Monaco Europa 2022 – Myths and Stories
Francesco Grimaldi (il Malizia) was the Genoese leader of the Guelphs who captured the Rock of Monaco on the night of 1297-January-08. He was the son of Guglielmo Grimaldi by his wife Giacobina or Giacoba, a Genoese noble. Grimaldi, dressed as a Franciscan friar, lead a small contingent of followers and was greeted at the gates of Monaco's castle, only then to seize the castle with his cousin Rainier I, Lord of Cagnes.
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