Editing Albert I, Prince of Monaco (section)

==Later life==
In March 1910, there were [[Monegasque Revolution|mass protests]] against his rule. The Monegasques demanded a constitution and a parliament to rein in the absolute monarch or else they would overthrow him and establish a republic. They were dissatisfied about French domination of the principality's politics and economy. There was severe unemployment, as the principality lacked factories and farmland, and the casinos did not allow citizens to work there. On 5 January 1911, Prince Albert I granted Monaco a [[Constitution of Monaco|constitution]], but the document had little real meaning in terms of reducing autocratic rule and was soon suspended by the Prince when World War I broke out. Also in 1911, Prince Albert created the [[Monte Carlo Rally]], an automobile race designed to draw tourists to Monaco and the [[Casino]].
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Despite his military service, or perhaps because of it, the Prince became a pacifist, establishing the International Institute of Peace in Monaco as a place to develop a peaceful settlement for conflict through arbitration. In the tension-filled times leading up to [[World War I]], Prince Albert made numerous attempts to dissuade Germany's [[Wilhelm II of Germany|Kaiser Wilhelm II]] from war.

When war came, Prince Albert could not avoid becoming involved. In one incident, he even wrote personally to the Kaiser in an effort to ameliorate the consequences of Gen. [[Karl von Bülow]]'s wrath. Without the Prince's intervention, the French villages of [[Sissonne]] and [[Marchais, Aisne|Marchais]] would have been destroyed.<ref name="nyt1914">{{cite web| url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/11/02/100330795.pdf| title=Prince of Monaco Rebukes Kaiser| work=[[The New York Times]]| date=2 November 1914}}</ref> In the "Great War to End All Wars", Monaco declared its neutrality, but in fact, provided the Allied forces with hospitals, convalescent centers, and soldiers, including Prince Albert's only son, Louis.

Albert died on 26 June 1922 in Paris, France, and was succeeded by his son, [[Louis II, Prince of Monaco|Louis II]].