France–Monaco relations signed the Treaty of 1945 and the Agreement of 1963 on furthering their relationship. In 2002, the laws deriving from the Treaty of Versailles that governed relations between Monaco and France were renegotiated. It was finally ratified in 2005 with new terms that: upgraded France's representation from a consulate to that of an embassy; permitted other countries to accredit ambassadors to Monaco; and, formally recognised Monaco's ruling Grimaldi dynasty's succession scheme that was initially set out in the 1962 constitution, and which also extended eligibility to the ruling prince's daughters and other family members. The European External Action Service has
Bagrationi dynasty Bagrationi dynasty The Bagrationi dynasty (, "bagrat’ioni" ) is a royal family that reigned in Georgia from the Middle Ages until the early 19th century, being among the oldest extant Christian ruling dynasties in the world. In modern usage, this royal line is often referred to as the Georgian Bagratids (a Hellenized form of their dynastic name), also known in English as the Bagrations. The common origin with the Armenian Bagratuni dynasty has been accepted by several scholars (However, other sources claim that dynasty to have had Georgian roots). Early Georgian Bagratids through dynastic marriage gained the Principality of Iberia