House of Grimaldi
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The House of Grimaldi is the reigning house of the Principality of Monaco. The house was founded in 1160 by Grimaldo Canella in Genoa and became the ruling house of Monaco when Francesco Grimaldi capt
Prince's Palace of Monaco
Rainier I. Grimaldi (1267-1314)
Elena Grimaldi, as painted by Anthony van Dyck, c. 1623
Albert II, Prince of Monaco
François Grimaldi
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Francesco Grimaldi, called il Malizia was the Genoese leader of the Guelphs who captured the Rock of Monaco on the night of 8 January 1297. He was the son of Guglielmo Grimaldi by his wife Giacobina o
House of Grimaldi
…the reigning house of the Principality of Monaco. The house was founded in 1160 by Grimaldo Canella in Genoa and became the ruling house of Monaco when Francesco Grimaldi captured Monaco in 1297. Every Prince of Monaco has been a member of the House of Grimaldi. Since the 18th century, the princes have been agnatic…
Fresco with François Grimaldi, nickname "Malizia", on a wall of the rue Comte Félix Castaldi in Monaco