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2005 in Monaco

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Decades:

Incumbents[edit]

Monarch: Rainier III^[1] (died 6 April 2005) Albert II (succeeded Rainier III, his father, as Sovereign Prince)^[1]
State Minister: Patrick Leclercq and Jean-Paul Proust

- 22 May - Kimi Räikkönen won the Monaco Grand Prix.
1 June – Patrick Leclercq steps down as Minister of State. Jean-Paul Proust assumes the office.^[2]
June/July – The Sovereign Prince officially acknowledged his paternity of Alexandre Grimaldi-Coste, who was at that time living in Villefranche-sur-Mer with his mother, Nicole Coste.^[3]
12 July – Albert II, Prince of Monaco attended a solemn Mass^[4] and received the keys to the city amid a fantastic celebration, involving fireworks^[4] and live music by U2 and Pink Floyd.^[5]

6 April – Rainier III died at the age of 81. Having assumed the throne on May 9, 1949, he was Europe's longest reigning monarch.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Monaco's Prince Rainier dead at 81". NBC News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

^ "Disparition de M. Jean-Paul Proust, ancient Ministre d'État de la Principauté de Monaco". Actualité (news). Gouvernement de Monaco. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

^ "Bachelor prince takes throne of Monaco". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

^ ^a ^b "Monaco's Albert II assumes throne". BBC News. BBC. Archived from the original on 26 April 2006. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

^ "Prince Rainier's son takes throne of Monaco dynasty". The Washington Times (US). Retrieved 5 December 2017.

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