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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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Francesco
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Genoa
- Place of birth
- Genoa
- Place of death
- Ventimiglia
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Prince of Monaco
- Languages spoken
- Ligurian
- Family
- House of Grimaldi
- 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
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “François Grimaldi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.