Rainier was born as Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi, on May 31, 1923, in Monte Carlo, Monaco, to Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois, and his wife, Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois. He had an elder sister, Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy.
His mother was born out of wedlock and was the only child of Prince Louis II of Monaco. She was later legitimized and subsequently named heiress-presumptive to the throne of Monaco. Rainier’s parents got divorced when he was six years old.
He received his early education from prestigious public schools in England and later studied in Switzerland. In 1943, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Montpellier in France.
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