer-explorer Mike Horn. The Principality appears on the white list of the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development). Monaco is elected to |
June 23, 2010 | official announcement of the engagement between HSH Prince Albert II and Miss Charlène Wittstock. |
March 18, 2011 | death of Princess Antoinette, sister of Sovereign Prince Rainier III. |
July 1, 2011 | announced celebration of the civil ceremony that will unite HSH Prince Albert II and Miss Charlène Wittstock in the Throne Room of the Prince's Palace. |
July 2, 2011 | religious union announced in the Cour d'Honneur of the Prince's Palace by the Archbishop of Monaco, Monsignor Bernard Barsi. |
December 2011 | creation of the Princess Charlene Foundation for children and women in difficulty. |
June 2012 | HSH Prince Albert goes to the Rio + 20 summit. |
March 2013 | birth of Sasha, son of Andrea Casiraghi, grandson of HRH Princess Caroline. |
August 2013 | civil marriage between Andrea Casiraghi and Tatiana Santo Domingo. |
December 2013 | birth of Raphaël, son of Charlotte Casiraghi, grandson of HRH Princess Caroline. |
December 10, 2014 | birth of twins Gabriella Thérèse Marie (born at 5:04 p.m.) and Jacques Honoré Rainier (born at 5:06 p.m.) in the maternity ward of the Princess Grace Hospital of Monaco, children of LL.AA.SS. the Prince and Princess of Monaco. Prince Jacques Honoré Rainie |
May 2015 | baptism of the princely twins in the cathedral Notre-Dame-Immaculée of Monaco by Monsignor Bernard Barsi. Jacques received his blessing surrounded by his godfather Christopher Le Vine Junior, son of an American cousin of the sovereign from the Grace Kelly clan, and his godmother Diane de Polignac Nigra, cousin on the side of Prince Rainier. Gabriella's godfather and godmother are relatives of South African Charlene: her younger brother Gareth Wittstock and her friend Nerine Pienaar. |