Grace Kelly Becomes Princess of Monaco

Date: April 19, 1956 • Location: Washington, United States

American actress Grace Kelly (pictured) became the princess consort of Monaco upon her marriage to Rainier III.

Grace Patricia Kelly was an American actress and Princess of Monaco as the wife of Prince Rainier III from their marriage on April 18, 1956, until her death in 1982. Prior to her marriage, she achieved stardom in several significant Hollywood films in the early to mid-1950s. She received an Academy Award and three Golden Globe Awards, and was ranked 13th on the American Film Institute's 25 Greatest Female Stars list.