The following is a list of rulers of Monaco by dates of rule. Most belong to the House of Grimaldi; exceptions, which consist primarily of the principality's administrators under periods of foreign occupation, are noted.

• François Grimaldi (8 January 1297) ¹
• Rainier I , Lord of Cagnes ¹ (8 January 1297 – 10 April 1301)
  • Under Genoese control from 10 April 1301 to 12 September 1331

Lords of Monaco (French: Seigneurs de Monaco)

• Charles I ¹ (12 September 1331 – 15 August 1357), jointly with
  • Antonio (29 June 1352 – 15 August 1357),
  • Rainier II (29 June 1352 – 15 August 1357), and
  • Gabriel (29 June 1352 – 15 August 1357).
  • Under Genoese control from 15 August 1357 to January 1395.
• Louis ² (first time) jointly with Jean (first time) ³ (January 1395 – 19 December 1395)
  • Under Genoese control from 19 December 1395 to 11 May 1397.
• Louis (second time) (11 May 1397 – 5 November 1402)
  • Under Genoese control from 5 November 1402 to 5 June 1419.
• Ambroise of Menton (5 June 1419 – 1427) jointly with
  • Antonie of Roquebrune (5 June 1419 – 1427) and
  • Jean I ³ (second time) (5 June 1419 – 3 October 1436)
  • Occupied by the Duchy of Milan under the governorship of Blaise Assereto from 3 October 1436 to November 1436
• Jean I (third time) (November 1436 – 8 May 1454)
• Catalan of Monaco (8 May 1454 – July 1457)
• Claudine (July 1457 – 16 March 1458
  • Pomelline Fregoso , Regent for Lady Claudine (July 1457 – 16 March 1458)
• Lambert (16 March 1458 – March 1494)
• Jean II (March 1494 – 11 October 1505)
• Lucien (11 October 1505 – 22 August 1523)
• Honoré I (22 August 1523 – 7 October 1581
  • Augustine Grimaldi , Regent for Honoré I (22 August 1523 – 14 April 1532
  • Nicholas Grimaldi , Regent for Honoré I (14 April 1532 – 23 April 1532)
  • Étienne Grimaldi , Regent for Honoré I (23 April 1532 – 16 December 1540)
• Charles II (7 October 1581 – 17 May 1589
• Hercule (17 May 1589 - 29 November 1604
• Honoré II ⁴ (29 November 1604 – 10 January 1662)
  • Prince Francis Landi of Valdetare , Regent for Honoré II (29 November 1604 – 1616)

Princes of Monaco (French: Prince de Monaco)

• Honoré II (29 November 1604 – 10 January 1662)
• Louis I ² (10 January 1662 – 2 January 1701)
• Antoine I (2 January 1701 – 20 February 1731)
• Louise-Hippolyte (26 February 1731 – 29 December 1731)
  • Jacques I , Regent for Louise-Hippolyte (20 February 1731 – 31 December 1731)
• Jacques I (31 December 1731 – 7 November 1733)
• Honoré III (7 November 1733 – 19 January 1793)
  • Ruled by an elected National Convention and its president Joseph Barriera (19 January 1793 – 24 February 1793)
  • Annexed by France (14 February 1793 – 17 June 1814
    • Armand Louis de Gontant , French commandant (24 February 1793 – 1 March 1793)
    • Henri Grégoire, French commissioner (? – ?)
    • Grégoire Marie Jagot , French commissioner (? – ?)
  • Under Allied occupation (17 May 1814 – 17 June 1814)
• Honoré IV (30 May 1814 – 16 February 1819)
  • Joseph Marie Jerôme Honoré Grimaldi , Regent for Honoré IV (17 June 1814 – 23 June 1814)
  • State Council , ruling on behalf of Honoré IV (Louis Millo-Terrazzani , Horace Pretti de Saint-Ambroise , Antoine Sigaldi , Joseph Rey , Honoré Albini ) (23 June 1814 – 4 March 1819)
  • Honoré Grimaldi, later Honoré V, Regent for Honoré IV (3 March 1815 – 16 February 1819)
• Honoré V (16 February 1819 – 2 October 1841)
• Florestan I (2 October 1841 – 20 June 1856)
• Charles III (20 June 1856 – 10 September 1889)
• Albert I (10 September 1889 – 26 June 1922)
• Louis II ² (26 June 1922 – 9 May 1949)
• Rainier III (9 May 1949 – 6 April 2005)
  • Prince Albert, Marquis of Baux, later Albert II, Regent for Rainier III (31 March 2005 – 6 April 2005)
• Albert II (6 April 2005 – Present)

Notes

1. François Grimaldi is often cited as the principality's first ruler, though he was simply the leader of the group which seized the Rock of Monaco on 8 January 1297. François's cousin Rainier I , Lord of Cagnes , was, in fact, the first sovereign Grimaldi ruler of the area now known as Monaco. His successor Charles I , who retook the Rock after thirty years of Genoese rule, was the first true Lord of Monaco , and is thus widely considered the founder of the dynasty.
2. Three men named Louis have ruled Monaco: Louis , Lord of Monaco, twice in the 1390s and early 1400s; Prince Louis I from 1662 to 1701; and Prince Louis II from 1922 to 1949.
3. Jean I ruled or co-ruled for three separate periods. During the second, after the death of his co-ruler Antonie and the abdication of Ambroise in 1427, he continued as sole ruler, thus assuming a Roman numeral I in later historical texts.
4. Starting in 1612, Honoré II was the first Monegasque ruler to add the personal style of Prince to his former title, Lord of Monaco .

See also

• Line of succession to the Monegasque Throne

External links

• A list of Monaco's rulers