Sovereign for sport and tradition
March 14, 1958 second child and only son of Prince Rainier III and Grace Kelly, His Serene Highness Prince Albert, Alexandre, Louis, Pierre, Marquis of Baux, was born on March 14, 1958. Baptism Alberto had as godfather to Prince Louis de Polignac and whose godmother was Queen Victoria-Eugénia of Spain. From an early age, in the years of the first education and then the accadamica, Prince Albert practice various sports for which gets numerous distinctions in athletics (cross country, Javelin), handball, judo (black belt), swimming (academic), tennis, rowing, sailing, skiing, squash and fencing. The real predilection though is football. In July 1984, for the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, accompanied in their private capacity-Olympic delegation of the Principality. In the years 1985 and 1986 participates in the Paris-Dakar rally. Join five times at the winter Olympic Games in the speciality of bob (Calgary 1988, Albertville 1992, Lillehammer in 1994 in Nagano in 1998, and in Salt Lake City in 2000). Since 1983 he is President of the Monegasque Federation of swimming, the Yacht Club of Monaco, Monegasque Athletics Federation since 1984, since 1987 the Organizing Committee of the games for small States, since 1987 the Monegasque Federation Bobsleigh, the Monegasque Olympic Committee, presiding from 1994 1999 Monegasque Federation of Modern Pentathlon. Finally since 1985 plays important roles in the International Olympic Committee. Fluent in English, French, German, Italian and German. Among the many titles and Honors include: Grand Cross of the order of Saint-Charles (1979), Grand Cross of the order des Grimaldi (1958), Colonel des Carabiniers (1986). Among foreign distinctions: Grand Officer of the order of the Legion of honour (January 19, 1984, awarded by François Mitterrand), Knight of honour and devotion of the order of Malta (1989), Grand Cross of the national order of merit (1997, awarded by President Jacques Chirac). Honorary Member of the International Institute of humanitarian law since 1986, Member of the support Committee of the W.W.F. Since 1990, now is constantly engaged in first person in international aid and emergency humanitarian interventions. Albert became Prince after his father's death (April 6, 2005). Official Coronation took place on November 19, 2005. The ruler of Monaco has officially recognized a daughter, born in 1992 in California from a fleeting relationship with Tamara Rotolo, a former waitress. And Alexandre, had in 2003 from hostess Nicole Coste. Albert II of Monaco's Companion then becomes South African swimming champion Charlene Wittstock, ex; known in the 2001 Albert and Charlene start appearing in official events since 2006. Tie the knot on July 9, 2011.