Albert II, Prince of Monaco
Albert II is Prince of Monaco, reigning since 2005.
Albert II in 2019
Prince Albert with his mother, Princess Grace, at the Floriade garden exhibit in Netherlands, 1972
The Prince of Monaco visiting the Senate of Poland in 2012
Prince Albert II with Russian President Vladimir Putin in October 2013.
The sovereign prince is the monarch and head of state of the Principality of Monaco. All reigning princes and princesses have taken the name of the House of Grimaldi. When Prince Rainier III died in 2005, he was Europe's longest reigning monarch. The Grimaldi family, which has ruled Monaco for eight centuries, is Europe's longest-ruling royal family.
Monarchy of Monaco