Historical figures in Monaco

The atlas holds 22 people and 44 moments here, from 1538 to 1993. The most recorded lives are Grace Kelly, Ayrton Senna and Henri Matisse. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Artists, across the Cold War and the Space Age.

Notable people

1. Audrey Hepburn

   in 1952

   1 moment here

   British actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn (Audrey Kathleen Ruston) was born in Brussels, raised across Belgium, England and the Netherlands,…

2. Ayrton Senna

   from 1984 to 1993

   7 moments here

   Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna da Silva was a three-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…

3. Diana, Princess of Wales

   in 1982

   1 moment here

   Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…

4. Édith Piaf

   in 1963

   1 moment here

   French singer and lyricist Édith Giovanna Gassion, known as Édith Piaf, rose from street performance in Paris to international prominence in chanson…

5. Errol Flynn

   in 1950

   1 moment here

   Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn was an Australian-born actor who became a major Hollywood star in swashbuckling and adventure films.…

6. Friedrich Nietzsche

   in 1883

   1 moment here

   German philosopher, classical philologist, cultural critic, poet, and author. Born in Röcken, Nietzsche was educated at Schulpforta and Leipzig,…

7. Gabriela Mistral

   in 1939

   1 moment here

   Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…

8. Grace Kelly

   from 1954 to 1982

   7 moments here

   American actress Grace Patricia Kelly became an internationally prominent film star in the early 1950s, then Princess of Monaco after her 1956…

9. Henri Matisse

   from 1917 to 1954

   5 moments here

   French painter, sculptor, draughtsman, printmaker, and major figure of modern art. Born in Le Cateau-Cambresis, Matisse trained and worked…

10. Igor Stravinsky

    in 1924

    1 moment here

    Russian-born composer, conductor, and pianist who became a French citizen in 1934 and an American citizen in 1945.…

11. Jack Brabham

    from 1957 to 1970

    3 moments here

    Australian racing driver, engineer, team owner and three-time Formula One World Champion. Brabham began in Australian speedcar racing, worked as a…

12. John Milton

    in 1638

    1 moment here

    English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. This chronology follows documented residences, education, continental travel, marriages, public service,…

13. Juan Manuel Fangio

    from 1950 to 1957

    2 moments here

    Argentine racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio was a five-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…

14. Karl Marx

    in 1882

    1 moment here

    German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier, Marx studied in Bonn and Berlin, worked in Cologne, and…

15. Katharine Hepburn

    in 1969

    1 moment here

    American stage, film, and television actress whose career ran from 1928 to 1995. Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut, educated at Bryn Mawr…

16. Katherine Mansfield

    in 1920

    3 moments here

    Katherine Mansfield (Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp, later Murry) was a New Zealand modernist short-story writer, poet, critic and diarist.…

17. Le Corbusier

    in 1965

    1 moment here

    Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…

18. Napoleon Bonaparte

    in 1793

    1 moment here

    French military commander and statesman who rose during the French Revolution, became First Consul in 1799, and ruled as Emperor of the French in…

19. Octave Mirbeau

    in 1888

    1 moment here

    French novelist, playwright, journalist, pamphleteer, and art critic. Mirbeau’s documented life moved between Normandy, Paris, Brittany, the French…

20. Pablo Picasso

    in 1925

    1 moment here

    Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…

21. Pope Paul III

    in 1538

    2 moments here

    Alessandro Farnese, Pope Paul III, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1534 until 1549.…

22. Winston Churchill

    in 1962

    1 moment here

    Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…

Moments

1. 1538 Arrival near Nice Pope Paul III
2. 1538 Truce of Nice mediation Pope Paul III
3. 1638 Journey through Nice John Milton
4. 1793 Takes up Army of Italy post at Nice Napoleon Bonaparte
5. 1882 Recuperates in Monte Carlo Karl Marx
6. 1883 Begins recurring winters in Nice Friedrich Nietzsche
7. 1888 Writing Sébastien Roch at Menton Octave Mirbeau
8. 1917 Relocation to Cimiez Henri Matisse
9. 1917 Travel to Nice and settlement on the Riviera Henri Matisse
10. 1920 L'Hermitage clinic at Menton Katherine Mansfield
11. 1920 Villa Flora at Menton Katherine Mansfield
12. 1920 Villa Isola Bella at Menton Katherine Mansfield
13. 1924 Family residence in Nice Igor Stravinsky
14. 1925 Ballets Russes stay in Monte Carlo Pablo Picasso
15. 1939 Chilean consul in Nice Gabriela Mistral
16. 1940 Return to Nice under Vichy France Henri Matisse
17. 1943 Move to Vence Henri Matisse
18. 1950 Monaco Grand Prix victory Juan Manuel Fangio
19. 1950 Marriage to Patrice Wymore Errol Flynn
20. 1952 Filming Monte Carlo Baby Audrey Hepburn
21. 1954 To Catch a Thief production Grace Kelly
22. 1954 Death in Nice Henri Matisse
23. 1955 First meeting with Prince Rainier Grace Kelly
24. 1956 Civil marriage to Prince Rainier Grace Kelly
25. 1956 Religious wedding ceremony Grace Kelly
26. 1957 Monaco Grand Prix endurance finish Jack Brabham
27. 1957 Monaco Grand Prix win Juan Manuel Fangio
28. 1959 First Formula One World Championship race win Jack Brabham
29. 1962 Falls at Hôtel de Paris in Monte Carlo Winston Churchill
30. 1963 Convalescence at Cap Ferrat Édith Piaf
31. 1965 Death while swimming at Cap-Martin Le Corbusier
32. 1969 The Madwoman of Chaillot filming in Nice Katharine Hepburn
33. 1970 Monaco Grand Prix runner-up finish Jack Brabham
34. 1980 Monte Carlo arts-event dinner Grace Kelly
35. 1982 Inaugural overseas tour for Princess Grace's funeral Diana, Princess of Wales
36. 1982 Death at Monaco Hospital Grace Kelly
37. 1982 Departure from Roc Agel Grace Kelly
38. 1984 Wet-weather breakthrough at Monaco Ayrton Senna
39. 1987 First Monaco Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
40. 1989 Monaco Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
41. 1990 Monaco Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
42. 1991 Monaco Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
43. 1992 Monaco Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
44. 1993 Record sixth Monaco Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna

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