Albert I, Prince of Monaco

Albert I
Albert I, c. 1910
Prince of Monaco
Reign10 September 1889 – 26 June 1922
PredecessorCharles III
SuccessorLouis II
Born(1848-11-13)13 November 1848
Paris, France
Died26 June 1922(1922-06-26) (aged 73)
Paris, France
Burial
Spouse
  • (m. 1869; ann. 1880)
  • (m. 1889; sep. 1902)
IssueLouis II, Prince of Monaco
Names
Albert Honoré Charles Grimaldi
HouseGrimaldi
FatherCharles III, Prince of Monaco
MotherAntoinette de Mérode

Albert I (Albert Honoré Charles Grimaldi; 13 November 1848 – 26 June 1922) was Prince of Monaco from 10 September 1889 until his death in 1922. He devoted much of his life to oceanography, exploration and science. Alongside his expeditions, Albert I made reforms on political, economic and social levels, bestowing a constitution on the principality in 1911.