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Monegasque noble

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Type
Person
Country
IT
Active from
1980-11-10

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Total plays
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Key facts

Born
c. 12?? , Genoa , Republic of Genoa
Died
1309, Ventimiglia , Republic of Genoa
Noble family
House of Grimaldi
Spouse
Aurelia del Carretto
Father
Guglielmo Grimaldi
Mother
Giacoba

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Francesco
Gender
male
Place of birth
Genoa
Place of death
Ventimiglia
Occupation
politician
Position held
Prince of Monaco
Languages spoken
Ligurian
Image
Monaco 100fr 1997 av.jpg
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Commons category
François Grimaldi
date of death
1309-01-01
date of birth
1201-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Francesco Grimaldi (French: François; English: Francis), called il Malizia (from Italian: "the malicious") 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.

Capture of Monaco

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