Lanfranco Grimaldi, signore di Monaco

- http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/lanfranco-grimaldi_(Dizionario-... Nacque a Genova nei primi anni del Duecento da Grimaldo di Oberto e da Orietta da Castello, di antica famiglia viscontile.

Lanfranco Grimaldi, Lord of Monaco

• Married:

1. Aurelia de Caretto

• Children of Lanfranco Grimaldi:

1. Ranieri I Grimaldi, signore di Cagnes
2. Andaro Grimaldi
3. Antonio Grimaldi

Lanfranco Grimaldi was the son of Grimaldo and Oriette de Castro

Biography

The first Lord of Monaco, a pirate named Lanfranco Grimaldi, was Italian and a member of a family who invaded the area in 1297, following an economic dispute with a rival clan. All Monegasque rulers have descended directly from Lanfranco Grimaldi.

Royal house

House of Grimaldi

Links

House of Grimaldi