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François Grimaldi, disguised as a monk, leads his men to capture the fortress protecting the Rock of Monaco, establishing his family as the rulers of Monaco.
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François Grimaldi
1309 Genoese nobleman; leader of the Guelphs
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 or Giacoba, a Genoese noble.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Rock of Monaco
Rock and old town district in Monaco
The Rock of Monaco is a 62-metre (203 ft) tall monolith on the Mediterranean coast of the Principality of Monaco. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea and the Port Hercules.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
House of Grimaldi
Associated with the history of the Republic of Genoa, Italy and of the Principality of Monaco
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 captured Monaco in 1297.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Monaco
Microstate in Western Europe
Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco, is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Liguria, in Western Europe, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is a semi-enclave bordered by France to the north, east and west.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
January 8
Day of the year
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