rie Juliette , the great-grandmother of the present sovereign , Prince Albert II , never received a single official title from either Prince Albert I or her beloved Louis , who came to power in 1926 , four years before her death . But the name of Marie-Juliette Louvet was given to a street in her native village of Pierval . |
particularly France , who was on good terms with the Grimaldis , but in conflict with its German neighbour .
Louis ' s love affair and the birth of his daughter , even if an illegitimate one , conveniently played into the hands of the Grimaldi family and helped to rectify the situ-
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MONACO SUCCESSION CRISIS
In the early 20th century , the succession to the Monaco throne was quite ambiguous . Prince Albert I of Monaco was to be lawfully succeeded by his son Louis . The future Prince , however , had no brothers or sisters , nor wife or direct heirs . So , it was Albert ’ s “ Germanic ” cousin Wilhelm , who was in line to succeed Louis as the ruler . The 2nd Duke of Urach was the son of Princess Florestine of Monaco , daughter of Prince Charles III . On his paternal side , Wilhelm was a feudal lord and Württemberg family descendant . The 600-year Grimaldi rule would thus have been carried forward by the Germans . Politically , this did not suit a number of states ,
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Charlotte ’ s destiny was to help the ancient clan of her father retain the right to rule the country .
ation with the strong diplomatic and moral support of France . In 1919 , in Paris , in the presence of French President Poincaré , Hereditary Prince Louis officially recognizes Charlotte as a daughter , and her grandfather Albert grants her the title of Duchess of Valentinois , traditional for the heirs of the Principality .
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Prince Louis in a military uniform with his daughter Charlotte . Constantine ( Algeria ), 1890 |
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